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Love isn't a BALL GAME... it's a CAGE FIGHT!
Lincoln Nash is the top hitter in major league baseball, and a World Series Champion. He’s impossibly charming, with swagger for days, and is known for being a ladies man. When his best friend marries the sister of UFC fighter, Dee Lex, he’s eager for an introduction. She’s strong, fearless, effortlessly beautiful, and the only woman he's been told not to hit on.
When Diana Lexington, aka Dee Lex, meets the bad boy of baseball, she's intrigued. He’s hot, sexy, and from his reputation, he’s down for a hookup with no strings attached—just the way she likes it. Having been told to steer clear of each other, they find themselves in Vegas together...
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Right?
Their chemistry is undeniable, but there's only one problem... they can’t stand each other.
Will this feisty, fierce UFC fighter give Linc a chance to prove his worth, or will she pin him to the mat before leaving him in the cage? Join Linc and Dee for a comedy of errors, enemies-to-lovers, steamy romance.
Strike Zone is another hilarious read from Eva Haining, and is a standalone, sports romantic comedy.
Eva is a native Scot but lives in Texas with her husband, two kids, and a whizzy little fur baby with the most ridiculous ears. She first fell in love with British literature while majoring in Linguistics, 17th Century Poetry, and Shakespeare at University. She is an avid reader and lifelong notebook hoarder. In 2014, she finally put her extensive collection to good use and started writing her first novel. Now writing in three sub-genres of romance, Eva is currently working on some exciting new projects for 2021.
Before I begin I want to state that I love this authors writing style. So when I heard she was coming out with a new book I was very excited to read it. That said this book was really so different than what I was expecting. This story is a second chance at romance with lots of anger and hatred in the beginning and they have a one night stand that leads to more and more and more nights. Its about the messiness of love/lust I guess you could say.
Before I go on with this review I want to say I HATED the first 30% of this book. I did not like either main character. They call each other names and treat each other horribly. Linc and Dee are what one may call a seriously hot mess.
Linc is a baseball player that has won the world series. He is riding a high and he is a flirty, hot guy and one night stands are his favorites. I did not like his behavior in the beginning. I don't like how he has sex with others while crushing on Dee, our heroine. I kind of agreed with Dee that he would have sex with anyone as long as it was fun.
Dee I hated too. She clearly hates Linc and I am not sure why. She also uses him, calls him names and he her names. He even uses a slur that honestly I was very offended by. But she also treats him terribly and calls him names.
Dee is into MMA and she is one tough cookie. She hates Linc, but aside from bitter experience with men, I did not understand why she hated Linc so much. If you like hot messes and true hatred then you will love this romance.
I felt the author took a big risk in this story by making Dee this tough MMA fighter. Its honestly the first time I have seen female MMA heroine and I truly loved this aspect of the story.
As I kept reading I fell in love with how into Dee, Linc was. As these two cannot stay away from each other I started to see Linc's soft side and even though Dee fights him for her heart, he cannot give up or stay away and well that made me love him and root for him.
As we start to see signs that Dee is pregnant, thats when I really started to love her. Thats when her soft side comes out and I loved how she slowly lets Linc in. These two form a real friendship and I started to adore them together. They become true partners and Linc is always there for her and I loved how Dee starts to let Linc inside her heart.
By the end of this book I loved this couple so much. They are truly a very different couple than I have ever read before and I truly hated both of them in the beginning but by the end of the story I never wanted to say goodbye to them. This is a really special and awesome story and I absolutely adored it.
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