ddubinsky6 's review for:

Hard Hitter by Sarina Bowen
3.5
challenging dark emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Main: Patrick and Ariana
Plot: she is the yoga instructor/massage therapist for the team who recently split from her bf who had some shady club dealings. He had some injuries that led him to trying uppers and ends up caught in the scandal when her ex releases the photos and threatens Ari with a photo of them kissing. He needs to get over some past childhood trauma of getting into fights and she is scared to open up. There’s a crazy scene where her bf dies because of the shady stuff he was in. They end up in love and both still working for the team.