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Breaking Ball
Breaking Ball
Hawthorne Jefferson had it all—a call-up to the majors, a future bright enough to blind, and a girlfriend he was about to leave behind. When opportunity knocks, you don't ask questions. You just run.
But Primrose wasn't supposed to find out the way she did. She wasn't supposed to see him emerge from upstairs with another woman.
Months later, Hawthorne returns home to find the one thing he never expected.
Now he's got one shot at redemption. One chance to prove that some dreams aren't worth chasing if it means losing everything that matters. But winning back what he lost won't be easy—especially when trust is shattered and time has moved on.
Some mistakes demand more than an apology. They demand a man willing to grovel.
77 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 9, 2026
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April 19, 2026
Agree with another’s sentiment that I wish this was longer than just a short story, but for what it was, I enjoyed it. Our main characters are just out of high school so I gave them both grace for some of the mistakes they made. We will definitely check out another of authors work that seems in the second chance, cheating trope I like for the tension.
March 23, 2026
Too short
I wish it had been a full.story. but.its a quick read and she's pregnant goes to tell him and he's telling everyone he is breaking up with her. She overheard him then she saw him come out of a bedroom followed by a skank and she breaks. He leaves, blocks her on media and changes his phone number. Never says goodbye. I just hated him. She has baby and he comes back. Sees it and knows but she is pissed. But not that much. lol he tries to.prove it to her. I just found him unappealing. His whole plan to just ghost her was stupid.
I wish it had been a full.story. but.its a quick read and she's pregnant goes to tell him and he's telling everyone he is breaking up with her. She overheard him then she saw him come out of a bedroom followed by a skank and she breaks. He leaves, blocks her on media and changes his phone number. Never says goodbye. I just hated him. She has baby and he comes back. Sees it and knows but she is pissed. But not that much. lol he tries to.prove it to her. I just found him unappealing. His whole plan to just ghost her was stupid.
March 18, 2026
Well, here we have a supposedly mature professional athlete who abandons his GF and, on the advice of his friend, severes all contact with her...to the point of getting a new phone. Very mature. She was pregnant and had the child alone. When he returned the groveling began and he did win back her trust and love.
One aspect of these stories that I have enjoyed is the confrontation with the OW/predator/wanna be. For me, it was satisfying that these women had some consequences for their choices and behaviors.
One aspect of these stories that I have enjoyed is the confrontation with the OW/predator/wanna be. For me, it was satisfying that these women had some consequences for their choices and behaviors.
March 31, 2026
Hawthorne is called up to the majors, wanting to protect his girlfriend he breaks up with her. Not only that he makes it impossible for her to contact him at all. When he returns home and finds that he left more than his girlfriend when he left he is forced to grovel to get her back.
A quick betrayal and grovel read with no cheating.
A quick betrayal and grovel read with no cheating.
May 6, 2026
Breaking Ball was about Hawthorne Jefferson, a professional baseball player, and Primrose Hoffit, a college student. (No ages were given, although they were both old enough to have their own apartments, and no job description or college major was listed for Primrose.)
Hawthorne and Primrose had been together for six months when she learned she was pregnant. While she was trying to decide how best to tell him, he was telling himself and his friends that, since he had been called up to the major league baseball team, he was going to break up with her because he "didn't need the distraction" of a girlfriend back home. Unfortunately for him, Primrose overheard him telling his BFF he was going to break up with her, and then, as a double whammy, she saw him come out of a bedroom with another girl. She left the party and never heard from him again...until after the baby was born.
Hawthorne returned to his hometown for the week or two the team had off before spring training began. He was shocked when he saw Primrose in the park...holding a baby. He knew the moment he saw her daughter that the baby was his, but he asked anyway, only for her to confirm it.
Side Note: The title did not fit the story. If the author had wanted the story to hold a breaking ball scenario, she didn't provide it.
While this was a cute love story, it had way too many issues for it to be considered good. It moved way too fast, it had too many unresolved issues, and the conflict was resolved before it ever truly began. I also can't say that the two main characters were well-developed or mature because there wasn't enough time spent on showing that to the reader. If there was any growth being done, it was all off-page and left unspoken. Also, the only time the two main characters were together was in bed, in a restaurant with others around (twice for that scenario), or with the baby. The author didn't provide enough time spent together for them to build their relationship. I only gave it a three-star rating.
Hawthorne and Primrose had been together for six months when she learned she was pregnant. While she was trying to decide how best to tell him, he was telling himself and his friends that, since he had been called up to the major league baseball team, he was going to break up with her because he "didn't need the distraction" of a girlfriend back home. Unfortunately for him, Primrose overheard him telling his BFF he was going to break up with her, and then, as a double whammy, she saw him come out of a bedroom with another girl. She left the party and never heard from him again...until after the baby was born.
Hawthorne returned to his hometown for the week or two the team had off before spring training began. He was shocked when he saw Primrose in the park...holding a baby. He knew the moment he saw her daughter that the baby was his, but he asked anyway, only for her to confirm it.
Side Note: The title did not fit the story. If the author had wanted the story to hold a breaking ball scenario, she didn't provide it.
While this was a cute love story, it had way too many issues for it to be considered good. It moved way too fast, it had too many unresolved issues, and the conflict was resolved before it ever truly began. I also can't say that the two main characters were well-developed or mature because there wasn't enough time spent on showing that to the reader. If there was any growth being done, it was all off-page and left unspoken. Also, the only time the two main characters were together was in bed, in a restaurant with others around (twice for that scenario), or with the baby. The author didn't provide enough time spent together for them to build their relationship. I only gave it a three-star rating.
April 19, 2026
The OW confrontation scene if you wanna call it that was IMO stupid. Trying to put the blame on her that he missed a year of his child's life like he didnt change his number and block the h...but it was all the OW fault rigggghhhhhttt...let's just rewrite history.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 31, 2026
Eh ok
Sorry this book is really nothing special. I want to feel heartbreak in a book with betrayal and I really didn't sadly.
Sorry this book is really nothing special. I want to feel heartbreak in a book with betrayal and I really didn't sadly.
April 1, 2026
Why men play victims
Spoilerwow what a pushover. It's all the other girls fault, not his. They weren't together for a year all because of the other girl, I'm no, stop saying that.
One this girl has came on to him multiple times yet he goes into a bedroom so she can show him something. Really
Second he blocked her and then he changed his number. He never even had the guts to end it, just left with no word.
But no worries, she sleeps with him right away because no self respect. Great role model.
Spoilerwow what a pushover. It's all the other girls fault, not his. They weren't together for a year all because of the other girl, I'm no, stop saying that.
One this girl has came on to him multiple times yet he goes into a bedroom so she can show him something. Really
Second he blocked her and then he changed his number. He never even had the guts to end it, just left with no word.
But no worries, she sleeps with him right away because no self respect. Great role model.
March 22, 2026
Notes for me
Novella
Hawthorne - called to the pros. Decides it’s better to end relationship while they still love each other. He needs to focus on career and she needs to find herself.
Primrose - college aged. Finds out she’s pregnant. Attends his celebration to tell him but sees him coming out of the house with Brittney. Her lipstick is smeared and her dress rumpled. She tells her H just cheated with her.
Hawthorne finds out and is furious. He wants to tell her the truth. However his teammate Tye tells him it’s better this way. She will be angry at Brittney and will move on faster. He even takes the advice to change his phone number and block her on all social media.
Eight months later he loves Seattle but misses her terribly. Tye tells him to apologize but it’s better this way. Primrose has a little girl.
Two months later H comes home and sees P with a baby. He automatically thinks she’s moved on with another man. As soon as he approaches her he realizes the truth.
He transfers to be closer to them. They are Brittney at a restaurant and confront her.
Novella
Hawthorne - called to the pros. Decides it’s better to end relationship while they still love each other. He needs to focus on career and she needs to find herself.
Primrose - college aged. Finds out she’s pregnant. Attends his celebration to tell him but sees him coming out of the house with Brittney. Her lipstick is smeared and her dress rumpled. She tells her H just cheated with her.
Hawthorne finds out and is furious. He wants to tell her the truth. However his teammate Tye tells him it’s better this way. She will be angry at Brittney and will move on faster. He even takes the advice to change his phone number and block her on all social media.
Eight months later he loves Seattle but misses her terribly. Tye tells him to apologize but it’s better this way. Primrose has a little girl.
Two months later H comes home and sees P with a baby. He automatically thinks she’s moved on with another man. As soon as he approaches her he realizes the truth.
He transfers to be closer to them. They are Brittney at a restaurant and confront her.
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July 28, 2026
This story was way too short to be good. The scene that broke them up was great, but then the story fast forwarded until the baby got there. All of the hardship the heroine went through was skipped over, as well as the heartache of her breakup and loss of her relationship. The Hero comes back sees her and the baby and changes his whole life to be with them. The end. The story extremely short and lightweight, and honestly just a money grab with no story to it, really.
Right after the heroine talks to the lying, manipulative, evil OW, this heroine runs away from the party. The Hero texts her AND calls her, but she never receives either texts or calls. In the next chapter, heroine says she never received any texts or calls from the Hero after she left the party. That wasn't explained at all. And I didn't even notice the cover. Someone else mentioned that the Hero is a football player on the cover, but in the story he's a baseball player. AI? The cover has to be. The story? Possibly.
Right after the heroine talks to the lying, manipulative, evil OW, this heroine runs away from the party. The Hero texts her AND calls her, but she never receives either texts or calls. In the next chapter, heroine says she never received any texts or calls from the Hero after she left the party. That wasn't explained at all. And I didn't even notice the cover. Someone else mentioned that the Hero is a football player on the cover, but in the story he's a baseball player. AI? The cover has to be. The story? Possibly.
April 6, 2026
What up with the epilogues
Not a bad read overall — the drama held my attention, and the redemption/grovel felt fitting for the level of betrayal.
However, the epilogues didn’t quite work for me. They seemed to drift away from their original purpose and tried too hard to wrap everything up, which made the ending feel a bit forced instead of natural.
A solid story, but it would’ve landed better with a simpler, more focused finish.
Not a bad read overall — the drama held my attention, and the redemption/grovel felt fitting for the level of betrayal.
However, the epilogues didn’t quite work for me. They seemed to drift away from their original purpose and tried too hard to wrap everything up, which made the ending feel a bit forced instead of natural.
A solid story, but it would’ve landed better with a simpler, more focused finish.
March 21, 2026
Hawthorn and Primrose
Hawthorn behaved badly towards Primrose. A coward really who didn't have the guts to face her instead decided the best thing to do is make her believe he cheated, leave town and completely ghost her. Class act. When he came back he finally realised the true consequences of his behaviour; Primrose has been pregnant and was now raising their child alone.
Hawthorn behaved badly towards Primrose. A coward really who didn't have the guts to face her instead decided the best thing to do is make her believe he cheated, leave town and completely ghost her. Class act. When he came back he finally realised the true consequences of his behaviour; Primrose has been pregnant and was now raising their child alone.
April 2, 2026
Hawthorne leaves Primrose without knowing she is pregnant just changes his number and leaves with her thinking he cheated on her and because he spoke about breaking up with her which she overheard.
He comes back when the baby is 10 month old finds out he has a child and they get back together
Deserved more grovelling, she just sleeps with him and tells him she forgives him
He comes back when the baby is 10 month old finds out he has a child and they get back together
Deserved more grovelling, she just sleeps with him and tells him she forgives him
April 4, 2026
Not bad
I have misgivings from this author and was pleased this one was alright. Not perfect..short and sweet basically. I did need one more thing to solidify that he was miserable without her. I needed to read that he had focused on his baseball and hadn't tried to forget her with someone else or a lot of someone else's. That would have made him more endearing.
I have misgivings from this author and was pleased this one was alright. Not perfect..short and sweet basically. I did need one more thing to solidify that he was miserable without her. I needed to read that he had focused on his baseball and hadn't tried to forget her with someone else or a lot of someone else's. That would have made him more endearing.
April 8, 2026
How to tag? It was so fast a read and full of such BS...take the cover for example. It has a football player on it, but the H is a baseball player. Timelines are an issue. They were separated 10 months, then three months later they are made at OW because she caused them to miss the last 10 months...but three months have past?? It just kind of sucked...and I rarely say that about a book.
April 5, 2026
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Oh when bad decisions bit us. Hawthorn learned that the long hard way. Brittney helped with that but hawthorn started it all. At least he did the work to earn primroses trust back.
Oh when bad decisions bit us. Hawthorn learned that the long hard way. Brittney helped with that but hawthorn started it all. At least he did the work to earn primroses trust back.
March 20, 2026
Excellent writing!
Excellent story of remorse and regret and the work it takes to reclaim what was lost (trust and love). Reader really feels the chacters emotions.
Excellent story of remorse and regret and the work it takes to reclaim what was lost (trust and love). Reader really feels the chacters emotions.
March 29, 2026
The story is ok but
I don’t understand why the cover is showing a football player in front of a football game when the MMC plays baseball??
I don’t understand why the cover is showing a football player in front of a football game when the MMC plays baseball??
April 9, 2026
not the book being about baseball but the ai book cover photo is football hahahsh
April 16, 2026
Nice premise but waaaaay too short. So nothing to grab onto except a few seconds of angst in the beginning.
May 12, 2026
3.8 stars 🌟.... it was good, just wished it would have taken her more than 3 weeks to forgive him. Lol.
May 31, 2026
Poe Loves Her AI-Generated Communal Misogyny. There Was Mo Grovel, Just Communal Triangulation From Abusers All Around Her, Especially Her "Friend", The Disgusting Pick Me
June 14, 2026
Keep cursing out.
Quit putting curse words in your books. You don't have to do that. Your books would be better without all the F words. Just saying.
Quit putting curse words in your books. You don't have to do that. Your books would be better without all the F words. Just saying.
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