Harry “Deke” Edwards is a Hartford Husky defenseman known to be tricky, fast, and unbreakable. An amazing defensive lunge in a playoff game ends in a life-threatening injury. But Harry’d bounce back. He always did, didn’t he?
Kitty, his wife, runs a successful art gallery in Washington, D.C. Over the last three years, the couple agreed to live in different cities and be together whenever they can. Harry swears they make it work.
Unwilling to face the truth about the damage he suffered, Harry hides his secret. Hoping for a Christmas miracle, but confronted with the inevitable, he makes a decision that breaks his heart. Is this the end of the road for him with the Huskies and Kitty, too?
Previously part of the Holiday Hockey Anthology that made the U.S.A. Today Best-Seller List.
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Meet the men of the Connecticut Kings football team. Share their anguish and their triumphs as they strive for success in the game of football and the game of love. Narrator Jim Roberts brings these athletes to life so beautifully, you'll fall in love with each and every one.
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GRIFF MONTGOMERY, QUARTERBACK
BUDDY CARRUTHERS, WIDE RECEIVER
PETE SEBASTIAN, COACH
DEVON DRAKE, CORNERBACK
SLY 'BULLHORN' BRODSKY, OFFENSIVE LINE
AL 'TRUNK' MAHONEY, DEFENSIVE LINE
HARLEY BRENNAN, RUNNING BACK
OVERTIME: THE FINAL TOUCHDOWN
A KINGS' CHRISTMAS
This is a compilation of the first chapters of all nine books in the football romance series, First & Ten.
Can a guy fall for a girl for a lifetime when he's only sixteen? Bill Landeau never forgot Paige Overton. Even as a summer camp crush, she'd become the gold standard. He'd never met a woman who could compete with Paige.
Twelve years later, chance brings them together. Bill doesn't recognize the girl who'd captured his heart so long ago. Could she still be the one he can't forget?
Taken aback, Paige Overton recognizes her old boyfriend. Though she's engaged to another man, Bill intrigues her. Paige questions her life choices. Should she stay with wealthy Carter or take a chance on Bill? Which man, which road, will make her happy?
Called "the Odd Couple" in high school, brainy Liz and athletic Nick hit it off. From tutor and pupil to lovers, they formed a tight bond -until college. Heading off in different directions, they agreed to cut their ties with no regrets. That was the last time they saw each other.
Haunted by feelings of inferiority, the former lovers never pursued each other after college. Unable to find a man who evoked the same strong emotions she had experienced with Nick, Liz settled for dating a "ho-hum" guy. Searching, in vain, for a woman who could love a jock and was as smart at Lizzie, Nick never married. Would a surprise meeting, ten years later, give them a second chance or was it too late?
Mike Sullivan's dating Amy, the perfect woman. Everyone says she is, even his best friend, Bill. She urges him to move in with her, and he agrees. To Mike, living together means getting engaged. He's picked out the ring and is ready to pop the question, isn't he?
If Amy is the one, why can't Mike forget Heather? He'd spent a magical ten days with her on Fire Island, ten days that changed his life. Then he'd screwed it up. As quickly as she entered his world, Heather disappeared, blocking his calls, and leaving him bereft.
That was five years ago. Finally ready to accept the fact that he'll never see Heather again, Mike's poised to take the big step -- until a magazine article turns his universe upside down.
Torn between two men proposing marriage, Sandy accepts Lyle, and moves in with him. After months of watching their love slip away, she thinks things couldn't get worse. Wrong. Sliding from heartbreak to humiliation on national television, Sandy becomes gossip fodder from coast-to-coast. Deserted by family and friends, she suffers the consequences of her mistake alone. After all, life doesn't offer up second chances, does it?
Devastated when Sandy turned him down, Rafe couldn't stop thinking about her. Witnessing her hideous public spectacle, his heart aches. How he wishes she had selected him. But it's too late, now. He's heading for a job in England in a few weeks. There's no time for a second chance. And, as everyone knows, wishes don't come true, do they?
Sly "Bullhorn" Brodsky wished winning the heart of Samantha Drake was as easy as protecting his quarterback. A top offensive lineman in the NFL, Bull tries to live down his rep as a womanizer. Locker room chatter has elevated him to the level of "player" in more than football. But Samantha Drake, dark-haired, stunning sister of a teammate, doesn't want to have anything to do with him. Or does she?
On his best behavior, Bull pulls out all the stops to woo the reluctant beauty. Samantha is overcoming her doubts about Bull until Tiffany, a woman from his past shows up. The blonde brings more than one kind of trouble. Will it threaten only Sam's heart or her life, too?
Devon Drake, star cornerback, has it all: hot super model girlfriend and pro football career, or does he? A childhood friend wanders back into his life, upsetting his ideal existence. Is it finally time to tell her the truth about what happened fifteen years ago?
Stormy Gregory is on the run from an abusive man. Her best friend offers her a safe place at the shelter for abused women and children. Grateful to be out of harm's way, Stormy helps with a charitable event, not expecting to bump into Devon Drake, her friend's brother. Will she run again rather than face rejection?
Cracks in his perfect world threaten the cornerback's starting lineup status. An unwelcome surprise short-circuits Stormy's attempt to build a new life. Can they pull together or will the secret that separates the former friends keep them on a downward spiral?
Known for his record-breaking stats and womanizing ways, wide receiver, Buddy Carruthers, would give it all up for one more chance to win the only woman he ever wanted, Emmy Meacham. Hard-won games, and traveling half the season kept Buddy from pursuing his secret passion. Even if he managed to corner her for a moment, would she still care?
Now a rock star known as Emerald, Emmy lived her life on the road with no time for love. In her dreams, she longed to turn back the clock and spend another night with Buddy. But lies and deceit had kept them apart for five years. Would a chance meeting wash away those years or cause old wounds to resurface? Could two lives traveling in opposite directions make room for love or would they continue to spin, out of sync, and always alone?
Harley Brennan and Shyla Hollings agreed to part company to follow their careers. It was a mutual decision. The star running back had no problem getting dates, but never the right dates. After one year spent trying to replace the only woman he'd ever loved, he declared defeat. Until the reality TV show, Marriage Minded, approached him.
Harley flies to L.A. after the Super Bowl, ready to find his new soul mate. Bumping into Shyla at the airport doesn't give him a clue that she's behind the scenes, designing the sets for the program. And she doesn't tell him. Was Fate playing a hand, bringing them together? If so, Harley has to admit, Fate has lousy timing.
Convinced his life was heading for a touchdown, Harley's confidence is high, until his luck runs out. Will the running back get knocked out of the game or sprint to victory?
A unique combination of reality TV show surprises, football action, humor, and steamy love scenes, Harley Brennan, Running Back, keeps you guessing until the last scene.
What happens after the last concussion? How long does an engagement last without turning into marriage? Is an unplanned pregnancy a dream come true or a nightmare? Real life takes over for the Connecticut Kings when the football season ends.
Catch the "play-by-play" for each Kings' player in this book, the second-to-last in the series. With a chapter for each team member, and a few surprises thrown in, you'll be on the edge of your seat, but satisfied when the final whistle blows. No First & Ten book would be complete without an action scene. But can you guess who's playing? Read Overtime, the Final Touchdown, and find out.
He wants to find a wife. She doesn't want to marry again. Not exactly a match made in heaven. Or are they? Griff Montgomery, star quarterback of the Kings and a womanizer, became a stand-in father for his widowed sister's kids. His happy family life collapses when she moves to California. Griff wants his own family. But where does a "player" go to find a mate?
Having sworn off marriage, Lauren Farraday barely keeps her life together after her divorce. With her career shaky and depression closing in, the last thing she needs is a courtroom battle with a sexy athlete.
Forced, by a judge, into an uneasy truce, the pair denies their growing chemistry. Wary of Griff's womanizing reputation, and hiding a secret, Lauren keeps him at arm's length. Can the quarterback handle the truth or will he walk away, like he has in the past?
