Iโm a football fan. There. I said it. I love football. I know there are a lot of
women who just donโt get the appeal. Like my daughter-in-law. She canโt
understand how Iโm content to spend an entire Sunday parked on the couch,
cheering through one game after another. Then thereโs Monday Night Football, and
God bless the NFL for adding Thursday night games. I have my favorite team, of
course. Having grown up in Boston, Iโm a diehard New England fan. Go Pats! But I
also cheer on the local boys and Iโll watch whatever game is on. I canโt help
myself.
Iโm a gridiron girl.
It helps if you understand the rules of the game, which I do, but football is
more than a simple game. Itโs a modern day test of strength and courage. Letโs
face it, lining up across from a three hundred pound behemoth intent on ripping
off your head takes guts. As man has from the beginning of time, these guys don
their armor and face down their foes. Granted, football is a mostly bloodless
war waged in the relative safety of million dollar stadiums, but itโs also a
brutal competition, based on strategy, perseverance, and amazing feats of
athleticism. Okay, I admit, the hunky, wide-shouldered warriors in tight pants
are a big part of the appeal. But, seriously, whatโs not to love?
As a romance author, itโs only natural Iโd combine my two loves to weave stories
of those hunky heroes of the gridiron and happily ever after. That was my goal
as I sat down to write the
Players series. My heroes
are larger than life athletes, like Kevin โTuckโ Tucker, the hero of
TO WIN HER TRUST, book 2 of
the series. Heโs a modern day warrior with a good heart and needed a strong
heroine of his own. He found her in CC Calhoun.
โLet me get this straight. You expect some kissing?โ
She nodded. โNecessary to test the theory.โ
โAnd petting?โ
One shoulder rose in a dismissive shrug. โIโm curious. Sue me.โ
โNo need for that. Curious is good. What if I insist on a practical
demonstration, just to be sure I know what Iโm getting into, before I agree?โ
She cocked her head. Challenge sparkled in her eyes as she repeated his
tease from earlier. โCan you give me a minute to think about it?โ
Though his mind screamed mistake, his libido was currently running the show.
Permission to kiss the hell out of her with immunity? He couldnโt wait to get
started. The laughter in her eyes said she expected a smile, but he couldnโt
quite manage one at the moment. โI can make you swallow those words.โ
She hummed deep in her throat and damned if she didnโt tug on a tigerโs
tail. โProve it.โ
He didnโt hesitate, spinning her around by the arm. Wrapping her in his
arms, he pulled her close enough to delight his body with the press of her soft
curves against his hard angles. He dropped his head, swooping down to take a big
taste of what heโd wanted from the moment he first laid eyes on her.
He demanded entrance, pressing his tongue along the seam of her lips until
she complied. She opened her mouth. He plunged deep and retreated, only to
plunge again. Honey and vanilla, sweet as the day was long, her flavor exploded
over him. Her breathing hitched, became uneven, and he didnโt care.
No consideration was given for her inexperience or innocence. Frustration
drove him as fire licked at his body. This woman had somehow claimed a place in
his mind no other woman had occupied. Until he discovered the reason her scent
and taste and image wouldnโt leave him alone, he had no choice but to go along
with her screwy proposition. Sheโd made a tactical error, however, admitting to
a curiosity at the physical consequences of her theory. Those consequences would
no doubt burn them both. Little Miss Sunshine didnโt have the first inkling of
how powerful carnal desire could be, but she was about to learn, because heโd be
damned if heโd suffer alone.
So, what about you? Do you scratch your head at sports loving chicks
like me, or do you have your own favorite โ and how much does the uniform play
into it? ;-)
Wife, mother and really young grandmother, Mackenzie lives with her
high school sweet heart husband, a neurotic Pomeranian, and a blind cat. She
calls Phoenix home because the southwest feeds her soul. Though her friends
claim sheโs a princess, she disagrees. After all, one canโt raise two
rambunctious boys to wonderful men without getting a little dirt under their
nails. A lover of the romance genre, her resolve to share her stories with
others was sharpened by a bout with breast cancer. Today she is an award-winning
author and eight year survivor, living the dream. Her friends call her Mac. She
hopes you will, too.
Can she trust this player with her heart?
Ever since experiencing a childhood trauma, reclusive artist CC Calhoun has
suffered from panic attacks. But when a fateful kiss from handsome wide
receiver, Kevin โTuckโ Tucker, is enough to stop one of those episodes cold, she
wonders if guarding her heart has been the right choice. Will going on a test
date with Tuck open her to trusting someone for the first time in years? Or will
she wind up being just another notch in the football playerโs bedpost?
Tuck has a reputation for charming women into bed, but after his kiss with CC,
heโs left aching for more. When he proposes a second date, his attraction to the
sexy blonde looks like the makings of true loveโsomething heโs never quite
believed inโuntil now. But when Tuck discovers CCโs childhood secrets, will the
pro athlete be tough enough to stay by her sideโor will he betray her
hard-earned trust?
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