Cate Cameron | 5 Reasons to Fall for the Class Clown
In PLAYING DEFENSE,
Chris Winslow believes in taking life as it comes, and then adding a little
levity to it all. After an elaborate prank with dairy cows dyed to match team
colours, he's warned that his future on the Corrigan Falls Raiders (hockey team)
is at risk if he doesn't get a bit more serious at least about his grades at
school. His tutor will be Claudia Waring. She's not humourless, exactly, but she
definitely feels that there's an appropriate time and place for laughter. A very
limited time and place. As she spends time with Chris, though, she begins to
realize that life doesn't always have to be quite as serious as she's made it.
She begins to realize there are some benefits to spending time with someone who
has a lighter approach to the world...
5 Reasons to Fall for the Class Clown
That sore stomach you get when you watch a really good comedy? It's because
laughing is good exercise for your abs. It's good for his abs, too, especially
if he's already ripped from hockey-related workouts. Ahhh... abs.
It takes courage and self-confidence to call attention to yourself and let
people laugh at you. And courage and self-confidence? Sexy. Your funny guy is
willing to try anything, because he knows he can handle it if things don't go
quite as planned.
Brooding bad boys are fun in theory, but they get pretty old in practice. Do
you want to spend your time dealing with someone else's drama, or do you want to
be with a guy who helps you get over your own angst? Do you want to spend a lot
of time and energy worrying about your boyfriend starting a fight or storming
off in a rage? Or do you want to relax and have some fun?
His sexy smile when he lets you in on the joke, and it seems like it's just
the two of you even though there are always lots of people crowded around him.
He's popular, sure, but he's yours!
Life is too short to be serious all the time. And the right guy can
definitely help you loosen up, in all possible ways.
Cate Cameron is the author of the Lake Sullivan Romance series,
including Just a Summer Fling. Her life path may not be a
straight line, but it has definitely zigged in some interesting directions. With
a work history that ranges from historical interpreter to garden designer,
office manager to school librarian, she's had a lot of experiences and tries to
bring them to life in her writing.
Disclaimer: This Entangled Teen Crush book contains adult language,
swoon-worthy kisses, and sexy hockey players. It may cause you to watch a hockey
game...or ten.
Sixteen-year-old Claudia Waring has never kissed a boy.
Never been popular. Never been to a hockey game. All thatβs about to change.
Assigned to tutor Chris Winslow, a prank-loving, gorgeous hockey player,
Claudiaβs perfectly planned life immediately veers off course. And she kind of
likes it. But as fun as Chris is, she knows she'll never fit in his world.
After his latest prank lands him in hot water, Chris has to get serious
about school or lose hockey. Not an easy thing for someone as carefree as the
defenseman. The biggest problem, though, is how much he wants to help his cute,
buttoned-up tutor loosen up a little. But while confidence has never been a
problem for him, around Claudia, Chris is all nerves. Why would a girl as smart
as her ever fall for a jock like him?
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