October Reads Worth Falling For

Danger, desire, second chances, and unexpected romance—discover this month’s Fresh Fiction Featured Books.

Kate Willoughby

18 comments posted.

Re: Across the Line (6:07pm August 31, 2014):

I agree, Denise. I love me a good sports romance.

Good luck, Teresa!!!

Re: Across the Line (11:30am August 31, 2014):

Wow, I’ve been remiss! Look at all the unanswered comments!

Mary, Ron, Ashley, Susan, Angie, Leah, Patricia, Ann, Cindy, Kent, Kelly, Jayne if
you don’t end up winning, I hope you’ll try one of the books anyway. ☺

Rita, hockey heroes are the BEST. I love writing about the brotherhood of their
teams, their maleness, their old-fashioned values, their sexiness. The list goes on
and on. I especially enjoy writing what I like to call uncensored man banter—the
type of thing they say in the locker room to each other when we women aren’t
around.

Sandra, I am a hockey FANATIC, but I’m monogamous. LOL

Sharon, you simply MUST try a hockey romance. Doesn’t have to be mine. I cut
my teeth on Rachel Gibson’s Chinook series. However, I have to say, I include
more actual hockey than a lot of hockey romances I’ve read.

Deborah, you and me both, sister. Have you ever seen that picture of Joffrey
Lupul in the ESPN Body Issue? To die for.

Tina, I’m so glad you enjoyed one of my books. I like watching hockey any which
way, but I still don’t know as much as I ought, so I like how on TV they educate
you a little with the replays—at least Jim Fox does for the Kings games.

Laurie, I watched a college game here in my area when the evil evil lockout was
going on a couple of years ago. It was fun!

Lynn, I know the name of a roller derby book. I’ll get back to you here with the
title.

Elaine, the Zamboni is the name of the machine. Someday, I’d love to ride on it.

Re: Across the Line (1:36am August 23, 2014):

Emily, I do too! I'm reading Hockey is My Boyfriend right now and really enjoying
it.

Shirley, I hope you enjoy it!

Good luck, Patricia, Marilyn and Hilary!

Angela, there are two separate books: On the Surface (Book 1) and Across the
line (Book 2.) :)

Re: Across the Line (7:05pm August 18, 2014):

The hockey games themselves...intense, serious, sometimes funny. What I like to
show in my books is the behind the scenes stuff you don't see on TV or at the
arena. There are pranks and hockey fun to be had in both books. :)

Re: Across the Line (1:47am August 18, 2014):

Lisa, I tend to agree. I like starting at the beginning with series, but I HAVE
started in the middle before and not really suffered too much. Depends on the
author.

Good luck, Linda!

Re: Across the Line (12:03pm August 17, 2014):

Yay, Mary! There are a lot more pranks where the tie prank came from!

Re: Across the Line (10:36pm August 16, 2014):

I really hope you like it, Sharon!

Re: Across the Line (7:39pm August 16, 2014):

Mina, oh, what I shared here is definitely not the end of the tie prank.

Thank you, Toni! I think/hope the rest of the book is pretty good too. ;)

Then good luck to you, Karen!

Alyson, you mean Draft Day the movie?

Jeannie, the goodies await! I hope you win the book so you can see for yourself!

Re: Across the Line (1:28am August 16, 2014):

Thanks, Marcy!! I'm so glad you liked the books. Poor Fishy indeed! I could just
picture the kid wincing every time he went to put it on. LOL

Re: Across the Line (1:27am August 16, 2014):

Oh, good, Diane! I got hooked on sports romance by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
books. And Rachel Gibson. Can't forget Rachel Gibson!

Re: Across the Line (1:23am August 15, 2014):

Lisa, hockey is a very serious sport, but the guys sure know how to have fun. If
you don't win the giveaway, I hope you pick up a copy yourself. :)

Re: Across the Line (5:41pm August 14, 2014):

Sharon and Beth, good luck on the drawing! They're both stand-alone books. :)

Holly and Debra, good to meet more hockey fans!!!

Thanks, Tammy! I love the cover a lot. I love the Carina Press cover artists.

Aw, Peggy, you're so sweet. Have you seen the movie Goon? You MUST rent it.
MUST.

Pat, thank you so much, but I have to tell you, I am a Kings fan. LOL I respect the
Ducks. LOVE Teemu and was so sad to see him retire.

Re: Across the Line (10:17pm August 13, 2014):

Rosemary, good luck with the drawing!

Thanks, Samanthe! I LOVE the locker room scenes.

Re: Across the Line (5:12pm August 13, 2014):

Thanks, Joy and Susan!

Re: Across the Line (4:05pm August 13, 2014):

I sure think so, Kady! Thanks for stopping by!

L Lam, I hope you decide to try a hockey romance. Hockey is the best sport in the world, for so many reasons. I'd tell you all of them, but it would take too long!! LOL

Re: Across the Line (1:30pm August 13, 2014):

Dee J., Fishy's so young and green. We'll see. LOL Revenge would be funny.

Lisa, thanks! I love my covers. Carina Press has great cover artists.

Colleen, I hope you'll give my books a try.

Re: Across the Line (12:36pm August 13, 2014):

Good luck, Deborah and Bonnie C.!

Thanks, Lynne! I'll have to check that movie out.

Bonnie H., it's a super-fun book, in my very subjective opinion. That's not even the end of the prank. The guys decide Fishy's not quite convinced, so they go a little bit farther. LOL

Re: On the Surface (9:07pm April 13, 2014):

Whoa! Didn't realize people were commenting! Howdy!

Seriously, I respect the Sharks. They're an awesome team. I'm proud of all three
California teams! However, we WILL be beating them in the Playoffs. LOL

I do not have personal experience with them, although I met and interviewed ex-
NHL player Jim Fox. I watched lots of YouTube video and shows like 24/7 and
NHL Revealed. I also notice on Twitter, the guys are generous with the cuss
words. Oh, and at a party with co-workers once, I really watched the guys'
interaction and listened to how they talked to each other. It was really
interesting. I'm really excited to hear that I portrayed their speech patterns
accurately. :)

Girls will be girls and boys will be boys. I try really hard to think like a man when
in the hero's point of view. Especially when describing the heroine. He's not
going to use beautiful descriptive language or notice a lot of detail about her
clothes and accessories. He's going to narrow in on body parts probably, with
only a vague awareness of anything she's wearing. Ice fishing sounds like a total
blast!