The Center Bench All-Star
Perhaps it's naivet矇, or even arrogance, but so few of us realize how quickly an unexpected chain of tragic events can turn our perfect lives upside down. Barrett Wentworth was lost after a horrible tragedy forced him to leave his beloved hometown of Chicago. While hiding away in the small and forgotten town of Lackton, Oklahoma, Barrett meets a curious and peculiar little boy named Pippen "Pip" Hammond. After Barrett helps Pip improve his baseball skills, he's persuaded to join the coaching staff of the young boy's team. Through friendship and community, Barrett's broken heart begins to mend. Pip Hammond not only helps his friend, Barrett, but he touches the lives of his teammates as well. His efforts earn him an unexpected spot on the all-star team, and the unique and distinguished title of The Center Bench All-Star.
Center-Mid
Allison is a high school senior who plays center-mid for the defending state champion Womack Warriors. As her team's co-captain, she's in the middle of everything, all the action on the field and all the drama off it. When the unity of her team is threatened by both a racial incident and a sexting scandal, Allison must navigate her mother's alcoholism, falling behind in her schoolwork, and her strained relationship with the team's other captain and her best friend Mallory as the Warriors fight to get back to the championship game and win another title.
Captain of the Yankees
A Catcher gets caught between America's favorite pastime and America's most violent time past...While mourning the loss of his father, former All-Star catcher Tom Mason is hired as the new manager of the Yankees. When he is encouraged by the owner to take up meditation in his approach to the team, he begins to experience visions on and off the field that are connected to the Yankees of the American Civil War. As his team pursues a World Series title, Tom lives through team circumstances that mirror the events from his violent ancient visions. He becomes particularly obsessed with visions of Confederate Officer Beauregard Dixon, who perpetrates wartime atrocities against nine Union Soldiers. Has he somehow become an open portal to his own Mason-Dixon past? Tom begins to secretly uncover mysteries that seem to connect the legacy of a modern day sports icon to the definitive American War.
Hat Trick
Soren: You know what's not fun? Going on a Fiji vacation with four other couples. Especially when recently single.What's even worse is when a past hook-up arrives unannounced.Not only do we have a history, but he's ten years younger and a famous rock star. Most importantly, he's my friend's little brother.Being trapped on an island with Jet Jackson is going to be sweet torture because all I want is another chance.I just don't think he's going to give it to me.Jet: You know what's not fun? Escaping one guy who broke my heart only to run into another.Being on the road for three years has left me exhausted. The last thing I want is for Caleb 'Soren' Sorensen to try for round two.I can't fight my draw to him. I've never been able to.I'm suddenly back to being the na簿ve kid who stupidly lusted after a hockey player.All I can think is if I let Soren get close, I'll walk away from this vacation with a double broken heart.
India a Sporting Powerhouse?
Chinese Premier Deng Xiaoping in 1984 said that the impact and influence of sports are so great that it reflects a country's economy and civilisation. The vision he and others had helped China within 24 years to dominate the world of sports at its biggest sporting event, The Summer Olympics of 2008 at Beijing, where it secured the highest number of Gold medals surpassing giants like the USA, Russia, Germany, France and UK. Today, China is a superpower. Can India become a superpower? Can India become a global powerhouse in sports? At the heart of India's tryst with sports from cricket to the Olympics is a fascinating premise that takes you down the memory lane to witness Indian cricket's failures and successes through the eyes of a young boy who is passionate and emotional about India's only passion in sports which is cricket and finds out the reason for its reluctance and incapability in the biggest sports event, the Olympics. It gives us a dream and a hope that one day in the near future, India will be crowned a Champion Sporting Nation and proudly cement its place among the legionnaire of the greatest nations.
On Any Given Sunday
"Pat Toomay has mixed fact and fiction to produce a story that will make every armchair quarterback laugh and wince--and worry at his exposition of "the game's" most insidious reality: the prospect -- on any given Sunday--of a fix." --John Seigenthaler, USA Today "Toomay, for many years a lineman with the Cowboys and the Raiders, gives a sinister turn to the old saw that 'on any given Sunday, one team can beat another'. . . . He writes knowledgeably about football: its strategy, the pain, the respect and hatred between the men in the trenches." --Publishers Weekly
La scommessa
Asia 癡 una giovane donna intelligente e determinata che, dopo la morte dei genitori, gestisce insieme al fratello gemello Adriano l'azienda di famiglia, la Puccini System, che produce sofisticati sistemi di Intelligenza Artificiale.Da qualche tempo la Riv Solution, una delle ditte concorrenti, sviluppa prodotti troppo simili a quelli della Puccini System e questo induce i gemelli a ritenere che qualcuno rubi i loro progetti per conto dell'azienda rivale.Asia, esasperata dalla situazione, decide di occuparsi in prima persona delle indagini e scommette con il fratello di riuscire a individuare come avvengono i furti di idee e chi li commette.Si fa perci簷 assumere, sotto falso nome, dalla Riv Solution.Fino dai primi giorni, il suo capo e un altro dirigente, entrambi uomini affascinanti, iniziano a contendersi le sue attenzioni con galanti inviti a cena e intense partite a tennis. Asia cerca di non lasciarsi coinvolgere ma le rimane sempre pi羅 difficile resistere all'attrazione che prova per uno dei due colleghi e fingere di essere qualcun altro. Le cose si complicano ulteriormente quando le sue indagini sembrano indicare che il colpevole sia proprio l'uomo di cui si sta innamorando...... mi domando se riuscir簷 nel mio intento. In qualche momento la convinzione di farcela vacilla un poco: me la cavo bene con l'informatica e ancora meglio nel mio lavoro ma non sono brava a mentire mentre una spia, o meglio una contro spia, che 癡 il ruolo che mi sono imposta, dovrebbe esserlo. ? la sfida pi羅 ambiziosa che abbia mai affrontato e mi impegner簷 al massimo: la posta in gioco ne vale la pena.
Broken Bat Single
Broken Bat SingleBy: James ThibodeauThis daily journal tells the story of Dave Nichols, a veteran minor league catcher who finally earns a job in the major leagues when he makes the 1993 National League expansion team in Colorado at an age when most playing careers are ending. In a season full of losses, unexpected gains are made through his chronicling of its highs and lows, however. Nichols' discovery of his talent for writing and the healing effect his son's birth has on his troubled marriage make the season memorable for him, even if play on the field is often forgettable. The book's central message is one of gain arising from loss, which ought to be universally relevant. We all lose more often than we care to, but some of our greatest gains could not have come about without losses. The unique feature of Broken Bat Single is the combination of the historical events of the actual games of the 1993 National League season and the narrator's fictional team. Author James Thibodeau simply hopes readers take pleasure from his words, whether baseball fans or not.
Plank Brothers
Wilder County Pirates point guard Garrison Smith enters his senior basketball season with a ton of weight on his shoulders. The preseason coaches' poll pegs his team towards the bottom of the standings, and his dreams of playing high-level college basketball seem incredibly unlikely. Not only is he the team's captain and leader, Garrison feels the added pressure of trying to incorporate a new stoic teammate from New York City, Mike Williams. Can Garrison rise to the challenge and help his team win on and off the court? Follow the action of Plank Brothers, an unexpected brotherhood born amongst the pressures of high school and competition.
Una noche m獺gica
Una noche m獺gica es algo m獺s que un sue簽o convertido en realidad.El gran Sam Benson sufre un infarto que lo pone al borde mismo de la muerte, pero una historia que lleva guardada como un gran secreto, lo hace resistirse a morir para contarla a su hijo y nieto.Los gemelos Durant, talentos del b矇isbol entrenados por 矇l desde su infancia son los protagonistas indiscutibles. odio, envidia, rencor, venganza se enfrentan al amor, al talento, a la entrega y al honor, triunfando los 繳ltimos para hacernos disfrutar de Una noche m獺gica.
The Lives of Stanley B
Mat Guy, author of Barcelona to Buckie Thistle, Minnows United: Adventures at the Fringes of the Beautiful Game, and Another Bloody Saturday, turns his pen to fiction in one of the best novels with a football theme you'll read. The story threads of four main characters are deftly woven together, and it is a boat - the Stanley B - itself a survivor, at the centre. They all share a love of the game and its power as a diversion from the harsher realities of life. Forget Fever Pitch, The Lives of Stanley B gets to the heart of why football matters - written by an author who properly understands the game.
L穩branos del f繳tbol
Colecci籀n de relatos de un f繳tbol diferente en el que la vida y la muerte se pasan el bal籀n al espacio para que corra la banda.Un veterano delantero espa簽ol que ficha por el equipo de soccer de Gotham, un caso futbolero para Sherlock Holmes, un partido homenaje en el limbo entre los amigos de G羹nter Grass y Eduardo Galeano, ultras peligrosos que son capaces de dar algo inesperado por su club, peleas de futbolistas en el vestuario con la sombra del ama簽o sobrevolando el ambiente, presidentes megal籀manos de pueblo que aterrizan en el c矇sped con su helic籀ptero, presencias fantasmales de entrenadores que buscan venganza desde el m獺s all獺 o alineaciones imposibles de pintoresca sonoridad...En estos cuentos de f繳tbol la realidad m獺s loca juega en el mismo equipo que la ficci籀n. El salvadore簽o M獺gico Gonz獺lez dec穩a que 矇l hab穩a respetado mucho al f繳tbol y poco a s穩 mismo. A veces, sin querer el f繳tbol es capaz de hacer mucho da簽o. As穩 que con todo el amor del mundo al bal籀n: Se簽or, l穩branos del f繳tbol, am矇n.
Maybe You Need a More Dynamic System
This story follows Coach B as he develops his coaching system based on developing responses to the game's 13 Triggers. Coaches could read an interesting story about a coach's journey in coaching, while learning about system basketball. Coach B, with the guidance of his personal "Yoda," Gramps, helping him create the swarming, fast paced, constantly attacking, "Piranha System." Coach B learns to help his players differentiate between the Magnificent 7 and the Covert 6 Triggers and how to use codes, cues, options, and essential keys to respond to each Trigger. This is a great book for High School Coaches.
Maybe You Need a More Dynamic System
This story follows Coach B as he develops his coaching system based on developing responses to the game's 13 Triggers. Coaches could read an interesting story about a coach's journey in coaching, while learning about system basketball. Coach B, with the guidance of his personal "Yoda," Gramps, helping him create the swarming, fast paced, constantly attacking, "Piranha System." Coach B learns to help his players differentiate between the Magnificent 7 and the Covert 6 Triggers and how to use codes, cues, options, and essential keys to respond to each Trigger. This is a great book for High School Coaches.
The System
Veteran journalists Madden & Rappaport deliver a thrilling account of pro football full of 1980s American nostalgia. It's every armchair quarterback's dream to call the plays of their favorite team -- fantasy football come to life! But are the games as fair as they seem? Does the best team really win, or is there someone or something pulling the strings?It's the 1980s and pro football has a stranglehold on the sports world. No league is more popular or powerful. But when two ordinary guys wind up running a failing team, they challenge the status quo with a new game plan. Is there any way they'll succeed? The odds are stacked against them, especially when they go up against The System.
Cruising on Ice
It's true that hockey players break hearts.Sometimes, it's their own. Taylor Ranford has three immediate goals: have a blast on her birthday cruise with her sister, help Team USA win the international cheerleading title, and earn enough money to put herself through grad school. Not part of the plan: her sister getting sick and sending her best friend-and Taylor's longtime crush-in her place. She can't face the only guy she's ever had feelings for treating her like she's his little sister when she really wants so much more. After a big blow to his career-and his ego-and with no immediate plans for the next season, Kingston Brewer jumps at the opportunity to go on a last-minute cruise with the bouncy-ponytailed cheerleading coach. Taylor had always been there when he needed her most, and he holds a soft spot for her in his heart. But after a few days on the ship, Kingston begins to see Taylor as more than just his best friend's little sister. Just when he thinks they can explore a future together, Kingston gets THE call from his agent. Now he has to make one of the most difficult choices in his personal and professional life. Will he give up the professional chance of a lifetime for a chance with the girl he's fallen head-over-skates for?
The Fadeaway
Dieser College-Jock ist ein totaler Player. Er ist es gewohnt, zu bekommen, wen und was er will. Bis sie kam. . . KatrinaDer sch瓣rfste Kerl auf dem Campus h繹rt nicht auf, mich um ein Date zu bitten. Ich wei?, das h繹rt sich nach einem angenehmen Problem an, aber dieser Kerl... dieser Kerl hat keine Ahnung, wie kompliziert mein Leben ist: Immerhin bin ich alleinerziehende Mutter und Studentin zugleich und muss diese beiden Dinge irgendwie unter einen Hut bringen.Jeden Donnerstag taucht er in dem Caf矇 auf, in dem ich arbeite. Seine schlechten Anmachspr羹che und seine Arroganz sollten mich total nerven. Tun sie aber nicht. Ich kann nicht ja zu ihm sagen, aber Donnerstag ist mein Lieblingstag. JoelDas sch瓣rfste M瓣dchen auf dem Campus weigert sich, mit mir auszugehen. Ich wei?, ich wei?, das klingt anma?end, aber dieses M瓣dchen... dieses M瓣dchen hat f羹r mich das gewisse Etwas, und ich schaffe es nicht, mich von ihr abzuwenden.Jeden Donnerstag tauche ich in dem Caf矇 auf, in dem sie arbeitet. Sie hat mir schon jede Ausrede aufgetischt, die es gibt. Ich sollte aufgeben und eines der zahllosen M瓣dchen knallen, die mein Telefon t瓣glich in die Luft jagen. Tue ich aber nicht. Selbst wenn sie nein sagt, ist Donnerstag mein Lieblingstag.
Crazy For You
One boy looking for salvation. One girl yearning for hope. Colton Caldwell is hotter than I remember-broad chest, muscles in all the right places, wavy brown hair, and eyes that suck me in. All private-school perfection. Pity he can't drive worth a damn. He hit me with his truck, just backed out without looking, leaving me bruised, aching... and well aware of him. But things have changed since he left. A lot of things. He's no longer the budding football star, and I'm no longer the gawky kid he never noticed. We have one thing in common now... our tortured past. When I witness a fight between Colton and his dad, I realize just how much we're alike. The only problem is, he doesn't seem to think so. But as the darkness we try to leave behind pushes us together... We realize one thing is certain. Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow isn't given. So what if we live today as if it's our last?
The Wrestler
One day during his high school gym class, Matt Lindley must wrestle a new student named Ben Cameron. Matt holds his own in the hard-fought bout, then learns that Cameron is a star on the school wrestling team. Over a year later, during college, Matt is even more astonished to discover that Ben has become a Christian like himself. In the ensuing years of visits and letter-writing, Ben inspires Matthew's faith while upending his ideas about the Bible, church, and spiritual experience. Told with honesty, compassion, and humor, The Wrestler is the story of a young man's post-evangelical faith journey and the unlikely friendship that pushes him to grapple with God.
Trouble in Discovery
Remington Roberts is back for his senior year as point guard for the Sacajawea High basketball team in Discovery, Montana. The Wolves have one major goal-win a state championship! To do this, they'll have to work harder than they've ever worked before. When Connor McDonald, a 6' 6" junior from Oakland, California shows up, their odds of winning it all improve greatly. Connor is the puzzle piece that the Wolves lack-a strong post player who complements Remington's incredible shooting, passing, and ball-handling skills. They could become the best 1-2 punch in the state. But Connor doesn't want to be there. He thinks he's too good for Discovery. He starts hanging out with the wrong crowd and doing less of the hard work necessary for success. Coach Del Brooks, feeling the pressure to win a state championship, has trouble on his hands. Does he follow his own rules and do the right thing, or should he look the other way when it comes to Connor, so he can finally win the state championship he so desperately wants? At the same time, Remington and Jenny Jones have become closer than just friends and it is affecting his focus. The direction their relationship is going could impact the season, their college plans, and quite possibly, the rest of their lives. Will Connor's attitude and behavior derail the entire season, stopping the Wolves from achieving their goal? Will Coach Brooks do the right thing while keeping the team on their path toward victory? Will Remington have to sacrifice his relationship with Jenny in order to achieve his dreams? Follow along as they all make their way through this season unlike any other in Book 2 of the Remington Roberts Series! Special on Ultimate Team Player!Right now I am running a special on Book #1 in the Remington Roberts Series, Ultimate Team Player, for anyone who wants to get caught up on the action leading up to the second book. The price is $9.99 for the paperback and $.99 for the eBook!
Bertoluzzi
Die erste Geschichte von Bertoluzzi, dem Fu?ballakrobaten, bedient die Mythen- und Legendenbildung auf humoristische und zum Teil paradoxe Weise. Sie vermittelt das absurde und skurrile Tun und Lassen eines imagin瓣ren Fu?ballprofis und verleitet zum ungl瓣ubigen Schmunzeln. Sie ist vor allen Dingen bei der Lekt羹re in jeder Minute ein Vergn羹gen. Die zweite Geschichte bildet das Gegenst羹ck zur frei erfundenen Geschichte, sie schildert ein Spiel zwischen Juventus und Milano, das sich im Friseursalon einer fu?ballverr羹ckten Stadt abspielt. Sie beschreibt ein Erlebnis, das sich tats瓣chlich so ereignet hat, ohne zus瓣tzliche Erfindungen oder Ausschm羹ckungen.
Where The Lions Roam
PJ Irwin is a highly talented middle-aged runner who might be good enough to qualify for one last shot to compete in the Olympics 10,000 Meter Event. After being laid off from his engineering job, PJ takes advantage of his time between jobs to increase his training in an effort to qualify for the trials. Along the way, PJ takes on a part time job coaching cross country at a local catholic high school that is doing everything it can to get enrollment up and stay afloat. What PJ never planned for was the more important duty that would come as a result of this decision to coach.Where the Lions Roam delves into the idea that our final reward requires us to complete our business here on earth.
Bad Crush
Reasons not to crush on Adam: He's my best friend's brother.He's my neighbor.He's the captain of the hockey team.He's a serial monogamist who's sworn off dating.Reasons not to fake date Adam: See above.He has no idea I actually like him-like really like him.But do I listen to any of those really great reasons? Of course not.Now, thanks to my amazing and convincing acting skills, one fake date ends with him being my fake fianc矇 (oops!).My bad crush has gotten me in way over my head.
Los Invencibles y otros Cuentos
Nicol獺s Lithitx nos propone siete cuentos apasionantes con historias tan sorprendentes como atractivas, y escritas con una imaginaci籀n que no conoce de l穩mites."Los Invencibles" es un club de f繳tbol que s籀lo cosecha derrotas. Por lo tanto, despu矇s de cambiar jugadores, t矇cnicos y hasta a la recepcionista deciden contratar a un detective para conocer el motivo de los continuos fracasos.En "Las Memorias del f繳tbol" un periodista se encuentra con un glorioso jugador del pasado al que debe ayudar, mientras que Dante pone en juego su amor por Carol en "Es s籀lo f繳tbol". "El cl獺sico de las Galaxias" es una parodia mordaz de Star Wars en la que las estrellas se miden en un partido 繳nico. "Parecen ni簽os", "Mi primera vez" y "El crack de Rio Tembleque (una historia vivida antes de Los Invencibles)" completan esta obra del autor, que es bienvenida por el p繳blico futbolero.En suma, un Lithitx sarc獺stico e imperdible. Para los amantes de la literatura deportiva y para los que est獺n camino a serlo.
The Third Season
High school senior Willie Stewart seems to have it all. Tall and handsome, the star athlete at York City's El Dorado High is set to begin the 1986 baseball season...The Third Season of his final year. After leading the football and basketball teams to rare playoff appearances in The First Two Seasons, and securing a scholarship to play quarterback at the local university, Willie and his best friend, B. J. Jackson, look to the future while also trying to enjoy the present. As his father continues to fight a courageous health battle, his relationship with Mary Lou falters, and the baseball team makes a push for the postseason, Willie's pressures continue to mount. It seems to all come crashing down one afternoon on the mound, but Willie finds hope from an unlikely source, and finds new love... Elsewhere in the York City community, Tom Mathis struggles to care for his ailing mother and his young son, re-enters the dating world, and attempts to repair a fractured relationship with his brother - all while trying to pursue his coaching dreams; football coach Steve Courtney readies for a return to his alma mater as his El Dorado career draws to a close; disgraced hoops coach Jim Judkins meets the cruelest fate of all...
Change of Hart
My name is Jason Hart. As the best defensive lineman in the country, I eat, sleep and breathe football. And I like it that way. I've only got a few more years before I'll have to retire, so expending energy on anything other than football seems like a waste of time. That is, until I have a random meeting with a little boy that just lost his father. We have more in common than you might think and it creates an unlikely bond. As our friendship grows, so do my feelings for his mother. I know Addison, as a recent widow, isn't ready to date again. But I want to get to know her better, in spite of all her rejections. Is it possible that I, a self-proclaimed bachelor, could be having a Change of Hart?
Where Passion Lives
WHERE PASSION LIVES: The Spirit of College Football is college football's answer to Field of Dreams and The NaturalA GREAT AMERICAN SPORTS NOVEL!Diehard college football fan Kyle McGinnis is eagerly awaiting the kickoff of a new season when something goes horribly wrong. His accidental death lands his spirit in purgatory, where he meets the true Spirit of College Football-none other than football legend Red Grange - The Galloping Ghost. Grange leads Kyle on an extraordinary adventure deep inside the world of college football. Crisscrossing the country with a spirit's all-access pass, they explore some of the game's greatest moments, traditions, and rivalries in a journey that mortal fans can only dream of. But it isn't all just fun and games. As Kyle struggles to unravel the mystery of gaining his passage to heaven, the Ghost reveals a long-forgotten place where the two can join forces in a quest that will have an everlasting impact on the fate of college football. By turns joyous and poignant, this unforgettable story from debut author Dean C. Hawthorne is filled with college football history, a look at both the fun and the trouble spots in today's game, and enough tantalizing "what ifs" to keep college football fans engrossed and entertained for some time to come. P.S. If you're going to tell a ghost story, who better to have as a lead character than one of the most famous ghosts in history. Red Grange earned football immortality with his jaw-dropping play on the field, which branded him with one of the greatest nicknames in sports and made him famous during his playing career. The passage of time, however, has shrouded a great deal of Grange's incredible legacy. Record books are filled with the accomplishments of innumerable athletes who have put up eye-popping statistics, but a true distinction of greatness is producing record-shattering results when it counts the most. That was Red Grange - an athlete who delivered some of the most dominant performances in the biggest moments against some of the very best opponents. WHERE PASSION LIVES: The Spirit of College Football is devoted to helping perpetuate the story of Red Grange, reimagined as an integral part of this truly unique, modern-day tribute to our country's greatest sport.
Replay
Not all players deserve a second chance... no matter how hot their first chance was. Football club lawyer, Santino Rossi is known in the locker room as the two-month chump. For years he's been on a mission to find someone he can share his basil plant with and cure him of his former playboy ways. Tilly Logan is a fiery, Scottish lass who didn't bat an eye five years ago when a smoldering Italian pulled her into a nightclub bathroom. He was dark, dangerous, and exactly the good time Tilly was looking for-even if he worked for her over-protective brother's team. But a lot has changed and when Tilly returns to London five years later only to find herself trapped in an elevator with the smoldering Italian, it isn't a happy reunion. Especially because her brother blames Santino for her high tailing it back to Scotland in the first place. Tilly doesn't want a replay of past mistakes and reconnecting with Santino is playing with fire.But if they keep their relationship a secret, it could be worth the burn.A new 100,000 word standalone from Amazon Top 13 Bestselling author, Amy Daws. This is a second chance romance set in the Harris Brothers world but can be read on its own.
Goalkeeper
Winning games has always been his focus, but will winning her heart become the ultimate goal?Everyone at Moo U knows the party doesn't start until Paige Underwood arrives. Not only is she beautiful, she's fun and charming too. Guys want to date her, and girls want to be her best friend. All Paige wants is to have a good time and make videos for her beauty channel--and maybe get that girl down the hall to do her eyeliner correctly. Is that too much to ask?According to her parents, yes. They've said the party's over and that it's time to get focused.Spencer Briggs knows all about focus. He's had one goal since he set foot on the ice as a kid: make it to the NHL. After years of hard work and endless practice, he's the starting goalie for Moo U and mere steps away from his dream. He can't afford distractions, and isn't interested in relationships. And he definitely can't afford to flirt back with the gorgeous girl in his lit class.He needs to stay serious. She needs to get serious. But now serious sparks are flying...
Jag springer vidare
Man f疇r f繹lja Minna som springer vidare. Nu kan hon det, f繹r hon har insett att hon har det b瓣sta verktyget som hj瓣lper henne att hantera livet, n瓣mligen l繹pning. Minna ber瓣ttar genom sin dagbok, hon ger tips p疇 variation av l繹pning, hur man kan b繹rja tr瓣na l繹pning och f繹rhoppningsvis beh疇lla gl瓣djen till l繹pning. L瓣saren f疇r ta del av Minnas tankar om allt och inget men hur hon hanterar det genom att springa vidare.
The Northfield Way
Derrick Walker has returned to Northfield, the town and high school where his dramatic rise to national basketball stardom once elevated him to the status of hometown hero. It's also the place where his meteoric fall from grace branded him as "Northfield's greatest disappointment." Hoping to redeem himself, Derrick accepts the opportunity of a lifetime: joining the legendary Coach John McKissack's Northfield Warrior coaching staff. Derrick brings with him the triumph of having played Division 1 basketball. He also brings along the companionship of Nikki Coles, his vibrant and beautiful live-in girlfriend. But will that be enough? Will he ever be able to find the confidence to overcome the disastrous past that haunts and taunts him at every turn?And, when Derrick's present Northfield world begins to unravel, threatening every significant relationship in his life, will he find redemption? Or will he become Northfield's biggest failure. . . again? The Northfield Way follows Derrick's story--the human story we all share--as he searches for answers to his deepest questions and darkest fears. Ultimately, the compelling wisdom of Coach Mac's Northfield Way guides Derrick onto the path of grace, a path that leads his heart to faith, hope, and love.
Middleweight
Primal attraction brings Eve Romero together with Micah Hallow, one of the infamous Hallow Brothers. Will their union heal them-or destroy them both?Micah Hallow doesn't believe he'll ever find his mate. That is until a mystic tattoo appears on his back after a wild night with a stripper that marks her as his mate. Despite a life-threatening injury that brings him to his knees every time it strikes, he commits to a fight in the octagon to save her life. What will she do when she finds out he's one of the infamous Hallow Brothers-and a werewolf?Eve Romero can't escape her violent boss, Deacon. That is, until the hottie she slept with puts his life on the line in exchange for hers. She can't fight the primal attraction to him even though she doesn't feel she's worthy of the Hallow brother. Can she overcome her past to be with him? And when a new, murderous threat strikes close to home, will the two of them survive?
Frank 'n' Stan's Bucket List #3 Isle 'Le Mans' TT
The Gang is back for another crazy adventure.The idea of the maverick racer, Dave Quirk, winning a TT was as probable as a seaside donkey winning the Grand National... But he'd been trying to do exactly that. An unlikely victory would also secure the TT Farm for Frank and Stan's charity, but it was a crumbling, financial black hole and filled with asbestos. Dave and Monty quitting their jobs to work there wasn't fantastic timing, either. The charity needed a truckload of cash, and fast. They had to go big on their fundraising ideas, so, the Isle of Man - home of the famous TT Races - would play host to a twenty-four-hour racing extravaganza and they'd need a high-profile celebrity for maximum exposure. The object of Stella's darkest desire, Guy Martin, was kidnapped was willing and eager to offer his services for the inaugural Isle 'Le Mans' TT. They were full of good intentions, but, as usual, the path was rarely smooth for Team Frank and Stan. Particularly when romance was also thrown into the mix...
Crossing the Goal Line
Sean Dempsey was a stand-out football player with a storied career. After only getting a "cup of coffee" in the NFL, he quickly became an excellent linebacker coach at his alma mater, St. Ignatius. His disdain for a star, but highly obnoxious, linebacker leads to an explosive career-ending scuffle. Dismissed, ...hard pressed to get another coaching position, Dempsey is in financial ruins mired with the reality of taking care of his young family. His last resort is the U.S. Army where he successfully becomes an Army sergeant, ...until he was blown up in an Afghan skirmish. Back home with PTSD, lightning strikes with a head coaching offer from an old friend which leads to the excitement of a renewed career, ...or so Dempsey thinks. Ty Douglas is an excellent, but disgruntled, quarterback who, along with his often-transferred mother, is forced to move from state-to-state. Ty's mother mistakenly rents an apartment slightly inside the border of Roosevelt High School, ...a school where no one wants to go. Crossing The Goal Line is the story of two misfits who collide to take on the ills of a socially and racially troubled, inner-city high school football team that hasn't won a game in four years. Dempsey fights off PTSD, gang wars, failing academic grades and poverty. Douglas, with the help of a befriended six-foot four, 300 pound offensive tackle, fights to lead the football team while protecting the sassy sister of one of the players.
The Closer
The Swift Family baseball dynasty is a Tennessee institution.But its brothers are known for more than athletic prowess.Unfortunately for the women of Memphis, first born Brick is carrying old wounds. They keep every chance for real love at a distance. As a respected sports agent, his athletes are the sole recipients of his attention.January Jordan is at the top of her game, recently negotiating the year's biggest contract for her Memphis Mavericks client.Free as a bird, funny, and financially stable, she's not looking for a man to fulfill an already satisfying life.Then fate turns their way.A chance meeting ignites a flash fire between them that burns every excuse to ashes and makes denial impossible.** This book was previously published as Cards Of Love: The World and has no new content**While this is part of The Swift Series each can be as a standalone about a different Swift sibling but for the best reader experience read them in order.The Curve -AtticusThe Closer - BrickThe Cannon- Bristol
Retaliation
After a long winter, the summer melts the lakes in Minnesota. The trees grow their green leaves, and the heat soaks the rain. Liam and Ash are done with high school, but hockey isn't over for them. They have been selected to attend a hockey camp. Camp Kelmo. Thirty kids have been selected to retreat in the wilderness to be apart of this new organization. When they arrive to the camp on a classy coach bus, they find their cabins and bunks with their new friends. But when their training starts, Liam realizes this isn't any ordinary camp, and his arch rival is here. While Liam and Ben rebound memories between each other, Liam must find a way to get out of this prison, but the Hunters in the woods won't let anyone leave.
God’s Gift
High school football in New Crofton is full of young bright stars with big dreams of winning a state championship and receiving a scholarship from their favorite college football program. None of these stars shine brighter than Vickroy's do-it-all athlete, Jimmy Lawson. After earning all-state accolades as a sophomore, in his junior season, Jimmy is motivated to lead his team to a state championship and solidify himself as one of the best players in the nation. But life isn't absent of heartbreak, challenges, and unexpected twists and turns, even for the most talented and popular kid in school.With his family and close friends by his side, Jimmy will have to fight through adversity, on and off the field, all while discovering God's greater purpose for his life.
God’s Gift
High school football in New Crofton is full of young bright stars with big dreams of winning a state championship and receiving a scholarship from their favorite college football program. None of these stars shine brighter than Vickroy's do-it-all athlete, Jimmy Lawson. After earning all-state accolades as a sophomore, in his junior season, Jimmy is motivated to lead his team to a state championship and solidify himself as one of the best players in the nation. But life isn't absent of heartbreak, challenges, and unexpected twists and turns, even for the most talented and popular kid in school.With his family and close friends by his side, Jimmy will have to fight through adversity, on and off the field, all while discovering God's greater purpose for his life.
Believe In Your Dreams (Hard Back)
"If you really want to make your dreams come true, you have to work hard and never give up."These words of encouragement from a young boy's mother helped change his life. And now Author, Motivational Speaker and College Basketball Star Twany Beckham shares the motherly advice that set him on a path of success. The first step is to BELIEVE IN YOUR DREAMS!
Talk Hockey to Me
They can resist their attraction...until their hearts rocket them across the blueline. HunterTiming. Hockey careers are made or broken on it, and mine has taken exceptionally broken road. I'm not a star. I'm a grinder, I work hard, and I'm finally at the point I can put the past behind me and get the fat, long-term contract I deserve. But my agent-the man who stuck by me through every crash and burn-has had a heart attack. I need another agent now, or my one chance for the good money will slip through my fingers. Kate's a rookie, but she loves the game like I do, so I pick up the phone. And I wonder if she remembers that one night in Cancun as vividly as I do. KateHockey. All my life I've lived it, breathed it, played it. Now it's my business. As an agent, I'm tied to my phone at all hours, but nothing prepared me to hear Hunter's voice. The last time I saw him-three years ago-there was a lot of bare skin and horny hormones involved. I've handled it all in my short career-sexism, harassment, being broke, being laughed at. Resisting the attraction between us should be easy. Until it isn't. And Hunter's past shakes his confidence hard enough that he could make the worst decision at the worst possible time...
Aerospace Softball 47
A smart-ass poetry collection derived from my earlier Aerospace Softball.
Gametime
One drunken night and one case of mistaken identity turn a friendship inside out...You've seen the hockey twins around campus--they look identical, but you can tell them apart by their actions. Patrick is the one who's busy charming women. Paxton is the one in the library. Until one night when Paxton parties a little harder than usual. Next thing he knows, he's waking up naked next to Naomi, the girl of his dreams. He bares his heart before an awful realization sets in. He's not the twin she thought he was... Naomi is the only child of a hockey legend. Partying hard is the best way she knows how to rebel against her controlling father. After a particularly crazy night, she realizes her big mistake. Her hookup isn't the guy she's been crushing on. It's Paxton, her friend, the guy who gets her, who she can always count on. The guy she'd never want to hurt. And yet, the sex was good. Better than good. Now she's wondering if the wrong twin might be the right one after all . . .
The Tournament
The Tournament is the story of how a young and extremely gifted golfer qualifies for and plays in the Masters, which is one of the four major professional golf tournaments held each year. The Masters is played in early April at the Augusta National Golf Club, located in Augusta, Georgia. Even with his exceptional talent, he knows that he is faced with the most difficult task of trying to play well on what many golfers consider to be the professional tour's most challenging golf course. What he discovers upon arriving at the course and then putting that discovery into play rewards him in a way that he never dreamed would be possible.
Best Friends from Opposite Sides of the Tracks
This is a story about two boys, who are best friends and face life's challenges together. They are in the fourth grade, about to be fifth-graders. They are each from opposite sides of the tracks. Benny lives in the run-down, poor side of town; Donny, the rich side.Several moments throughout this story test the boys' friendship. The life issues and challenges presented in this book include dealing with peer pressure, losing loved ones, surviving family heartaches, coping with humility, and making tough decisions. The journey that Donny and Benny experience within this story teach us about the hardships of life and how we can overcome those hardships.
A Ressurection In Bonners Ferry
A Resurrection in Bonners Ferry is the story of Lawrence Greenwood, a federal parole officer living in Connecticut who has reached a crossroads in his life. He is turning fifty, his marriage to Nilda is in its death throes, and his career is winding down. Lawrence finds joy and comfort in the strong relationships he has built with his three children, Thomasina, Meredith, and Nathan, who is about to make his Major League debut as a pitcher for the expansion Kentucky Colonels. However, a twist of fate sends Lawrence's life in a completely unexpected direction. Lawrence forges a new beginning as a farmer in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. He is surrounded by odd and quirky characters, including Martin "Soaring Hawk" Tuttle, an unwelcome squatter on Lawrence's land, and Abraham and Doreen Redfeather, a divorced Native American couple who become Lawrence's closest friends. He also meets the enigmatic Jasper Crowley, who appears at the most unexpected times. Lawrence encounters multiple complications in trying to live a simple life in the country. He explores a potential romance with his former prot矇g矇, Kelly Larson, and forms an unlikely friendship with Catalina de la Huerta, a former beauty queen who is now a veterinarian, as well as the younger sister of Nilda, who has her own mysterious past. A Resurrection in Bonners Ferry is about second chances, new possibilities, unexpected romance, a return to a bucolic life, friendship, and baseball. Above all things, it is a tale of the enduring love between a father and his son.
Miracle at St. Andrews
In this inspiring novel, one ordinary man makes the pilgrimage to the mythical greens of St. Andrews--the birthplace of golf--on a search for greatness. If golf novels had a leaderboard, Miracle at St. Andrews would be at the top. Though nobody has ever identified a single secret--no universally accepted truth--to the sport, every real player searches for one. Travis McKinley is one such seeker. A former professional golfer who feels like he's an amateur at the rest of life, he makes a pilgrimage to the mythical greens at St. Andrews. On the course where golf was born, every link, hole, fairway--even the gorse--feels like sacred ground. Ground that can help an ordinary player, an ordinary man, achieve a higher plane.
Frank ’n’ Stan’s Bucket List #2 TT Races
Please look out for the third in the series, Frank and Stan's Bucket List #3 Isle Le Mans TT - Available now on Amazon!The hilarious sequel to the feel-good smash hit comedy'Hilarious, brilliant, inspired storyline''If you thought #1 was funny then you are in for a treat. If anything this book is funnier than the last. Can't wait for #3''Another chequered flag winner, enjoy' Frank's too busy enjoying life just now to worry about dying... Bucket list item №1 for Frank and his oldest friend, Stan, was the TT Races. They did it, and loved it so much, that now they're heading back for item №2 on the list - TT Races yet again! The fledgeling race team they'd cobbled together on their first outing - despite moments of definite glory - didn't exactly thrive. But, despite this, they've once again secured the trusty services of Dave and Monty - the two most out of shape, yet passionate and dedicated, racers in the paddock - and they're optimistically eyeing a top ten finish. With his unhappy marriage and wallet-draining ex-wife now firmly in the past, Frank is ready for a positive change - time and health permitting. Life in the glorious Isle of Man has rejuvenated him, and he's now eager, in fact, to make it his home. But he's not going anywhere unless his mate Stan's coming, too!The hilarious sequel to the feel good smash hit comedy'Hilarious, brilliant, inspired storyline''If you thought #1 was funny then you are in for a treat. If anything this book is funnier than the last. Can't wait for #3''Another chequered flag winner, enjoy' Frank's too busy enjoying life just now to worry about dying... Bucket list item №1 for Frank and his oldest friend, Stan, was the TT Races. They did it, and loved it so much, that now they're heading back for item №2 on the list - TT Races yet again! The fledgeling race team they'd cobbled together on their first outing - despite moments of definite glory - didn't exactly thrive. But, despite this, they've once again secured the trusty services of Dave and Monty - the two most out of shape, yet passionate and dedicated, racers in the paddock - and they're optimistically eyeing a top ten finish.With his unhappy marriage and wallet-draining ex-wife now firmly in the past, Frank is ready for a positive change - time and health permitting. Life in the glorious Isle of Man has rejuvenated him, and he's now eager, in fact, to make it his home. But he's not going anywhere unless his mate Stan's coming, too!
Wait For It
Our world's never should have collided.Not once. Not twice.The pastor's daughter and a world-famous professional baseball player... we couldn't have less in common. His arrogance reminds me of my father-until it doesn't. Until he makes me feel more than I ever have before.I can't remember the night of the accident or who I was running from.But I'm starting to believe Killian Reed might be my only salvation... my way out. Ten years ago, I saved his life. Now, it's his turn to save mine.*Note: Previously published as Through The Water.*
