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.
Down a Man
Luke is an anti-hockey "smart kid" in his hockey-crazed far upstate New York hometown in 1999. A year earlier, he had happily escaped to a prestigious university downstate, only to slink back home after one disastrous year away. Embarrassed and shrinking deeper into himself, he is forced to come to terms with his hometown, his father, his professional hockey-playing older brother, and the sport of hockey. And what about the high hopes he had for his own life? Are they gone, too? In this coming-of-age comedy, everybody-a crazy Russian hockey coach, the oddball brothers who run the local newspaper, the guys at the rink, and his brother's old girlfriend-seems to have an idea for what Luke should do next. But can Luke navigate the insanity to discover in himself what he actually needs?
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.
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
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.
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.*
Handball
Tauchen Sie ein in das Leben von Bernd Berger, der seine Leidenschaft f羹r den Handballsport auf sein Umfeld 羹bertr瓣gt und alle begeistert. Mit seinem Esprit und seinen Visionen f羹hrt er eine kleinst瓣dtische Amateurmannschaft bis zur Champions League und geht mit ihr auf eine abenteuerliche Weltreise. Schlie?lich f羹hrt sein ausgepr瓣gtes Sozialbewu?tsein zur Gr羹ndung einer Eliteschule f羹r Handballer. Diese au?ergew繹hnliche Erfolgsgeschichte ist gepflastert mit tragischen Schicksalen und spannenden Erlebnissen. Eine wahre Lesefreude.
Deadlines & Red Lines
Looking to score loveSugar Donahue is determined to live life on her own terms, even if that means working three dead-end jobs to make ends meet. The only bright spot in her day is the moment the hottest player on the Philadelphia Colonials hockey team walks into the diner where she works. Too bad he's so far out of her league he might as well be on another planet. RJ Mitchell wants Sugar any way he can have her-on a table, up against a wall, whatever he can get. He's at the top of his game and a fan favorite, but his life feels stuck in neutral. He's not willing to risk his heart, but he'll take whatever Sugar's willing to give. But when eyes meet, and breath stops, and heat sizzles every time they touch, neither can resist the attraction. RJ's been burned by women before and Sugar's insecurities make her feel like she's skating on thin ice. Are they willing to face off at the red line and take the shot, to score the love of a lifetime?
No More Games
The transition from childhood to young adult is never easy. When a man's young son asks him for help in overcoming his fears for an upcoming baseball game, it sends his father into his basement, where he revisits the summer that his friends, baseball, and a girl forced him to learn that he could no longer play games. David is a talented baseball player and soon-to-be high school junior who doesn't want to follow the same path as many other athletes and adults from his hometown. His desire to seek a better life for himself is conflicted with his loyalty to his best friends. His personal life at home is not as it appears, and the only ones that can give him comfort are his friends and a girl named Becky. David struggles through a summer of important lessons in family, friendship, baseball, and love, only to discover that we often already have what we desire in life; we just have to fight for it.
No More Games
The transition from childhood to young adult is never easy. When a man's young son asks him for help in overcoming his fears for an upcoming baseball game, it sends his father into his basement, where he revisits the summer that his friends, baseball, and a girl forced him to learn that he could no longer play games. David is a talented baseball player and soon-to-be high school junior who doesn't want to follow the same path as many other athletes and adults from his hometown. His desire to seek a better life for himself is conflicted with his loyalty to his best friends. His personal life at home is not as it appears, and the only ones that can give him comfort are his friends and a girl named Becky. David struggles through a summer of important lessons in family, friendship, baseball, and love, only to discover that we often already have what we desire in life; we just have to fight for it.
Faults
BEWARE OF THOSE CLOSE TO YOUSydney Livingstone is not the type of person who makes enemies. She's a stunning beauty whose optimism and quick wit draws people to her like a magnet. Struggling to make a living on the pro tennis circuit and hampered by a chronic injury, the last thing Sydney needs in her life is a stalker. But someone from her past is in town with a vendetta. As a deranged killer shifts the world's focus to a tennis tournament in Southwest Ohio, will Sydney be able to rise to new heights in the tennis world? Or will she succumb to a killer who may be a member of her own inner circle?
Safe at First
I have one more year of baseball eligibility left. One more year to show the major league scouts that I'm worth it. That I'm good enough to play professional baseball for them. But honestly, I'm not sure that I am. So far, not a single scout has approached me. There are no agents banging down my door, hoping to represent me, no emails, no phone calls, no messages through Coach Jackson. No, nothing.I also want what all my friends have found; a girlfriend, a partner, a teammate. I know I come off as Fullton State's biggest player, but it's all a front. A defense mechanism. As long as I call the shots and keep the ladies playing by my rules, I can't get humiliated like I did my Freshman year. I know I need to change, but when girls only want to be with me because I'm a baseball player....What happens if I no longer am one?Who will want me then?
Striving for the Finish Line
Curt is the kind of amateur athlete who plays it safe on the baseball field. Unfortunately, that attitude isn't enough to prevent a sidelining injury. Sarah is a college swimmer who is contemplating what to do with her life after graduation. Matt is a physical therapist who trains for cycle races in his spare time. Angie is a busy wife and mother who has just learned her husband has been having an affair. Even though these four couldn't be any more different, they are about to have more in common than they think. As Curt, Sarah, Matt, and Angie are exposed to the world of triathlons in varied ways, they each decide to train for and compete in their first race, soon immersing themselves in a competitive environment where only the fittest-both mentally and physically-survive. As the years pass and races accumulate, they all reach a crossroads where they contemplate whether there is more. Although they have their own reasons for doing so, all four decide to attempt the Ironman triathlon and prove once and for all whether they have what it takes to achieve the ultimate goal. In this tale of courage, perseverance, and raw determination, four triathletes are led on a journey through the world of competitive races to eventually try to complete the Ironman triathlon.
Goddess Seeker
Goddess Seeker is the account of Steven Jenny's immersion in the Nike Culture, allowing the spiritual experience to motivate, influence and alter his thoughts and actions, while shaping his way of life. It begins when he hears the voice of the late American distance runner, Steve Prefontaine say, "See; find J." Steven Jenny interprets the Prefontaine voice as guiding him to find Nike, the Greek goddess of Victory. Following his search through an Internet dating site, he selects three "Jens" who fit his ideal goddess. Simultaneously to his pursuit of these three goddesses, Steven Jenny's dream of a 3on3 basketball event outside Portland's Rose Garden arena begins blossoming. After running in Pre's footsteps in Eugene, Steven Jenny relocates to Beaverton and begins running daily around and throughout the Nike World Campus. He continues seeking support for his dream of "Nikefest," a full-fledged sports festival while seeking his victory zephyr.
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?
Spiritual Sports
Spiritual Sports is about life lessons for kids and parents involved in sports. Lessons are based on core values of sportsmanship, teamwork, being unselfish, being a supportive fan, mental toughness and playing for the love of the game.
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 Slummer
"This is the first running book I've read that I think, wow this is like peeking into my brain and my way of thinking. I will be reading it again and again."CHRIS SOLINSKY, Former American Record Holder - 10,000 m (26:59.60)Nobody wants him here anyway, but he can't quit. Quitting isn't in his DNA. In 2083, Benjamin Brandt is among the millions of "slummers" who are relegated to poverty and struggle on the outskirts of society. As a minority growing up in the gritty underbelly of Cleveland's Industrial Valley, Ben sees the way genetically designed "elites" live only from a distance: from the shadows of public spaces people like him are forbidden to use, and on TV, where he watches the enhanced athletes compete at an extraordinary level. For years, a national track championship has inspired Ben to ferociously cultivate his own talent as a runner.As Ben logs miles through the potholed, darkened streets of his community, an idea takes hold of him that could turn his highly stratified society upside down. He isn't prepared to lead a revolution; however, he is prepared to run like a slummer with nothing to lose.
A Diamond for Her
He loved her enough to build her a baseball stadium.With a tip of the cap to the works of W.P. Kinsella, A Diamond for Her is a historical and magical story of love between two people - Raymond & Rochelle - and two grand institutions - America & baseball. In 1920, railroad man Raymond Blythe had a series of disturbing dreams-giant creatures with Greek names playing baseball. He was determined to find out what they meant. The dreams set him on a bizarre quest to find a connection between Iowa, Theodore Roosevelt, baseball, and his deceased father. While searching for answers at the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh, he met a young librarian named Rochelle Christy. This meeting sets him on another quest-to win her hand in marriage even if it means he has to establish his own baseball league in Pennsylvania's Allegheny Mountains.A Diamond for Her chronicles the fictitious history of the Winasook Iron Horses, who were the founding members of the Allegheny Independent League from 1921-1955. Baseball magic was born in these mountains proving time and again that anything can happen inside the diamond. Included in these remarkable stories told by retired doctor Charles "Shoeshine" Henry are: Raymond Blythe has a one-pitch duel with Theodore Roosevelt III at Chautauqua Institution. Pike tries to set a new world record by sitting on top of Rochelle Stadium's right field foul pole.The gods of baseball intervene in a 1930 game with startling results. Bess, Raymond's longtime live-in maid, insists on being present for the first game at Greenlee Field in Pittsburgh's Hill District in 1932 as Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and the Pittsburgh Crawfords defeat the Homestead Grays. But that's not why Bess wanted to attend. She holds a deep secret, and it's inside the diamond.An Iron Horses' player loses his life in World War II and his brother asks to substitute for the martyr for one game, but something is not as it seems.And a one-hundred pitch at-bat which inspires the teller of the stories, Charles "Shoeshine" Henry to become a medical doctor. Henry, through extensive interviews and archival research, chronicles the historical record of the Blythes and their remarkable team the Winasook Iron Horses and in doing so, gives a sweeping view of American history through the steady eye of America's pastime.
Welterweight
Caleb Hallow doesn't need anyone. All he needs is to dominate in the MMA cage and become world champion. His plans are derailed when he wakes up with a mysterious tattoo of his ancestors after a one-night stand with his opponent's ex-girlfriend, Meg Riley. Sharing the mark with her joins them as mates for eternity. Can Caleb deal with Meg for the rest of his life? Can he keep her safe from his past as he falls deeply in love with her? And will she stay by him when she finds out he is actually a werewolf?It was just a fling, a chance to get revenge on her cheating ex. At least that's what Meg Riley tries to convince herself. But the indescribable pull that draws her to the dark, dangerous Caleb Hallow tells her differently. Although she is furious when she finds the strange tattoo on her back after their night together, and even though he tells her some convoluted story about him being a werewolf, she can't stay away from him. She can't stop herself from falling for him. When her ex threatens Caleb's life, how far will Meg go to save him? Will she be willing to sacrifice her life for his?
Last At Bat
LAST AT BATSMALL TOWN BIG SECRETSIf you can throw a 95 MPH fastball - or hit one - your teammates don't care what color you are, how pretty you are, or where you came from."I SOON DISCOVERED this novel is a story of the indomitable spirit that potentially dwells in us all. About selflessness, sacrifice and the beauty of compassion. It's the story of hope and renewal; a second chance." -Jeff Lowrey Baseball Play by Play Announcer/Film ProducerMATT WOLF doesn't remember his past, or what he used to look like. Or his real name.But the four people who rescued him from a devastating plane crash, do know . . . everything. Including that the world, including his wife, think Dylan Michael, the greatest baseball player of a generation, died in that crash. As fans mourn Dylan's loss, Matt heals. While his face will never look the same, his body recovers and is stronger than ever. By chance, he realizes he may have played baseball at one time. As his talent resurfaces, it's clear he has major league ability, maybe super-star ability. But there's a catch; his past can't be discovered, or he could spend years in prison.To reach his dream of returning to "The Show" Matt will need the help of everyone in the small town of Blossom, South Carolina. Problem is, Matt is a white guy and Blossom is a nearly all Black town. A town not really all that fond of white guys, even former big leaguers.HE WILL NEED TO PROVE TO THE PEOPLE OF BLOSSOM HE'S MORE THAN A BASEBALL PLAYER!SCROLL UP & ADD TO CART NOW!
Diehard Fan
Eddie Fein is a twelve-year-old boy living in Brooklyn. It's the last week of the 1951 baseball season, and his beloved Dodgers are enduring the epic collapse to the hated Giants that will be punctuated by Bobby Thomson's "shot heard 'round the world."Eddie's love for the Dodgers springs from his love for his father Barry Fein, a passionate Dodger fan, but an alcoholic who's prone to bouts of depression and anger.When two Giant fans are murdered, Nick DiFazio, lead detective on the case and Barry's best friend, is afraid of what his suspicions are telling him.Eddie somehow learns of Nick's feelings. He secretly embarks on a desperate mission to prove his father's innocence, a quest that only seems to worsen things.In the meantime, and throughout, we witness the Dodgers' final week, sometimes through radio and TV, sometimes from the playing field itself.And as Bobby Thomson crushes Ralph Branca's fastball into baseball history, Eddie will learn the terrifying truth.
Hothead
He's the hottest player in Major League Baseball, the most notorious playboy in all of Manhattan...And my fake fianc矇 for the next three months....I was drunk-dialing my ex the night I met him.Six-three, sexy as sin and so incredibly rude I could smack the asshole smirk right off his face. Long story short, we got off to a bad start. But when the tabloids interpret our sparring as Drew Maddox "groveling" with a "mystery brunette," his agent presents us both a proposal: Shacking up as a couple this summer.It's an alleged "win-win." I need to prove to my ex that I'm fine. Drew needs to prove to his team that he's stable. Thanks to his on-field brawling and never-ending lady drama, Drew Maddox has suddenly found himself on the trade block - which means he needs a fast, easy way to show the team that he's settled down.Hence this fiance thing. Our fights are real, our kisses are fake, and thanks to the nonstop heat between us, I'm starting to mix up all my signs. But whether it's real or fake, there's one thing I do know: I'm already addicted.
Manifest
From a death row prison on a storm-swept coast to the dark old-growth forests of Oregon, to the hardscrabble semi-pro diamonds of the unsettled West, a dark figure and a baseball prodigy pursue their intertwined destiny. Will one have to destroy the other to find his path? With their combined power, will they be able to rise above the forces of history, or will the world take them back, interring both beneath the water and the dirt?One of the most singular baseball novels ever written. Adam Phillips possesses a narrative voice that takes hold on page one and never falters.- Steve Kluger, author of Last Days of SummerAdam Phillips writes with verve and bravado, and stories within stories pour out of his pen, each more incredible and entertaining than the last. Manifest is a great ride, fast, funny, and right on the outside corner.- Kevin Baker, author of Sometimes You See It ComingWith Manifest, Adam Phillips gives us a compelling novel populated by a rich collection of vivid, sometimes nearly mythic characters who actually seem to breathe on the page - characters on the edge of hopelessness whose sole chance for salvation lies in the redemptive power of baseball.- Joe Schuster, author of The Might Have Been
3D Coaching
This book offers a new view of success in coaching that is not tied to any sport. This approach is about knowing yourself and your team and developing together to form a winning combination that can withstand the test of time. This approach is based on getting the best out of players and coaches together through a common language and a shared understanding of the formula for success.
Rowdy
D.M. Davis' ROWDY is a messy, meant-for-me, sexy, contemporary romance and Book Two in the Black Ops MMA series. ROWDY: You think this is a love story. You're wrong. It's a massacre. A massacre of who I think I am, where I come from, and who I thought I'd have a future with. One wouldn't have me.The other couldn't.Both stole my heart. You think you know me. You have no idea. REESE: He thinks I'm a lion.I'm really a mouse, afraid of the demons nipping at my heels. No one can touch me.No one except him.I don't fear his touch.I crave it. Darkness is my enemy, yet his shadow doesn't scare me. He's the only dark I'm not afraid of. When their pasts threaten to topple their future, can the lion and her beast prevail or will the darkness overtake them? For maximum enjoyment, it is suggested the Black Ops MMA Series be read in order to fully experience the world and the characters that inhabit it. Black Ops MMA Series: NO MERCY ROWDY CAPTAIN (coming mid 2021)
Sidewinders
The Las Vegas Sidewinders are back with a selection of short, sweet bonus stories and two brand-new novellas!FIRST CHRISTMAS - Join Dom and Molly as they celebrate their first holiday season as parents.HIDE THE SALAMI - When two pro hockey players babysit for a toddler, the results are hilarious.DADDY'S GIRL - Erin, Drake and Shay travel east to say goodbye to a family member.ANYA'S TURN - After surviving cancer, Anya's ready to forget the past and look toward her future.SIMPLY SAVANNAH - As their baby's due date approaches, Tiff finds herself at odds with Zakk about the delivery.THE SWEETEST THINGS - The long-awaited birth of Karl and Kate's twins comes with a terrifying price but the sweetest reward.THE SIDEWINDER'S SIREN - Zaan and Lexi explore adulthood--and each other--even as their lives go in separate directions.The Petrovs I (Toli & Tessa) - Three pregnancies in less than four years is more than Tessa can handle, but Toli's too busy with the playoffs to notice. Will he get home in time to help or is Tessa on her own?The Petrovs II (Anton) - When Anton Petrov comes home from college, his father's nanny gives new meaning to having a summer fling.
Shadows of Swayne Field
When the kitchen ceiling caved in, and the contents of his mother's attic splayed across the floor, Ron, better known as "Punky," knew he had to help clean up. With the assistance of his son and nephew, he would try to preserve as many of the dirty, mold-covered memories as he could, including a mysterious, old metal box, possibly belonging to his Grandpa Hash. What's inside it takes him back thirty-two years earlier as he recalls the magical weekend in 1984 spent with his grandfather attending two baseball games. The first, at Tiger Stadium in Detroit to see their first-place heroes in action. Then to the local diamond to see their beloved Toledo Mud Hens the next day. The Beatles and Elvis on the radio, "crunchy" hot dogs, and plenty of baseball talk was on the agenda for this fun-filled road trip with many surprises along the way. The weekend takes an unexpected turn when the whereabouts of a long-lost family heirloom, a baseball signed by Abraham Lincoln, comes to light, setting off an impromptu detour, a bizarre return to a game at old Swayne Field-demolished twenty-nine years earlier, and uncovering the real holy grail of baseball collectibles.
Personal Foul
USA Today bestselling author Brooke O'Brien brings the heat in this steamy romance about an NBA basketball player who puts everything on the line to be with his coach's daughter.The stakes are high for Colson Rush. When he's traded to the Miami Blaze, his focus is one thing-winning a championship.All that changes the moment he set his sights on Sydney Carr.Sydney knows better than to mix business with pleasure. She's worked hard to land her dream job, working with her dad for the Miami Blaze, and she's not about to risk it all for the newest basketball recruit.When Colson comes to her rescue to fight off a man trying to steal her purse, even she can't deny the sparks flying between them.It's too bad she's his new coach's daughter.Giving into the temptation will be one personal foul neither of them can back down from.
”Azzoppate Gigi Riva!” Operazione Prater
Dalla Prefazione di Nando Mura: Lo ha raccontato, con rabbia, molti anni dopo: "Dovevo uscire al termine del primo tempo, questi erano gli accordi con Ferruccio Valcareggi, perch矇 pochi giorni dopo dovevo giocare a Madrid il match di ritorno di Coppa dei Campioni contro l'Atletico e non era il caso di forzare i tempi". A dire il vero "non avrei dovuto neanche disputarla quella partita, peraltro amichevole contro l'Austria, a Vienna, in quel maledetto 31 ottobre del 1970, pochi mesi dopo la conquista dello Scudetto". Gigi Riva era reduce da una brutta influenza, nel ritiro di Coverciano era stato imbottito di antibiotici. "Ma volli giocare lo stesso, perch矇 era un po' che non segnavo in azzurro e volevo sbloccarmi". Soltanto 45 minuti ma, nello spogliatoio durante l'intervallo con l'Italia in vantaggio per 2-1, "convinsi Valcareggi a farmi fare un altro quarto d'ora, poi esco, lo giuro"...
Tulpengrab
Es k繹nnte nicht besser laufen im Leben von Andreas Wunderberg: Die Landesgartenschau, die k羹rzlich startete und dessen Gesch瓣ftsf羹hrer er ist, ist ein voller Erfolg. Alles 瓣ndert sich, als pl繹tzlich eine vielversprechende Sportlerin, deren gr繹?ter Fan Andreas Wunderberg ist, vor seinen Augen zu Tode kommt. Um nicht unter Verdacht zu geraten, versteckt er ihren Leichnam und muss sich fortan st瓣ndig dar羹ber Gedanken machen, wohin mit ihr, denn keine Ruhest瓣dte ist von Dauer. Kompliziert wird die Lage, als die Nachfolgerin des sportlichen Talents gro?es Interesse an Andreas Wunderberg zeigt. Gelingt es ihm unter diesen Voraussetzungen, sein Geheimnis zu wahren?
