Summary:
Angela Peterson was always the quiet, shy kid growing up in
Harper Falls, crushing on the high school quarterback and honing her football
strategy skills. Now grown up and coaching the high school team, she’s shocked
when that same sexy quarterback returns to Harper Falls asks her back to his
hotel room. And then tries to steal her job.
Injured NFL quarterback Cade Reynolds is in Harper Falls to
take over as interim head coach, and he never thought the tall, blond bombshell
he propositioned would offer up any resistance. Not to a repeat of the
amazingly wild night they shared and certainly not to his coaching position.
But the Harper Falls High
Eagles are Angie’s team, and even the hometown hero won’t take that away from
her, no matter how hot he is. As the two engage in a battle of wits and wills,
this is one game neither is prepared to lose.
Review:
This book is a book that football
lovers will appreciate. However, if you’re not much of a football fan you and
just looking for a really good romance book, this is it too. Jackie did a great of job captivating me throughout the entire book that I was not able to put it
down and it became a very quick read for me. I had no clue as to which way she
was going to go next with the book and kept everything as unpredictable as
possible.
Angela (Angie) had a crush on
Cade all through high school. I mean who wouldn’t, right? HOT guy, very
popular, and quarterback of the high school football team. She was a freshman while
he was a senior when she approached him and threw him for a loop when said that
the team wouldn’t win a game if they only had twelve offensive plays. How would
she know they only had twelve plays if she didn’t count every single one of
them? He owed her though, because not only did the team win State Championships
that year, he went on to play for the NFL.
Angie grew up with brothers, so
it was obvious she grew up with football. She was very shy and kind of geeky in
high school, but as an adult, she is the complete opposite. Yes, sometimes she
is very shy and reserved, she likes her privacy (but who doesn’t), but she’s
become beautiful and more outspoken. When her mother died, she was afraid she
would lose her dad as well, so she gave up her life to move back in her
hometown to take care of him and to avoid losing him too. One can see the love
she has for teaching her students, and her love for coaching football.
Cade lived and loved football.
He was the quarterback for his high school team, played in college and was
drafted into the NFL. He was living his dream; he was doing what he loved, he
was very popular, wealthy and could have any woman he wanted. But one play
during a game put a halt to playing. He had injured his shoulder that required
extensive surgery and rehab. He could throw a ball perfectly, but he couldn’t
train like he used to. Until then, he couldn’t play, his team didn’t want him;
he felt rejected. Even without playing he still made millions, but what is the
money if you’re not doing what you love?
Cade is instantly attracted by
Angie after seeing her for the first time. He gets more turned on by her drink
order and better yet, by her picking up the sports section. He invites her to
sit at the table with him. There’s something familiar about her, he knows her,
but he can’t seem to pinpoint it and Angie doesn’t help him remember. He
invites her to dinner and she accepts knowing Cade Reynolds is not interested
in someone like her; has never been and never will be. She knows this will be a
one night stand, something she never really does, but yet, being with Cade is
always something she’s always thought of doing. One night is all she can give
herself.
Angie almost cancels her date
but meets Cade in his luxury suite. This is something she is not used to. They
are from completely different worlds; he comes from a world full of money, she
works for every single cent she has and spends it appropriately. As soon as she
walks through those doors, you can feel the sexual tension floating in the
room. While watching the sunset, plans for dinner disappear when one thing
leads to another. You can feel the desire and the passion that Angie has been
feeling for Cade all those years. HOT, fiery, passionate sex, it’s actually
pretty intense. But there seems to be more than a sexual connection between the
two, there’s something deeper. When Angie finally comes to, she realizes her
mistake and leaves before he can crush her heart.
Angie is the type of person who
likes to work to her way to the top and earn her way without or with very little
help from anyone. She is the assistant coach of the football team, who dreams
of becoming the head coach when the current head coach retires. So she is
completely disappointed and frustrated when Cade is asked to fill in the Head
Coach role, when he becomes ill. She thought she would never see him again, yet
she can’t seem to escape him. The sexual tension builds more and more every day
that they see each other. He makes it known he wants to be with her. Not only
does she need to prove herself to the board, she also needs and wants to prove
herself to Cade and show that she can become the best female Head Coach out
there despite what the rumors say. He needs
to prove to others as well that he can still be an amazing football player. Cade
wants to see if there is a something between them. In a way, so does she, but
can she? Being with Cade, Angie will be in the public’s eye at all times,
something she wants to avoid since she loves her privacy. She would have to give up everything she
loves and everything she worked so hard for.
Will Angie be able to put down
some walls and let Cade in? Will she be able to give everything up to be with
him? Will Cade be willing to make major sacrifices to be with Angie? Will she
be able to give in to being in the public’s eye to be with him? Will Angie be
able to prove herself to everyone and get the Head Coach position? Will Cade be
able to get past his pain and be able to play football again?
I really enjoyed this book and
I recommend you put it on your list to read. Not only did I like the main
characters, I really fell for the supporting characters. Jackie does a great
job introducing us and getting us acquainted with Rachel, Warren, her father,
Coach Harvey and even the sleaze Donnelly. I can’t wait to read about Rachel
and Warren in the next book.
I received an ARC for my honest
review.
This book was reviewed by
Jennelyn.
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