Novedades

At twenty-eight years old, I thought I’d finally landed it—the assignment to cover the Seattle Hawkeyes' rise to Stanley Cup glory. It should be my dream come true—a career-making opportunity that could land me the head sports journalist position at The Seattle Sunrise. But instead of being handed the story of a lifetime, I’m facing my biggest challenge yet: Coach Bexley Townsend.

It started as a one night stand, but now I’m stuck working with the man who broke my heart. James is the new hockey coach with bulging biceps and a bad boy attitude. The man I thought I would never see again after our one scorching hot night together. As the team’s manager, I now deal with his arrogance on a daily basis. Especially since he continues to grab me by the hand and pull me in for a touch from his lips. I should put a stop to it but when he wraps his protective arms around me I lose all control. Keeping our secret affair from members of the team is not going to be easy. On a ...

2024 Maxy Award for General Fiction Walking through doors open to a popular athlete, Jamie Williams wins hearts and basketball championships. Jamie's life, however, is far from trouble-free. Bullies, like Rick Cullin, quickly learn that picking on Jamie Williams, a young man with a powder keg temper, is not a wise decision. Growing up during a time of social change, Jamie wrestles with morality, religion, and being in love with two women. The Most Valuable Player in the 1968 Arkansas Overall Basketball Tournament, Jamie, a highly sought-after college prospect, plans to impress colleges and ...

My brain is hard-wired to hockey. To train hard, to win, to be the best. I don’t date, I basically live and breathe hockey and I plan everything. Until I find a newborn baby outside my apartment. It’s like something out of a movie, except she’s mine and this is my life. I panic, the only person I know who can help is my neighbor Andi. But in doing so, I risk inviting her into my life. So far she’s just been a friend, but I’m out of my depth and losing control. Now with each late night together, we feel like a family and I can see the lines blurring.

Bobbing and weaving across the ever-shifting canvas of a changing country, The Slip is an audacious, daring look at sex and race in America that builds to an unforgettable collision in the center of the ring.

Twenty-four-year-old newspaperman Ray Sargent is a hardened cynic in the ways of the world: he’s lost his parents and brothers, served in the Marines in France, survived the deadly flu pandemic of 1918, and written up everything from labor strikes to gambling dens. And he has a way with women—or so he supposes. But he’s never met a woman like Marian Newhouse, the beautiful, brilliant reporter with a mysterious past who shows up in Toledo, Ohio, just as the Midwest’s “glass city” is getting ready to host the biggest sports event in the world—a heavyweight championship fight ...

Seit dem Tod ihres Verlobten ist Lily das erste Mal wieder in Paris, der Stadt, in der er ums Leben kam. Hier lernt sie den Komponisten Yves kennen, der an einem Stück über eine russische Tänzerin arbeitet. Yves ist fasziniert von der verletzlichen Lily und hofft auf Inspiration – schließlich war sie einmal selbst eine gefeierte Ballerina. Zunächst weigert sich Lily, nach dem Tod ihres Verlobten hat sie nie wieder getanzt. Als sie jedoch eine ungeahnte Verbindung zu der russischen Primaballerina entdeckt, wird ihr bewusst, dass man die Leidenschaft seines Lebens nicht einfach aufgeben kann.

Preparing for Pressure was written to provide solutions for the vast majority of tennis athletes that are able to thrive on the practice court only to wilt under game-day pressure. Navy Seals say “We don’t rise to the occasion...we fall to the level of our training.” In tournament pressure the same holds true. Competitive tennis is a game of “keep away” not a game of “catch.” Players would be wise to practice in the manner they’re expected to perform versus simply hitting. This book assists athletes, coaches, and parents in assembling the software tools and the customized ...