Women Football

NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY best selling authors, PATRICE WILTON and TRACI HALL are delighted to offer you the first book in a new series to get your heart pumping! We hope you enjoy SOCCER STUDS, Brody's and Serena's story as much as we do! Serena West, 28, works in the mayor's office, and is given an assignment to escort her teenaged soccer-hero fantasy Brody Harrison, around Detroit with the sole purpose of getting him to endorse a professional soccer team. He’d retired after a car accident wrecked his knee, but the general manager and the mayor have teamed up to make sure the soccer ...

Football has become America's true national pastime, but without a basic understanding of the game, it can be difficult to watch and enjoy. Football Is For Girls is a book for women that explains the game from the ground up. The game, its players, its concepts and its strategies are clearly explained in an easily digestible format. For anyone who has an interest in watching more of the game, but just can't seem to completely grasp what is going on and why, this book was written for you.

In 1967, a Cleveland businessman had a brilliant idea: Why not start a women's football team? It was conceived as a gimmick and a publicity stunt in the vein of the Harlem Globetrotters. He recruited women to compete as a traveling football troupe; much to his surprise, he learned that women really wanted to play — and play hard. Hail Mary is the story of the unlikely rise of the National Women's Football League and the players who loved a game that society told them they shouldn't be playing.

In All Heart, adapted from When Nobody Was Watching specifically for younger listeners, Carli tells the full inspiring story of her journey to the top of the soccer world - an honest, action-packed account that takes listeners inside the mind of a hardworking athlete.

In football-obsessed Steubenville, Ohio, on a summer night in 2012, an incapacitated sixteen-year-old girl was repeatedly assaulted by members of the “Big Red” high school football team. They took turns documenting the crime and sharing on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Filmmaker Nancy Schwartzman spent four years embedded in the town, documenting the case and its reverberations. Ten years after the assault, Roll Red Roll is the culmination of that research, weaving in new interviews and personal reflections to take listeners beyond Steubenville to examine rape culture.

Life is hard in Barrow, Alaska. Football mom Cathy Parker first caught a glimpse of this reality from the comfort of her Jacksonville, Florida, living room while watching a 2006 ESPN report on the Barrow Whalers, a high school football team consisting mostly of Alaskan Inupiat Eskimo natives playing in the most difficult of conditions. These players found themselves playing on a gravel field. And while the community of Barrow felt a strong pride for their boys, many felt football was not worth the investment. That is, until Cathy Parker became involved.

Warning: This story contains content which is intended for readers over the age of 18. Previously release as "Taken by Her Best Friend's Brother" under a different name. Rachel was away for her first year in college. She had remained a virgin all through high school and was tired of waiting for the right one to come along. Brad was her best friend's brother and two years ahead of her in school. He was tall, muscular, and extremely sexy. Rachel had a huge crush on Brad when she was younger. He was the one who kissed her for the very first time. When she went to high school, she saw a side of...

Warning: This story contains content which is intended for readers over the age of 18. Rachel made it through Christmas and was back at school without either family finding out about her relationship with Brad. It would be three months before she could see him again. She had no idea how she was going to wait that long. Brad continued to call and text her each day. They couldn't wait to see each other again. When something happened that would change her life forever, how did Rachel handle it? She knew that pushing Brad away was the right thing to do for everyone. It was time for her to think...

Will Barb be back for Cade and Andie's wedding? Victory should be sweet for pro quarterback, Cade Prescott. He’s won the Super Bowl MVP, has a baby on the way, and is marrying the love of his life, librarian Andie Wales. Raised by foster parents, Cade yearns to be part of a real family. Unfortunately, his mother is running from the law, and Andie refuses to plan the wedding unless her future mother-in-law is included. Meanwhile, their enemies have not given up, and unbeknownst to Andie and Cade, they are on their way to exact revenge. Will Cade and Andie’s special day result in ...

When an all-star football player, Logan, royally screws up a Valentine’s Day surprise for his girlfriend Vanessa, he gets a juicy surprise of his own. After visiting a sex shop alone, Logan purchases a toy that turns him into a woman. He soon learns that to turn back into a man he has to make amends with all the women that he’s hurt recently, and there’s only one thing these women want: the one thing Logan was too lazy to give them when he was a man! Things really heat up when Logan’s guy friends start taking an interest in his new sexy body. To complicate matters Vanessa has taken ...

If you want something done, ask a busy person. Kate Conner could kill whoever first said that. As if the full-time mom, part-time demon hunter didn’t have enough to do, she’s now been given a third job—as headmistress at a special academy for up-and-coming slayers. Kate’s first charge? Her own teenage daughter Allie, who thanks to her unique heritage, has more power than either she or Kate understands. And definitely more than either knows how to use.

She was one play away from history—until everything fell apart. Quinn Canals was set to become the NFL's first female head coach. Smart, focused, and fiercely determined, she made her name as the league's most innovative offensive coordinator. But one viral moment changed her future—and got her blackballed from the game she gave everything to. With no job prospects and nothing left to lose, Quinn takes an offer from a struggling women's flag football team in her hometown of Baltimore. It's not the NFL. It's not even close.

As a child, Mallory Pugh would do anything she could to watch soccer, practice soccer, and play soccer. She was soccer obsessed! Discover more about Pugh's highlights on the field in this thrilling biography in the Stars of Sports series.

Can Andie recover from her trauma? Will Cade find out who's behind his troubles? To protect those he loves, Cade is forced to play dirty with one exception: on the playing field. Meanwhile, Andie is drawn deeper into the manipulations of a coworker who doesn’t have her best interests at heart. Andie's mother appears on the scene to help while Cade's mother suffers a horrible relapse. A shocking twist upends everything Cade believed and forces Andie to reconsider whether she'd been too trusting of the man who'd wormed his way into her heart. Watch for excitement to mount with Cade and ...

Football player Stephen Harrison has hit rock bottom - he's fresh out of rehab, lost too much weight to be an effective offensive lineman, and has no support system in place. The Bobcats staff suggests that he get a life coach to keep him sober and get him back into playing shape, but Stephen says that his girlfriend will help. Too bad he doesn't have one.... Luckily for Stephen, he does have a housekeeper.

When Angel O'Malley is left penniless by her deceased father's gambling debts, she is forced to sue pro football player Billy Burner for child support. Blindsided with a five-year-old daughter, he tackles fatherhood with the same commitment he gives to the game, but he has his eye on a bigger prize: Angel's heart. She agrees to Billy's plan to play house to ensure the new father makes no rookie mistakes.

Don't miss the out on getting a little more intimate with the Adair boys. Gwen & Liam's story will leave you wanting more! With the demons of her past resurfacing, Gwyneth is forced to start over. At 21 she moves to a small town on the west coast, but when her heart leads her into the arms of Detective Liam Adair, she's faced with many questions about her past—a past she was made to run from. Will Liam's inquisitive nature cause an irreparable distance between them? Will his new case unknowingly open up what Gwen has been hiding? Lastly, will she survive the impending arrival of the one ...

The favor seemed simple: Keep my new stepsister out of trouble for one summer. I've never met Grace Lee, but Mom tells me she's a quiet and artsy college student with a troubled past. When I agreed to let her stay with me, I thought it was no big deal. I expected to share my apartment with a sullen girl who'd spend hours locked in her room. I didn't expect a walking fantasy determined to make me lose my cool. I didn't expect a woman with secrets so dark, so deep, I'd throw away everything if it would save her from the past.

Doll has conquered her hardships and met her goals, veiled by her cloudy secrets and past in Gary, Indiana. Amidst a chaotic year of scandals and disgrace, Donovan proposes to Doll. Beset by apprehension concerning her betrothed’s loyalty, she accepts—yet her heart still longs for assurance, troubled the next betrayal would destroy her. Wondering if there’s anyone who can help, she summons the one friend she believes she can rely on. SHAWNA (ENVYME), her old companion, seethes with envy at Doll’s successes, striving for a similar way of life-- when presented with an opportunity to ...

From tennis legend Billie Jean King to the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team, athletes have fought for equity and fairness for women in professional sports. Discover the pro athletes who have used their platform to speak out and affect change for all women.