Trading Up (Sports Romance)

Trading Up (Sports Romance)
Author: Cathryn Fox
Publisher: Cathryn Fox
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2022-02-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1989374476

This isn’t one of those stories where I was always in love with my brother’s best friend, and he’d spent years crushing on me. Furthest thing from it, really. I like Braden Murphy well enough. He’s a nice guy, and the football’s team star running back. That’s why I asked him to help me get the attention of a real life prince charming. Prince Stefan Lundin is a senior at Kinston college. Rumor has it he’s looking for his princess. I’m a pretty down to earth girl inside, which means I need to up my game. Basically, pretend to be everything I’m not. Braden reluctantly agrees, and then something crazy happens. I realize I’ve been chasing the wrong prince this whole time. Too bad I’ve became nothing but a lie. Everything Braden hated. Everything I hated. Here I was selling myself to the wrong guy, but now I’m worried the one I really want is no longer buying.

Trading Up

Trading Up
Author: Candace Bushnell
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2003-07-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1401398278

With a brilliant comic voice as well as Jane Austen's penchant for social satire, Candace Bushnell, who with Sex and the City changed forever how we view New York City, female friendships, and the love of a good pair of Manolos, now brings us a sharply observant, keenly funny, wildly entertaining latter day comedy of manners. Modern-day heroine Janey Wilcox is a lingerie model whose reach often exceeds her grasp, and whose new-found success has gone to her head. As we follow Janey's adventures, Bushnell draws us into a seemingly glamorous world of $100,000 cars, hunky polo players and media moguls, Fifth Avenue apartments, and relationships whose hidden agendas are detectable only by the socially astute. But just as Janey enters this world of too much money and too few morals, unseen forces conspire to bring her down, forcing her to reexamine her values about love and friendship--and how far she's really willing to go to realize her dreams.

The Trade

The Trade
Author: Meghan Quinn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2020-03-07
Genre:
ISBN:

Can you pinpoint a time in your life where you realized you are completely and utterly screwed?I can. I got the dreaded phone call, the one every baseball player hopes and prays never comes. I was traded. Yeah, that phone call.Traded from my long time team of over ten years. And not just to any team, but my childhood rivals; the Chicago Rebels. Completely and utterly screwed, right? Wrong. The trade was the least of my concerns.I met a girl. Natalie. Man, she's perfect.I swore I would never get involved with anyone during the season. Too complicated. But can you believe I have zero restraint when it comes to this girl? I couldn't get her out of my head and the more I talked to her, the more I realized I needed her in my life. So what's the problem? Why am I screwed? Because, Natalie, the girl I can't stop crushing on, yeah . . . she's married. At least, that's what I was told . . .

The Change Up

The Change Up
Author: Meghan Quinn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2020-06-08
Genre:
ISBN:

BREAKING NEWS: The Bad Boy of Baseball, Maddox Paige, is totally and utterly whipped. Okay, that might not be the headlines in the newspaper this morning, but it's the reality of my current situation. It all started a month ago when I received a call from my best friend, Kinsley. She got a new job in Chicago and needed a place to stay. I've known the girl since I was five, what harm would it be to have her stay at my place for a while?Ha! Total disaster. Now instead of going out every night with my teammates, I'm couch surfing and sketching endless photos of my best friend . . . but that's the least of my concerns. The disaster, you ask? I'm rapidly falling head over cleats in love with my best friend, my roommate, and my number one fan. And she has no idea . . .

Keeping Score (Sports Romance)

Keeping Score (Sports Romance)
Author: Cathryn Fox
Publisher: Cathryn Fox
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2021-07-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1989374379

My boyfriend has a debt to pay, and no money to pay it. Desperate for a way out, he begs me to help. Little did I expect for him to hand me over to the man he hated. Rocco Gianni isn’t just a scholarship student at Kingston. He’s a tough kid from the streets of Detroit—the scariest baller on campus. And now he owns me. Everything about him frightens me. Intrigues me. Makes me breathless. But Rocco has a score to settle, and promises to get his money’s worth. From me. Any way he desires. Want to know what scares me the most? That I’m going to let him.

All In (Sports Romance)

All In (Sports Romance)
Author: Cathryn Fox
Publisher: Cathryn Fox
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2022-04-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1989374484

I hate him. I hate everything about him. From his perfect face, right down to his tight football pants. He never wanted me back in college. Now he’s a superstar in the NFL. I lost the weight, and suddenly he’s noticing me. Maybe it’s time for a little revenge. Yeah, maybe it’s time for me to lead him on and push him away. It’s a good plan. A solid one. Until I get him naked.

Trading Teams

Trading Teams
Author: John Harris
Publisher:
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2018-10-19
Genre: Gay athletes
ISBN: 9781726603263

Jake thought he had life all figured out. He had the perfect girlfriend, a starting position on the Varsity baseball team, and a raging social life. He was living the dream. That is, until he discovers that he's in danger of losing his scholarship. The ultimatum? Get a tutor; or get out. Jake has no choice but to buckle down and put his head in his books. No sweat, right? The only problem is that the only person available to tutor him is a quiet nerd who would rather be alone than spend any time with a headstrong jock who isn't used to applying himself to anything but sports. For Kyle, college was only a formality. He didn't need the degree, and he barely attended his classes and still passed with flying colors. Instead of sitting in class, he'd rather be chasing his true passion--designing and programming an original MMORPG game. Kyle doesn't need a social life, and he definitely doesn't need a boyfriend, especially because that would require stepping out of the closet, something he has no intention of doing any time soon. The only problem? He's been assigned to tutor a handsome jock who would much rather be out on the field than stuck in a classroom. When it comes to having life figured out, Jake and Kyle will have to realize that there's more to life than good grades and games. Neither one of them is ready for what their newfound camaraderie will mean; but the bases are loaded and it's time to step up to the plate. Trading Teams is a standalone college romance featuring a nerdy gamer and a jock with his head in the clouds. This steamy romance includes intimate scenes of graphic sex and is intended for mature readers only. Batter up!

Trading Yesterday

Trading Yesterday
Author: Kahlen Aymes
Publisher:
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2017-11-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780996734493

"Chase, I need you. Please come." When soccer star, Chase Forrester, gets an emergency text from his ex-girlfriend, Teagan Tessler, stating she needs his help, logic and his heart are at odds. Reluctant to re-open old wounds, Chase's connection to Teagan won't let him refuse, and he gets on a plane; no questions asked.

The Ethics of Sports Fandom

The Ethics of Sports Fandom
Author: Adam Kadlac
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2021-12-23
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 100051210X

Fans largely regard sports as an escapist pursuit—something that provides distraction from the cares and concerns of "real life." This book pushes back against a fully escapist account of sports fandom and argues that we should understand the value of fandom in terms of the ability of sports to prompt fans to reflect meaningfully on the notion of a good life. Even if we are not engaged in high-level athletics, it is possible to learn a great deal from those who are: what sacrifices are required to achieve our goals; how to persevere through failure and disappointment; and about teamwork and the rewards of accomplishing things together. Moreover, partisan fandom, which has been criticized from various quarters, can teach us valuable lessons about love and what it means to be invested in things over which we have no control. If our reflection on the efforts of individual athletes helps us reflect on our own pursuit of the good life, our attachments to teams can help us to cultivate a certain kind of humility and openness to all that life has to offer. The Ethics of Sports Fandom is an accessible resource for researchers and students interested in the ethics and philosophy of sport that offers an analysis of several different aspects of contemporary fandom: fantasy sports, the ways that fans interact with athletes on social media, violent sports, women’s sports, and the support for our countries’ national teams. In all these areas, reflecting on what it means to respect athletes as individual human beings engaged in their own pursuit of the good life requires that fans consider their sports-related behavior in a new light.

The Setup

The Setup
Author: Meghan Quinn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2020-09-09
Genre:
ISBN:

I've fallen victim to a heinous act. An act so vile, so downright dirty, that I'm not sure as a twenty-year-old man I'll ever recover. Brace yourself, because what I'm about to tell you might have you gasping in secondhand horror.Ready? Here it goes . . .I've recently become the pawn of a meddling mom.Yes . . . A MEDDLING MOM--who's been trying to set me up all summer.Now, I understand it's not a crime for a mother to want her child to fall in love, but when she makes it her relentless MISSION, the heinous act should be classified as a misdemeanor at least.Of course, my mom, the evil matriarch in the devil's leggings, made her final stab at finding a girl for me days before I went back to college.And I hate to admit it, but she saved a doozy for last. A titan in black skinny jeans. A boss of nonchalance. And a girl who would not only turn my life upside down, but do it while juggling a soccer ball, looking effortlessly gorgeous around campus, and is one hundred percent against relationships. Of any sort. Thanks, Mom.