Risky Move: Tampa Suns Hockey by Robyn M. Ryan (L. J. Burdett) (329 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

She's his brother's nanny... and totally off-limits. In an effort to escape her overprotective mother, Cassie moves to Tampa to decide her future and claim her independence. When she lands a job as a live-in nanny to adorable twin infants, she's convinced she's on the right track. Until she meets her new roommate: Tom. He's an off-the-charts gorgeous neurologist (are they even allowed to be that sexy?) -- her brother's boss and also her aunt's best friend. There are way too many points of contact for them to take the risk... but Cassie can't help but fantasize what contact with him would feel like. Tom knows the stakes, but Cassie's vibrant spirit strikes a chord in his heart, and he can't stay away. But just when they start to think they're moving in sync, the unthinkable happens. Did taking the risk create a chasm too wide to bridge? **Risky Move is a standalone book in the Tampa Suns Hockey series. This sweet and spicy full-length novel can be read on its own -- no cliffhanger, ...

Genre: Sports

Hammond by Jonathan LaPoma (25 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

-"Earnest... Compelling... successfully captures the anger, frustration, and freedom of kids on the brink of adulthood." -Kirkus Reviews, Recommended Review A group of troubled but charismatic boys in a tough Buffalo, NY neighborhood play basketball at a local park and dream of winning a state high school championship. Driven by raw talent and killer instinct, they dominate the court, but everywhere else, they feel like losers. Hammond is told through the eyes of James Lombardi, a precocious but mentally ill boy who believes winning a championship will ease his "Evil Thoughts" and save his family, long haunted by generations of substance abuse, uncontrollable rage, and suicide. A dark but humorous coming-of-age novel, Hammond offers a poetic and disturbing look inside the complex mind of an adolescent boy as he slowly learns that having the heart of a champion can sometimes be more burden than blessing. *Hammond is the first novel in a loosely-linked series with The Summer of ...

Genre: Sports