Hammond by Jonathan LaPoma (25 Reviews)    Price verified 11 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

Rebounding: A Fresh Start Hockey Romance (Portland Icehawks Book 1) by Jami Davenport (Cedrona Enterprises) (265 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

Meet the newest expansion team in hockey--The Portland Icehawks. They're a group of guys with chips on their shoulders out to make their former teams regret letting them go. They won't be stopped until they win it all. What they haven't counted on is love being part of that equation. As a thirty-five-year-old hockey player, I've learned a hard lesson in loyalty. I was supposed to be a lifer for the Chicago Tigers, but the team left me out in the cold, choosing to protect younger players in the expansion draft. The next thing I know, I'm in a strange city with a fledgling team, and my estranged wife has served me with divorce papers. Not the best way to start a new chapter in my career. As the team struggles to find its identity and win games, I struggle with my role as team captain, proving I'm not too old to play at a high level, and getting beyond my failed marriage. All this is complicated by an undeniable attraction to the owner's granddaughter. As the team racks up the losses, ...

Genre: Sports

One Night In Heated Snapshots (A New Adult Novel) (One Night In Book 1) (One Night In Series) by Ashley C. Harris (76 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Beth's dream adventure might destroy her forever... She's been given the chance to participate in an all-expenses-paid photography contest that will take her to the hot sands of Miami Beach. This opportunity could land her the top job she's been dreaming about... That is if the most infuriating and wickedly handsome guy doesn't get in the way. Sterling Johnson is the hot college swim champion whose music and loud partying keeps his entire dorm up half the night. Where he goes, crazy swim fans follow. He could get any girl he wants... except for the perfect and career-focused Beth. That's when he devises a plan that, in the end, might hurt them both. They each know they're headed in very different directions... so when Beth leaves for the photography competition, she's shocked to see Sterling on the plane. Soon, the heat of Miami threatens to scorch the feelings these two have been hiding for each other, but if that happens, will Beth's dreams of winning be realized? Or will ...

Genre: Sports