Will the couple find the strength and courage to put it all on the line when love means playing for keeps?
Playing For Keeps
York Bombers #3
Lisa B. Kamps
Releasing June 28th, 2017
Tyler Bowie
is the serious and focused goalie for the York Bombers. He has his mind on the
game and his eye on the future. And he always plays by the rules--until he
meets Jennifer Emory, his teammate's sister. What is it about the troubled
woman that tempts him to break the biggest rule of all?
Jennifer
Emory is looking to start a new life and finds the distraction she needs in
Tyler Bowie, her brother's intensely sexy teammate. But the distraction quickly
turns to something else. She knows all about the bro code, but there's just
something about Tyler that makes her want to take a chance and risk so much
more than her brother's ire.
Will the
couple find the strength and courage to put it all on the line when love means
playing for keeps?
But God, she hated it. Hated running
away. Hated having to rely on her brother. Hated feeling like a burden.
Hated knowing that no matter where she
went, one tiny little mistake could follow her forever.
She sighed and drew her knees up to her
chest. It didn't matter how gorgeous Tyler Bowie was, or how much she was
attracted to him, or even if she had a tiny little crush on him. She couldn't
allow anything to happen. Not that he was interested but still…no, nothing
would happen. He was a hockey player. He was her brother's teammate.
No—no matter how hot Tyler was, it was
strictly a case of look but don't touch.
She didn't think he was like her ex but she couldn't be sure because she didn't
know him that well. And she couldn't trust her own judgement, not anymore. Not
after what her ex had done.
Except it had been ten long months and
Tyler was so gorgeous. Would it really hurt, just to sample a small taste?
And oh God, what was she thinking? No,
absolutely not. She could not think
like that, couldn't even afford to pretend
to think like that. No matter how much—
She heard the muffled sound of
footsteps against the thick carpeting and turned on the sofa, her eyes widening
at the sight of Tyler shuffling up the short hall toward her. His thick hair
was tousled, his lids half-lowered over dark, sleepy eyes. He paused and ran a
hand over his broad chest, which caused the hem of the thin t-shirt to lift.
Her mouth dried as she caught a glimpse of smooth skin pulled tight over the
hard muscle of defined abs.
Smooth skin broken only by a thin line
of dark hair that disappeared into the waistband of the loose gym shorts riding
low on his lean hips.
Jenny blinked, her face heating as her
gaze travelled down his sturdy legs, taking in the long muscles of strong
thighs, lightly dusted with dark hair. Even his bare feet were sexy. Since when
did she ever notice a man's feet?
Since never, that's when.
She tore her gaze away, forcing herself
to look anywhere else. At the generic prints scattered on the wall behind him.
At the small dinette table with its two chairs and pile of mail sitting on top
of a dark green placemat. At the television, its screen now dark because she
had turned it off.
Anywhere except at Tyler.
Oh God, she was in so much trouble.
Look but don't touch? No, she couldn't even do that, not when the simple act of just looking made her want to do so much more.
Look but don't touch? No, she couldn't even do that, not when the simple act of just looking made her want to do so much more.
If you had a theme song, what would it be?
Honestly, it depends on my mood. But
there are two that always seem to be at the top of my list:
Fight Song by Rachel Platten and…
Wait for it…
Fat Bottomed Girls by Queen!
Name three things on your desk right now.
- A large
bag of almond M&Ms (I won't tell you how many are left in the bag)
- Large
mug of coffee (strong with cream and sugar if you're really curious)
- My
planner and notepad, pens and post-its (yes, that only counts as one item
in my world!!)
A la Twitter style,
please describe your book in 140 characters or less.
Okay,
I'm really not that great at Twitter but I'll give it a shot:
#secretpast
#steamyread #bestfriendssister #forbiddenlove #nevergiveup #loveconquersall
#hockeyromance #alwayshopeful
Did
I go over??
What do you do when you are not writing?
Plan for the next book?
Seriously, my mind is always going: thinking, dreaming, wondering, planning.
Doesn't matter what I'm doing, there's always something involving writing going
on in my head.
Except when I go into
total slug-mode, which does happen every once in a while. If that's the case,
I'm either literally doing absolutely nothing (I mean I literally turn
completely OFF), or I'm either reading or playing SIMS. Hey, don't judge me :)!
Is anything in your book
based on real life experiences or purely all imagination?
Are there certain
characters you would like to go back to, or is there a theme or idea you’d love
to work with?
Do you have any advice to give to aspiring writers?
The
best piece of advice I can give (and have given) any aspiring writer is one
that's been around for ages: Just do it. Don’t think about doing it, don’t talk
about doing it, don't dream about doing it. Just sit your butt down and get
those words on the page. Talking is easy, but if you're serious, stop talking
and just write. You can fix it later, worry about it later, angst over it
later. But you need to get those words on paper first. In this case, actions
really do speak louder than words.
Don't get so caught up in the rules that you end up hampering your creative flow. Yes, learn the rules, be aware of them, but don't let them rule your writing (or your creative process). There are so many rules out there that "they" say can't be broken. But guess what? They get broken all the time, and it works. Do what works for you, your story, your characters. Don't let the rules silence your unique voice. (Note: I'm not talking about grammar and punctuation--those are important. It's those other pesky rules, like don't write in first person, don't write about a sports hero, etc.)
Is there anything that you would like to say to
your readers and fans?
To
my current readers and fans: THANK YOU so much for taking a chance and joining
me on this wonderful journey! It really wouldn't be possible without all of
you! To those readers who haven't yet read my books: don't be afraid to take a
chance! You might surprise yourself and find a new favorite author (if not
favorite, then hopefully one you really like!).
Can you tell us about your upcoming book?
My next scheduled release
is PLAYING IT UP, The York Bombers Book 4.
Many of you have already
met Zach and Haley in the other York Bomber titles. These two love to hate each
other and are always butting heads. And when they finally get together...?
There's a fine line between love and hate, a line the mismatched pair
crosses with as much passion in bed as out of it. No strings, no expectations.
When Haley's past comes back to haunt her, putting her life in peril, Zach
realizes that some things are worth fighting for—no matter the cost—and Haley
learns she must let go of the past if she wants to
hang on to the future.
This one is a steamy twist
on your enemies-to-lovers story, with a few more surprises thrown in! PLAYING IT
UP releases on August 30 and is available for pre-order now. You can find the
link here.
Lisa B.
Kamps is
the author of the best-selling series The Baltimore Banners, featuring
"hard-hitting, heart-melting hockey players" [USA Today], on and off
the ice. Her Firehouse Fourteen series features hot and heroic firefighters who
put more than their lives on the line. She's introduced a whole new team of hot
hockey players who play hard and love even harder in her newest series, The
York Bombers.
In a
previous life, she worked as a firefighter with the Baltimore County Fire
Department then did a very brief (and not very successful) stint at bartending
in east Baltimore, and finally served as the Director of Retail Operations for
a busy Civil War non-profit.
Lisa
currently lives in Maryland with her husband and two sons (who are mostly
sorta-kinda out of the house), one very spoiled Border Collie, two cats with
major attitude, several head of cattle, and entirely too many chickens to
count. When she's not busy writing or chasing animals, she's cheering loudly
for her favorite hockey team, the Washington Capitals--or going through
withdrawal and waiting for October to roll back around!
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