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This week’s entry is Huddle with Me Tonight by Farrah Rochon.

All Paige Turner wants is to be taken seriously as a journalist. The entertainment columnist and blogger extraordinaire gets more notoriety than she planned when her scathing review of NFL superstar Torrian Smallwood's memoir sparks an online confrontation. But that's nothing compared to the sensual heat that tackles her when she meets the heart-stoppingly sexy athlete face-to-face….

Torrian can't let Paige derail his dream of a new career as a restaurateur. Even if the sassy, sultry writer is making America's favorite wide receiver yearn to be on the receiving end of her desire. And with a reality TV cook-off propelling them into the spotlight, Torrian can no longer hide his passionate secret goal—to build a future with the woman who's making an end run around his heart….

If you’ve ever met me or read this here blog or my tweets, it probably took you five minutes to realize I’m a sports fanatic. Okay, maybe like three minutes.

I’m as passionate about sports as I am romance novels. And when the two are combined, this is me.
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*Clears throat*

I met Ms. Rochon at the Harlequin Pajama Party at the RWA Conference this summer. She writes for Kimani Press, the same line I’m targeting.  Turns out she’s also a sports nut. When she told me her book about a football player would be released in September, I knew I’d be buying it.

And I happily did. I could tell you what I thought about it, but who cares whether or not it was any good? Have you seen the cover? I mean, seriously. 

After I drooled over the cover, I forced myself to open the book and actually read. I loved it.

Torrian and Paige have amazing chemistry even though they’re not too thrilled with the other at the beginning. Excuse me while I take us back to the 1950s for a moment. Torrian is a dreamboat. He’s as nice and down to earth as he is hot. Paige is no pushover. She’s ambitious. I’ve always been ambitious, and I connect with others who are the same way whether they’re people or fictional characters. Paige and Torrian fit together. They made my heart sigh.

But those aren’t the main reasons I loved Huddle with Me Tonight.

I was reading the book last night while at work (Don’t worry. I have the type of job where this is okay). I was sitting next to my student worker and I start cracking up. She looks at me like crazy. I apologize and continue reading, only to crack up again a few minutes later. It was the scene in which Torrian and Paige are having a meeting with TV executives. I’d type it out, but I dumbly forgot the book at home this morning. Trust me, it was funny.

I heart books that can make me laugh out loud. If an author can do that, I am hers forevermore.

And I did I mention, she writes about football? J

So whatcha reading? Are you enjoying it?

xoxo,
Jamie

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