Game On in Seattle #6
by Jami Davenport
Releasing October 21st 2016
Cedrona Enterprises
Cedrona Enterprises
From The Book Junkie Reads . . . Bottom
of the Ninth: Seattle Skookums Baseball (Game On in Seattle, #6) . . .
Wounded. Hurt. Cheated. Lost.
Confused. Zeke and Paisley may not have lived a similar life but life has a way
of putting some tuff obstacles in the way. There are some things that leave
scars. Some leave deep down to the soul gouges. Sometimes you must allow for something
good to come in and make that change that is needed to make you a better you.
This lesson was hard fought and conquered by both Zeke and Paisley in different
ways.
Left by his brother to endure
something no child should ever have to go through. Zeke wanted nothing to do
with his brothers. To be honest he really didn’t want anything to do with
people outside of the necessities. Even after he runs into one woman and three
children.
Paisley had her priorities in place
and the fact that her nieces and nephew were the top priority made her do
things she would not normally do. Deciding to take advantage of the fact that
she had a run in with Zeke. She turns things around in her life and that of
Zeke and her family.
I could feel Zeke’s pain and Paisley’s
fear for her family. I enjoyed the coming to Jesus that the Wolfe family needed
to have and how the connections were there regardless of pain. Things were just
engrossing and consuming. I found so much her that made me fall in love with
the growth between Zeke and Paisley. I very much enjoyed looking back and
making connections to previous books.
Davenport put it all out there and
made connections, statements, and understanding go a long way. The roundabout
way that she brought the brother’s and their families together was hearwarming.
I think that Al was a lot smarter than specific credit has been given him. He
makes agents look like do-gooders not overbearing leeches. I just got one more
fantastic reason to continue on with this series and all the new aspects that
she adds.
Game
On in Seattle series:
Skating on Thin Ice – Game On in Seattle, #1
Crashing the Boards – Game On in Seattle, #1.5
Crashing the Nets: Sockeyes Hockey –
Game On in Seattle, #2
Love at First Snow: Sockeyes Hockey –
Game On in Seattle, #2.5
Melting Ice: Sockeyes Hockey – Game On in Seattle, #3
Hearts on Ice: Sockeyes Hockey – Game On in Seattle, #3.5
Blindsided: Seattle Steelheads
Football – Game On in Seattle, #4
Bodychecking: Seattle Sockeyes
Hockey – Game On in Seattle, #5
Bottom of the Ninth: Seattle Skookums
Baseball – Game On in Seattle, #6
Game Changer: Seattle Steelheads
Football – Game On in Seattle, #7
Blurb
Zeke Wolfe, the man who’s written off his entire family, rescues a young woman and three children on a stormy Seattle night. Before he knows it, he has an instant family and a fake fiancé he’s certain he doesn’t want.
Zeke Wolfe, the man who’s written off his entire family, rescues a young woman and three children on a stormy Seattle night. Before he knows it, he has an instant family and a fake fiancé he’s certain he doesn’t want.
Paisley
Madison dreams of having a real home for herself and her sister's children.
When a handsome baseball player drops into her life, she knows a gift when she
sees one and hires herself as his assistant.
As
their business arrangement turns into something much more personal, Paisley and
Zeke's pasts threaten to destroy their precarious hold on a future together.
Can they conquer their demons and find love, or will they run from their pasts
and abandon their future together?
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Paisley
startled awake early. She bolted upright and winced when her back protested.
Ignoring her whiny body parts, she blinked several times and squinted,
attempting to get her bearings. The morning sun cast beams of light across the
room and over the sleeping children. Last night flooded back to her in a rush
of confusion and hope.
Being
drenched. The hot baseball player. The old, creepy house. The pizza.
Checking
each child to make sure they were all still asleep, Paisley rose, stretched,
and padded out of the bedroom in her bare feet. The place didn’t look so creepy
in the daylight. In fact, despite the obvious neglect, it was beautiful. She
took her time exploring each room, except the closed door to Zeke’s room.
Zeke.
Holy mother of all creation, he was hot. And he was wealthy. She wasn’t a gold
digger by any means, but he had the money to pay her for a job well done, which
had her wheels turning. She believed in making wine out of any beer that life
threw her way. She’d keep her hands off and prove her value to Zeke. He needed
someone to manage his life and battle the dust and spiders staking their claim
on this grand old house.
He
needed her.
Zeke’s
house wasn’t just a house; it was a mansion by her standards. Much to her
delight, it was perched on a hill among older homes overlooking Seattle and the
water. She couldn’t wait to explore the stately old neighborhood. What she
could see from the windows indicated the other homes were well kept, unlike
Zeke’s. His yard needed as much work as the inside. She’d tackle that project,
too.
Yeah,
the poor man really needed her, and she’d make sure he knew it.
The
house had seen better days and was in need of updating and TLC, but the
potential shone through like an unpolished diamond among common rocks, and the
view was priceless.
Last
night’s deluge gave way to a partially cloudy morning with patches of blue sky.
Rays of sun bounced off drops of rain on the leaves of nearby trees. The sun
lit up the large expanse of water below. She hadn’t a clue whether it was part
of the ocean or something else.
A
few rooms in the house were stacked with boxes. Stray pieces of furniture were
placed here and there. Zeke didn’t appear to have much in the way of personal
belongings. She added shopping for furniture to her assistant to-do list. She’d
create a design for each room with an overarching theme among them. Judging
from the age of the house and the style, she’d opt for mission style, one of
her favorites.
Paisley
rubbed her hands together in glee, excited and ready to get started with her
day. The kids could help. On Monday, she’d need to enroll them in a local
school despite their lack of an actual home. During her nosy explorations she’d
found a temporary option. The daylight basement level of this house had been
converted into an apartment. It had big windows looking into the backyard and
down the hill.
Perfect
for her and the kids, and perfect for keeping them out of Zeke’s hair.
Now
to work on selling her worth to Zeke. Her strict adherence to maintaining a
positive outlook in all situations—last night being an exception—would serve
her well. Zeke was a busy athlete just starting the season. Baseball players
played over one hundred and fifty games a year, not counting playoffs. He’d be
gone a lot to away games.
He
absolutely needed her. Oh, yes, he did. She skipped up the stairs, singing a
nonsensical happy song the kids loved. Cracking the door, she checked on them
again. They were dead to the world. She couldn’t resist a glance into the room
Zeke slept in. His suitcase was open on top of a rumpled comforter, but true to
his word, he’d left early this morning. She’d heard his SUV as it backed out of
the garage.
With
a big grin on her face and a bounce in her step, she started her chores in the
kitchen, giving it a thorough scrubbing after finding cleaning supplies under
the sink. Later, she’d unpack dishes and put them in the cupboards.
The
kitchen was beautiful under all the grime and dust. It’d been remodeled
recently and had gorgeous wood cabinets, granite countertops, and stainless
steel appliances with a professional stove and oven. The previous owners must
have run out of money during the kitchen remodel. The backsplashes were missing
and the walls were unpainted, as if someone had stripped off layers of
wallpaper, then left.
She
stood back, hands on hips, and surveyed her work. The kitchen was gleaming.
Everything was in its place.
Zeke
would be pleasantly surprised.
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MY INTERVIEW WITH JAMI DAVENPORT
How would you
describe your style of writing to someone that has never read your work? I’m a
character writer. I get deep into my characters and make family where there
isn’t family.
What mindset or routine do you feel the need to set when preparing to write (in general whether you are working on a project or just free writing)? I usually just start with a hook and keep writing.
Do you take your character prep to heart? Do you nurture the growth of each character all the way through to the page? Do you people watch to help with development? Or do you build upon your character during story creation? I build my characters as I go. I rarely know much about them until the first rough draft skeleton is done.
Have you found yourself bonding with any particular character? If so which one(s)? Tyler Harris and Derek Ramsey from my original Seattle Lumberjack series because their stories had been in my head for years.
Do you have a character that you have been working on that you can't wait to put to paper? Riley, the teenager from Crashing the Net, is the character I most want to write.
Have you ever felt that there was something inside of you that you couldn't control? If so what? If no what spurs you to reach for the unexperienced? I’m a little too outspoken, and I get myself into trouble sometimes.
I got this one from a friend. If you could have dinner with 7 fictional character, who would they be? Probably characters from Susan Elizabeth Phillips books, the agent, Kevin the QB, also Sawyer Bennett’s hockey players, Zach, Alex, Hawke, and Ryker.
What mindset or routine do you feel the need to set when preparing to write (in general whether you are working on a project or just free writing)? I usually just start with a hook and keep writing.
Do you take your character prep to heart? Do you nurture the growth of each character all the way through to the page? Do you people watch to help with development? Or do you build upon your character during story creation? I build my characters as I go. I rarely know much about them until the first rough draft skeleton is done.
Have you found yourself bonding with any particular character? If so which one(s)? Tyler Harris and Derek Ramsey from my original Seattle Lumberjack series because their stories had been in my head for years.
Do you have a character that you have been working on that you can't wait to put to paper? Riley, the teenager from Crashing the Net, is the character I most want to write.
Have you ever felt that there was something inside of you that you couldn't control? If so what? If no what spurs you to reach for the unexperienced? I’m a little too outspoken, and I get myself into trouble sometimes.
I got this one from a friend. If you could have dinner with 7 fictional character, who would they be? Probably characters from Susan Elizabeth Phillips books, the agent, Kevin the QB, also Sawyer Bennett’s hockey players, Zach, Alex, Hawke, and Ryker.
Author Info
USA Today Bestselling Author Jami Davenport writes sexy contemporary and sports romances,
including her two new indie endeavors: the Game On in Seattle Series and the
Madrona Island Series. Jami's new releases consistently rank in the top fifty
on the sports romance and sports genre lists on Amazon, and she has hit the
Amazon top hundred authors list in both contemporary romance and genre fiction
multiple times. Jami ranked Number Seven on Kobo's Top Ten Most Completed
Authors, an honor bestowed on the year's "most engaging" authors based
on an average page completion rate by their readers.
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