Published: Nov. 15, 2012
Words: 41,527 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781936827886

Short description

Playing by the rules sometimes means stepping over the line.

Extended description

Sometimes starting over means trying out assault and battery, especially when the object d’ violence is a cheating husband caught in the act. Restraining orders aside, safety comes in numbers and having certain … standards.

For Jessamine chaos and capitulation are facts of life. Giving up dreams to service her husband’s ambitions and enabling the same blind submission in her own daughter ends abruptly, leaving her rootless, homeless and destitute.

For some people, it is the kindness of strangers who make the difference but for Jes it is the unlikely alliance of the mother-in-law-from-hell, a devastatingly handsome basketball coach and a phalanx of determined team members who convince a woman of a certain age that beginning again doesn’t mean giving up or giving in.

The only problem is … there’s that pesky 90 day rule.

Tags

romantic comedy, novella, contemporary romance, romance adult, chicklit romance, sports theme

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Review by: Tiffany Harkleroad on Jan. 03, 2013 :
Jess never expected her life to be undergoing such major changes at her age. After many years playing the dutiful and supportive wife, she finds herself on her own upon the discovery of her husband's infidelity. She takes up residence with her daughter, who is away at college. Immediately Jess is tossed into the world of university life, graduate school, basketball, and, surprisingly, love.

I am always tickled to see strong female characters representing women not typically featured in literature, so I really love the character of Jess. She is so... normal. Middle aged, not insect thin, and starting over in life, Jess looks like more women than most of the barbie doll characters served up in chick lit or romance books. I think Jess, as a character, gives hope to women who are in similar life situations; women do not need to put up with bad relationships, nor do they need to act like life is over, even when a twenty some year marriage may be.

I like the story a lot. It is light, and fast paced, so it is pretty easy to get sucked into the story. I sat down to start it, and before I knew it I was 70 pages in. It is a completely unique kind of romance story, one that looks more like real life than most others I have read. It is sexy without being smutty, something I always appreciate. And I love that a middle aged woman, with an adult child, can still be portrayed as being sexy.

I think the book will appeal to fans of chick lit, and romance readers with open minds. The characters may not be a tiny blond with a heaving bosom and a man with long flowing locks, but they still heat up the page.

This book is from my personal library, all opinions are honest and original.
(reviewed the day of purchase)

Review by: Faith Boxwood on Dec. 29, 2012 :
Who knew the POV of a scorned woman could add a bit of sunshine to this winter reading list? Diane Nelson's latest is a chick-lit confection made up of smart dialogue and the kind of court and spark of every kind that will have fans of romance and sports turning the page.
(review of free book)

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