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.
Tasty Q&A with Lisa
B. Kamps
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 J!
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: https://books2read.com/PlayingItUp
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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