Homecoming by Shannon Stacey – Review & Giveaway
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Description:
They were the golden boys of fall: Stewart Mills High School’s legendary championship football team. Fourteen years later, they’re back to relive their glory, save the team—and find themselves again . . .
Sam Leavitt has two goals when he returns home to Stewart Mills to fill in for Coach McDonnell: to keep the school from finding a permanent replacement while Coach gets back on his feet, and to reconnect with his mother. As substitute coach for the high school football team, Sam must work hard to keep the boys on track, and that means spending time with the sexy guidance counselor he shared a hot night with months ago.
Jen Cooper knows what she’s looking for, and it’s not Sam—he wasn’t even supposed to come back. She wants a cultured, romantic soul, not some rough-around-the-edges guy with calloused hands—and a hard, muscular body. But seeing him every day forces Jen to question what she really wants out of life. And as Sam begins to deal with his past, Jen discovers there’s more to him than she imagined.
Review:
Homecoming by Shannon Stacey is the 3rd book in her Boys of Fall series. In Homecoming, Stacey continues the trend of small town sweet romances that is built around the town’s high school football team, former players, and their coach. They are all fun and sexy reads. Jen Cooper, our heroine, is the high school guidance counselor and we remember in the previous book, her one night stand with Sam Leavitt. Sam, our hero, is called back to Stewart Mills, to fill in for Coach McDonnell, who suffered a heart attack . Jen is in a state of panic, as she knows she is attracted to him sexually, but is not a candidate for a serious relationship, which she so badly wants.
Despite her trying to avoid him, Sam continues to try to get Jen to go out with him. In a short time, they will both succumb to the lust between them, and enjoy whatever time they have; since they each know there is no future for them. What follows is a sexy and charming story that finds Sam trying to reconnect with his estranged mother; enjoying seeing his friends again; discovering that he enjoys coaching; deciding if he wants to change careers; and finding himself falling in love with Jen. Will Sam leave Stewart Mills and Jen? Will Jen be willing to leave Stewart Mills, the town and job she loves, to follow Sam?
I loved Jen and Sam, as they were perfect together. Watching their romance heat up was fun to watch, as we rooted that Jen would become the third friend to find her true love. Homecoming was another sweet sexy story that makes Boys of Fall such a wonderful series. Shannon Stacey once again gives us a great couple, as well as giving us the chance to see our favorites from the previous books. I recommend that you start this series, if you have not done so yet.
Reviewed by Barb
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