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The Changeup
by Rhonda Shaw
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Playing for
keeps
After nine years
of striking out in the dating department, Maddie Hamlin is throwing in the
towel. But just as this mom resolves to remain single, she meets sweet and sexy
pitching phenom Chase Patton at a family dinner. He’s perfect for her and aside
from the fact he’s only twenty-two.
Chase knows he
should be focusing on his rookie year with the Detroit Rockets, but he can’t
stop thinking about Maddie. He doesn’t care that the beautiful school counselor
is twelve years older, and he’s already lost his heart to her adorable
daughter. When an incredible date leads to an incredible night of passion, he
knows he never wants to let her go.
But dating in
the media spotlight is a whole new ball game. Maddie quickly discovers that not
everyone accepts their unconventional relationship and that finding love may
mean losing everything else…
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
“Lift your left foot there,
that’s right, and bring your arm back to here. You feel that?” Chase asked as
he held her right arm up, his warm hand moving slowly from her elbow to her
wrist. He angled his body and she could feel the feel length of him pressed
against her, leaving almost nothing to the imagination. “And then you’re going
to bring it through and follow through to here.”
Maddie nodded. Could she
feel that? She could feel nothing but that! The breadth and solidness of his
chest against her back as he leaned over her made her want to turn and worship
its strength. Her butt was snug against his front and she didn’t even want to
think about what she could bump into if she moved even the slightest inch. His
breath was warm on her neck and his lips were right by her ear making her mouth
water. Her skin started to tighten and tingle as the air seemed to clog in her
throat, and she could feel her cheeks burning. Her reactions, all of them, were
shocking. Had it been that long that any touch from a male was going to set her
off? Did it not matter that he was many—way too many—years her junior? Her mind
screamed, asking what the hell she was thinking, but her body was happily
ignoring the alarms.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After writing one mind
numbing technical document after another, Rhonda Shaw decided to combine her
love of writing with her love of reading romance. Born in California, but
transplanted to the Midwest, Rhonda is a warm weather girl to the bone. She
works in the software development industry and was a lifelong dancer until her
body told her it was time to come down off her toes. For more information about Rhonda and her
books, please visit her website at http://www.rhondashaw.com.
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Thank you, Rogue's Angels, for hosting, and thank you to everyone stopping by to learn about THE CHANGEUP! I don't know about all of you, but with this ridiculously cold weather, I'm really looking forward to Opening Day! What are you doing to get through this cold spell? Or maybe you're looking out your window at the sun with 75 degree temps and thinking, "What cold spell?" In that case, I'm jealous! :)
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ReplyDeletePoor Maddie~ been there done that, though it was eight yrs instead of twelve. I love that she's not portrayed as a cougar and that Chase is legitimately interested in not just Maddie but her children as well. I'm so eager to see how this works itself out!
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DeleteOh goodness, what a steamy concept! I've always been intrigued by age differences. Its seen as such a taboo in our culture, yet in centuries past, it was a thing of the norm. Really makes you think! Anyway, I really enjoyed hearing about this book, thank you for sharing! And yes, you're rafflecopter isn't quite working yet. ;-)
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Thank you, Melinda! Yes, it is very interesting the differing of opinions regarding age differences and what is "acceptable" or not.
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It's going to be interesting to see how the age difference plays out.
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