Line of Scrimmage

by Marie Force

Book Overview

Star-Quarterback Ryan Sanderson hat zehn Tage Zeit, um seine Frau Susannah zu berzeugen, es noch einmal mit ihm zu versuchen - und es gibt nichts, was er nicht tun w rde, um sie zur ckzugewinnen, auch... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402214243
• ISBN13: 9781402214240
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.3" x 0.5" x 4.5"

Customer Reviews

From J. Kaye's Book Blog

When I read about this book, I was in the mood for a rock-on good romance. There were a couple of things that had me worried though. The first was Ryan Sanderson. He is a successful quarterback for the Denver Mavericks, making it to the Super Bowl three times. So what's wrong with that? I'm not a sports fan. From the beginning, Force embraces the sport like a fan, but she weaves it into the story with a finesse found in a great story teller. The second thing that had me concerned was there seemed to be no surprises. Exactly what is read on the back happens in the first quarter of the book. If you read the review from Publishers Weekly, that will take you to about three-fourths of the book. By the time I made it there, I knew how the story would end. Guess what? I didn't care. My eyes stayed glued to the book and I couldn't stop reading until it was over. It was a book that made me laugh as well as cry. The three-dimensional characters were so vivid. I'd have no trouble plucking each one out of a crowd. LINE OF SCRIMMAGE is Marie Force's first novel. Her next is scheduled to be out in the spring of 2009 and it's titled SAME TIME SUNDAY. You can bet I'll be in line to get my copy, because hands down, this is the best romance I've read this year.

Line of Scrimmage Scores!!!

Ordinarily I'd skip this type (you know: rich alpha male, beautiful debutante) but these characters were much more than the usual stick figures and they sucked me in and kept me reading until I reached the satisfying ending in just under five hours. Congrats, Marie! You wrote a winner!

Made a believer out of me!

Let me say right off that I do not usually read romance novels of this type. But, because I am a fellow novelist on the Casablanca list, I decided to give Marie Force's novel a try based on all the great reviews I was reading. I will not give the outline of the story since others have already done that very well. Instead, I just want to say how amazing this story was from start to finish. I really did not expect it to affect me or intrigue me, even with the stellar reviews. But, I literally could not put the blasted thing down and finished it in one day! The characters are rich, the story is edge-of-the-seat numerous times, the loving is juicy but tenderly written, the dialogue is snappy and entertaining, and of course the ending resolution will leave you with a big smile and that warm-fuzzy feeling you want from a good romance. But, all of that is moot if you do not believe in the tale and in the characters...at least that is how I feel about a novel. Here, you definitely do. It is that somewhat indefinable something that a truly terrific novel must have to set it apart from the masses. Marie Force's 'Line of Scrimmage' has that. I am hooked and, now thanks to Marie, am a believer in classic romance.

Sporty Romance with a Kick

Line of Scrimmage by Marie Force is not only a fantastic read for the romance fan but also for the female sports fan. I found this story ripe with emotion, steadfast with passion and downright endearing. Ladies hold onto your hats cause this Line of Scrimmage is full of secret game plays. Susannah Sanderson is a stunning blond who's had her fill of a one sided relationship. Marriage to a football superstar is marriage to the team and for Susannah it seems to be taking more than she can give. Ryan Sanderson is superstar quarterback with three Superbowl wins under his belt but his ten years of marriage aren't quite getting him the awards that he needs. More money than he could possibly ever spend, good looks enough to snag any woman he wants, leaves this jock with happiness in his fantasy world and trouble in his real world. Henry Merrill is an overly possessed, back stabbing creep who is so in love with Susannah that he sits on the sidelines waiting for his chance to pick up the pieces of her life as it shatters with her separation and upcoming divorce from her husband. Like a leach he sucks his way into her life and into a promise of marriage as soon as the divorce is final. The story starts us out with Susannah and Henry having a dinner party with his parents to discuss their upcoming wedding. They have a short four weeks before they will be husband and wife and the only thing that can possibly go wrong is Susannah's court date in ten days. All is going well until her estranged husband decides to throw a money wrench into all of Susannah's carefully laid plans by showing up and saying, "Honey I'm home". Ryan, Susannah and Henry immediately are in conflict over Ryan's presence and there is not a thing that can be done about it as the house still legally belongs to both Susannah and Ryan. Henry is put on the back burner so to speak for the immediate future and sparks of tension, anger and passion fly around our divorcing couple like flies around a rotten banana. As the story plays out Ryan and Susannah go on a roller coaster ride of blackmail, love and anger, tears and laughter, trust and distrust, pain and sorrow, danger, unbelievable patience and devotion to bring them into a state of questioning possibilities. Our author has given us an insightful look into true love, passion and undying devotion. She has given us a wonderful back story of team playing with football as it basis. I truly found it uncanny that the story back line is so close to my own beloved New England Patriots and the accomplishments that come with hard work and even harder struggles. Our characters are totally believable in every situation thrown to them and the intensity of the story grabs us on page one and carries us to the very last page without a blink of the eye. A must read that will not disappoint even the most finicky romance reader.

TOUCHDOWN!!!

A real treat by a new author. Don't let the cover fool you. This book is much more than a football romance. Characters are wonderfully developed and their story will keep you entertained from the first page through the last. Terrific read -- one I highly recommend. I'm looking forward to the next book by Marie Force.