Shortstop by A.M. Madden
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“Quint and Annie sitting in a tree…K.I.S.S.I.N.G.”
Quint Lawson and Annie Weber heard that childhood song over and over and it never bothered them. Even though Quint was only five, Annie wasn’t just his neighbor. She would become his best friend and the love of his life. Annie wasn’t interested in dolls, or girly things when growing up. A tomboy at heart, having a boy as a best friend suited her just fine. That same boy captured her heart.
Quint had two passions, his girl and baseball. From kindergarten to college, Quint tore up every baseball diamond he played on. His position was shortstop. His talent was undeniable. Professional ball was most definitely in his future, and he was ready for it. Annie would be right by his side.
When everything in life is perfect, it’s hard to imagine heartbreak in any form. Quint wasn’t immune to its power. This shortstop had no idea what any form of heartbreak could do to his perfect world. When it hit, there were many casualties left in its wake…the most important one was Annie.
Can a person be prepared for, understand, or even endure a misfortune if they’ve never experienced one before? In Quint Lawson’s case the answer is no.
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You can't have your cake and eat it too...or can you? That is the million dollar question when reading this story.
Sports Romance is my favorite genre. Baseball players just so happen to be one of my weaknesses.
So when a story starts with, “Now batting...number seven...shortstop...Quint Lawson!” I have to admit I was pretty excited.
Quint Lawson, number 7 on the field and number 1 in your heart. Well, for a little while anyway.
I felt so many emotions with this guy. Love, attraction, admiration, compassion, and then before too long everything changed and I felt heartbreak. Followed by annoyed, aggravated and then fuming.
This is a story about understanding what it means to 'have it all.' Do you have to have it all in order to be happy?
'With every breath, I'm reminded of what I lost. She's always been my heart, but baseball was my blood. One doesn't work without the other.'
Well, if you want to find out, simply read this book. The answer to this million dollar question lay in the words of this story.
I am giving Shortstop 4 stars. I loved the story line and where it took you. I just felt the beginning was a little rushed and too much information was thrown at me. By the time shit got bad, I was glued to my kindle and didn't stop until I reached the very end.
And for the record, I LOVED the repetitiveness in the prologue and epilogue. Noticed it right off and it put a HUGE smile on my face.
Review by Stacey
The title of this book caught my eye. I have read sports romances before especially baseball ones and I have always enjoyed them.
When I first started the book I was excited. It shows how Quint and Annie’s love started out and I loved every minute of it. They were best friends that grew to more. They had always felt this way about each other but didn’t know how to go from friends to more. It gave mea glimpse into their past that let me know more abut them. At first I felt over loaded with information that was coming from the characters. They both shared so much I felt like couldn’t enjoy their story with all the other information I was getting. Once I got past that I enjoyed the story. When you think everything will just keep getting better for them tragedy strikes and test their love. I hated Quint towards the end of the book! I wanted him to pull his head out of his a*s and realize what he has right in from of him. He makes horrible decisions and it looks like he is never going to recover. Annie is there by his side until she feels and knows that she can’t do it anymore. She give him the space he wants from her and she is broken. I have never felt the way I did when reading her parts. I wanted them to be happy and never should have faced what they were going through. They were both everything that they ever wanted and now they cant do that. FINALLY Quint snaps out of it but is it too late to mend the relationship he had with Annie? That was my question through everything. He did horrible things to get his end result he thought he wanted but he never actually wanted that at all. I felt for them both throughout the book. I could see that their love for each other could conquer all but they couldn’t see that at first. Quint and Annie didn’t jump back in and I was relieved when they worked things out. I never expected what happened after they reconciled and the ending connect their past with their future and I loved that!
The story was great but I feel like it could have dealt with out so much information at the beginning and progressed the story.
4 Stars ~ Review by Jordan
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Amazon Best Selling Author
A.M. Madden's debut novel is Back-up, the first in The Back-Up Series. The series includes Back-Up, Front & Center, Encore, Backstage, and The Devil's Lair Novella.
A.M. Madden is a wife, a mother, an avid reader of romance novels and now an author. In Back-up she aspired to create a fun, sexy, realistic romantic story. She wanted to create characters that the reader could relate to and feel as if they knew personally. A self-proclaimed hopeless romantic, she loves getting lost in a good book. She also uses every free moment of her time writing, while raising teenage boys.
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