Download or read book Soccer Mom written by Eve Langlais and published by Eve Langlais. This book was released on 2019-05-08 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ***A Bad Boy Inc. spin-off Can a woman with her past and secrets ever take a chance on love? Being a single mom is tough, but Carla doesn’t mind the minivan and the PTA meetings. What does concern her are the random acts of violence striking too close to home. Has someone discovered her secret alter ego? An assassin for hire, Carla’s done her best to cover her tracks. Is it enough? The coach who keeps flirting with her doesn’t appear to suspect that she’s more than she seems; however, when danger threatens, Carla won’t be able to hide the fact that she’s a killer mom. And she’ll do anything to keep her son safe. Genre: Romantic Suspense, single mother romance, handsome coach, romantic thriller, kick ass heroine, assassin romance

Download or read book Alive and Kicking written by Harvey Araton and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2007-08-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The revolution began with the simple act of a mother kicking a ball to her daughter. An English soccer trainer noticed, and praised her form. "Too bad," she replied, "there's no soccer league for mothers." Who could know that so many lives would change as a result of that simple exchange? In the suburban enclave of Montclair, New Jersey, as in so many communities around America, there was nothing new in the sight of mothers driving their minivans to soccer practice. What was new was that these women were driving to their own practices instead of dropping off their kids and watching from the sidelines. For the generation that grew up before Title IX's mandate of equal athletic opportunity, the field of play was a male preserve; girls watched and cheered. The lessons that sports are supposed to teach -- team spirit, overcoming adversity, playing to win without rancor or anger -- were restricted to this young boys' network; how could women help win the Battle of Waterloo when they'd been kept off the playing fields of Eton? The women of Montclair were mostly of that pre-Title IX generation, and many of them had never played competitive sports in their lives. In Alive and Kicking, Harvey Araton follows these women through their turbulent first two seasons. He turns his keen sportswriter's eye onto the battles, both on the field and in the psyche, that these women wage as they try to play a sport without compromising their values. He also shows the divisions that wrack the league when a slightly younger generation gets involved in the games, a generation raised without ambivalence about beating an opponent, willing to take a dangerous chance for a winning goal, even if it means running over the woman in their way. But most of all he describes the women who gain in confidence and ambition, like one of the league's pioneers, who finds the strength to leave a tired marriage, buoyed by her accomplishments on the field -- as well as the few who find themselves left behind by the achievers, those for whom this exposure to sport will leave the scars known to all who've been the last to be selected for a pickup game. The rise of women's sports -- symbolized by the ecstatic reaction to the U.S. Women's World Cup soccer team -- has been a significant change in the social landscape. This thoughtful, thought-provoking book examines the questions that should underlie this radical change, but too often have not: As sports change women, can women change sports? Is the male play-to-win model the only one that works? Does it work? Through the experiences of these smart, mature women, we learn much about the workings of games and societies -- and the difficulty of questioning patterns so deeply entrenched that we barely know we can question them at all.

Download or read book What Size Balls Do I Need written by Steve Morris and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In What Size Balls Do I Need?" Coach Steve Morris delivers a perspective injection for parents and coaches trying to navigate the $17 billion youth sports industry. The pressure to choose programs that will position budding athletes for success and glory can be all-consuming. Teasing that "our sons and daughters have a better chance of owning a professional team than playing on one," Coach Steve gives parents permission to relax and focus on the fun within the "ten-year window" of their kids' participation in sports. Using the wisdom gained from navigating thousands of girls and boys and their parents through the gauntlet of youth sports, he has created a book filled with humor and personal stories that tackles crucial topics like: Why "potential" and "expectation" are the two dirtiest words in youth sports How to recognize a toxic coach and the steps to take to protect your child Why we need to rethink our definitions of victory and success The most precarious part of the game - the ride home The dangers of living vicariously through your child (and how not to be that parent) Who gets to the "next level" and how do they do it What the post-Covid landscape of youth sports will look likeCoach Steve seeks to tame the national frenzy surrounding youth sports and return sanity, balance and fun to the one arena where everyone gets to be a kid.

Download or read book Pumped Up written by Kristina Renee and published by Surrendered Press. This book was released on 2020-11-21 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sami spends most of her time chasing soccer balls up and down a field. She loves the sport, but it's starting to lose the spark she once felt for the game. Now her interest is leaning toward photography. Only problem is, she doesn't have the high-quality camera she wants to really learn the field. News of the CEO Girls Club has spread fast at Moose Grove Middle School, and if Sami has any hope of ever earning enough money to buy the camera she needs, starting her own business might be her only chance. Unfortunately, choosing to start a business isn't always as easy as figuring out what the name of it should be. When she finally picks the perfect business of keeping soccer balls inflated during Saturday tournaments, she discovers there's an added bonus to her plan. She gets to also hang out with Liam, one of the best soccer players at her school...and the cutest. Pumped Up is the third CEO Girls Club book with the goal of inspiring girls of all ages to follow their passions and learn how to make money from the things they love to do. Kristina Renee is always looking for authors interested in co-writing or submitting ideas for future CEO Girls Club books.

Download or read book Deep Ministry in a Shallow World written by Chap Clark and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-08-08 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep Ministry in a Shallow World will show you a new way to prayerfully reflect on the questions you face in your youth ministry every day so you can find the answers that will take it to deeper places. That’s because authors Chap Clark and Kara Powell have gathered significant research findings that will help shift your ministry paradigm.Did you know that:• the typical strategies we use to build relationships with kids might actually cause them to trust usless because of what this generation has endured?• recent research on communication could help us move past the witty talks and funny stories we work so hard to develop and instead actually connect the Bible to kids’ lives?• studies show that offering students “just Jesus” and not helping them at home, school, and in their neighborhoods might not help them very much at all? The authors’ research also led to their development of the Deep Design problem-solving process—a revolutionary model that will give you better tools than ever before to address every last issue you’ll encounter in youth ministry.

Download or read book The Soccer Star written by Melissa McClone and published by Cardinal Press, LLC. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A soccer star and a kind-hearted artist find themselves on the same team, but love is a game they never planned on playing. Lucy Martin left her small hometown behind after her divorce. Now she's back, caring for her soccer-crazed nephew while his parents are deployed. She'd do anything to make him happy—including approaching her high school crush and current soccer superstar, Ryker James, for a favor. Nursing an injury, Ryker is laying low at his parents' house until he can rejoin his club and prove he has reformed his bad boy ways. When the sister of an old friend asks him to coach her nephew's soccer team, he should decline. But Lucy intrigues him, and he finds himself unable to disappoint her. Coaching forces them together and sparks fly—on and off the field. Lucy is wary of romance, and Ryker can’t afford a distraction. Before the final whistle blows, will they take a shot at love or forfeit the match?

Download or read book The Perfect Match written by Kimberly Cates and published by HQN Books. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHE'S GOT A KNACK FOR TROUBLE—AND IMPOSSIBLE DREAMS… At twenty-seven, free-spirited Rowena Brown has never fit in anywhere—not with her ambitious family, not at veterinary school and certainly not in any relationship she's ever had. But surely the good people of Whitewater, Illinois, will welcome a pet-store owner whose talent is finding the perfect home for "problem" animals, even if they do have names like Destroyer.… When a hundred-pound monstrosity of a dog appears at his door, Whitewater deputy Cash Lawless knows he's in trouble. A single dad with two young daughters, Cash wants more chaos in his life about as much as he wants to find himself drawn to the eccentric Rowena. But if he's not careful, the unruly hound and his unconventional owner might reignite Cash's hopes along with his heart—and help them all find home at last.

Download or read book Alive and Kicking written by Harvey Araton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of the bestselling "In These Girls", a "New York Times" sports columnist takes a provocative look at a group of suburban soccer-playing moms in a compelling narrative of the national sports phenomenon. of photos.

Download or read book The Berenstain Bears Get Their Kicks written by Stan Berenstain and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2013-09-25 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come for a visit in Bear Country with this classic First Time Book® from Stan and Jan Berenstain. Brother and Sister love to play sports, so when Mama becomes the official soccer mom, Papa feels a bit left out. Will Papa be able to find a way to cheer on the team, or will he be sitting on the sidelines? This beloved story is a perfect way to teach children about the importance of good sportsmanship and supporting one another.

Download or read book Sinning Again Beautiful Sin Saga Book 2 written by Heidi Lowe and published by Heidi Lowe Books. This book was released on 2016-07-03 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leaving Lox Ridge and moving to another town with the vampire who destroyed her life was never going to be easy for Lissa. The new move was their chance to start afresh, absent the secrets that once plagued their relationship. But forgiving and forgetting, Lissa soon realizes, won't happen overnight. Her love for Jean simply can't fix everything. As the couple drift apart, Lissa welcomes this new chance to find herself, to discover who she is without Jean's influence over her life. When a new girl enters the picture, things get even more complicated. She's the distraction Lissa needs; she's nothing like Jean, and she challenges her in a way Jean never has. But sometimes the grass isn't just greener on the other side, it's also more dangerous. And in finding herself, Lissa might lose everything. Sinning Again is the second book in the Beautiful Sin Saga, a steamy paranormal lesbian romance trilogy.

Download or read book Beautiful Sin Saga Lesbian Paranormal Romance written by Heidi Lowe and published by Heidi Lowe Books. This book was released on 2019-10-05 with total page 887 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lissa Rowan hates vampires, and with good reason. When she was twelve her father was brutally murdered by one. As far as she's concerned all vampires are monsters. And she's happy to go on thinking this way, until Jean Posey walks into her life. Rich, powerful and beautiful, she comes to Lissa's rescue when she needs her the most, always in the right place at the right time. Suddenly Lissa finds herself drawn to this mysterious vampire, and begins to question if she misjudged the race. But, like most of her kind, Jean has a dark past. There are secrets she doesn't want anyone to know, least of all Lissa. She has her reasons for trying to keep Lissa at arm's length. Unfortunately, her heart has its own ideas, and falling for the girl proves inevitable. And with that comes the certainty that Lissa will discover the truth about her and realize that Jean might just be the monster she initially thought she was. The Beautiful Sin Saga is a steamy paranormal lesbian romance trilogy. This is the complete set.

Download or read book It Started with a Crush written by Melissa McClone and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes a reader-favorite bonus story inside!: Win, lose-- or wed! / by Melissa McClone.

Download or read book What It Takes written by Mark Herzlich and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2011, he became starting linebacker for the New York Giants and triumphed in the Super Bowl—after being told his cancer diagnosis meant he would never play football again.... As a child, Herzlich found true meaning in football, eventually turning his passion into a first-team All-American spot at Boston College. But the budding star was sidelined by persistent, debilitating pain in his left leg. The shocking diagnosis: He had Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare bone cancer. Doctors put his odds of survival as low as ten percent—and no one thought he would be able to run, much less play football, again. Then Herzlich learned of a radical treatment that would give him the best chance to regain his strength and maybe even play football again, but it could cost him his life. Relying on family, friends, faith, and deep wells of determination to help him through treatment, his plan worked. Not only could he run, but he was physically stronger than ever, and mentally ready to battle his way into the NFL. When he was passed over by all thirty-two teams in the draft, he dug deeper and continued his training, winning a spot in the Giants’ training camp and, eventually, on the team. Mark Herzlich fought a battle against cancer, against statistics, and some days against himself. Told with candor and raw emotion, What It Takes is a story for anyone who has ever fought to beat the odds, for anyone who has ever been told that what they are about to attempt is next to impossible. INCLUDES PHOTOS With a foreword by New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin

Download or read book Because of Mr Terupt written by Rob Buyea and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2010-10-12 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven students are about to have their lives changed by one amazing teacher in this school story sequel filled with unique characters every reader can relate to. It’s the start of a new year at Snow Hill School, and seven students find themselves thrown together in Mr. Terupt’s fifth grade class. There’s . . . Jessica, the new girl, smart and perceptive, who’s having a hard time fitting in; Alexia, a bully, your friend one second, your enemy the next; Peter, class prankster and troublemaker; Luke, the brain; Danielle, who never stands up for herself; shy Anna, whose home situation makes her an outcast; and Jeffrey, who hates school. They don’t have much in common, and they’ve never gotten along. Not until a certain new teacher arrives and helps them to find strength inside themselves—and in each other. But when Mr. Terupt suffers a terrible accident, will his students be able to remember the lessons he taught them? Or will their lives go back to the way they were before—before fifth grade and before Mr. Terupt? Find out what happens in sixth and seventh grades in Mr. Terupt Falls Again and Saving Mr. Terupt. And don't miss the conclusion to the series, Goodbye, Mr. Terupt, coming soon! "The characters are authentic and the short chapters are skillfully arranged to keep readers moving headlong toward the satisfying conclusion."--School Library Journal, Starred

Download or read book When Nobody Was Watching written by Carli Lloyd and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-09-26 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. From the superstar who is going to Tokyo for her fourth Olympics—the oldest player the US women's national team has ever sent. “If you are a real soccer player—then this is the book for you to read . . . Inspiring and uplifting.”—GoalNation In 2015, the US Women’s National Soccer Team won its first FIFA championship in sixteen years, culminating in an epic final game that electrified soccer fans around the world. It featured a gutsy, brilliant performance by team captain and midfielder Carli Lloyd, who made history that day, scoring a hat trick during the first sixteen minutes.? But there was a time when Carli almost quit the sport. In 2003 she was struggling, her soccer career at a crossroads. Then she found a trusted trainer, James Galanis, who saw in Carli a player with raw talent, skill, and a great dedication to the game. Together they set to work, training day and night, fighting, grinding it out. Despite all the naysayers, the times she was benched, the moments when her self-confidence took a nosedive, she succeeded in becoming one of the best players in the world and bound for the Summer Games in 2021 at thirty-nine.

Download or read book The Soccer Mom Handbook written by Janet Staihar and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Work with Me written by Michelle McCraw and published by Lazy Dog Books. This book was released on 2021-05-03 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s built a firewall around her heart. He’s determined to crack the code. Hailstorms come with the territory in Austin, Texas. Having a hot guy to shelter with is a less frequent phenomenon. It must be the shock – or the hailstorm to the temple – that makes cautious technology consultant Alicia ask Jackson out. Minutes later, still reeling from his kind rejection, she walks into the biggest meeting of her career. And it’s just her luck that *he’s* there - Jackson, the sexy charmer. But he’s no longer charming; he’s madder than a rattlesnake that Alicia’s there to take over his project. But it’s Alicia’s job to turn around the project, even if Jackson thwarts her every move. Even if their late nights in the office are more about chemistry than code. Even when she teaches him to two-step and he kisses her under the stars. If anyone finds out Alicia and Jackson are more than colleagues, it’ll threaten not only the project but both their careers. He’s a genius. She’s the boss. Can they work together – without falling in love? Fall for these two rival programmers in this steamy, slow-burn, laugh-out-loud enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy featuring a straitlaced single mom, a tech genius who hides a secret under a playboy exterior, and way too much tequila. Set in up-and-coming Austin, it’s the first book in the Synergy Workplace Romance series and can be read as a standalone.