Buddy Carruthers, Wide Receiver
First & Ten #2
By- Jean C. Joachim
Genre- Sports Romance
Known for his record-breaking stats and womanizing ways, wide receiver, Buddy Carruthers, would give it all up for one chance to win the only woman he ever wanted, Emmy Meacham. Hard-won games, and traveling half the season kept Buddy from pursuing his secret passion. Even if he managed to corner her for a moment, would she still care?
Now a rock star known as Emerald, Emmy lived her life on the road with no time for love. In her dreams, she longed to turn back the clock and spend another night with Buddy. But lies and deceit had kept them apart for five years. Would a chance meeting wash away those years or cause old wounds to resurface? Could two lives traveling in opposite directions make room for love or would they continue to spin, out of sync, and always alone?
Excerpt:
Emmy Meacham, now known as “Emerald”, the rock star, came from a dysfunctional home. Her mother, who the singer adored, died when she was a little girl. After a few years, her father remarried. Her stepmother treated the girl reasonably well until the father passed away. Then her true feelings came out. She had no love for her step daughter.
Emmy, a beautiful girl, with long mahogany hair and a curvy figure was musically gifted and shy. Buddy, an outgoing athlete, but no intellectual, became her best friend at Kensington State University. They were inseparable. His quirky sense of humor, athleticism (he was a competitive swimmer, too) and love for her brought her out of her shell. She began performing in coffee houses and at campus events. Her confidence grew.
Emmy and her step mother engaged in some bitter battles. The cold, controlling older woman drove the young singer to leave college and seek her fortune in the music world. When she left Willow Falls, she and Buddy lost contact for five years. Until she stepped on the gridiron to sing the national anthem.
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