Book: Tackled by Love
Author: Rachael Duncan
Genre: Sports romance (m/f)
Landon Stone has it all. He’s the star quarterback for one of the powerhouse teams in a professional football league, has a beautiful supportive wife cheering him on, and plenty of money to support him for the rest of his life. In the blink of an eye, it all comes crashing down as every player’s worst fear unfolds right in front of his eyes. With nothing left, he finds himself going back to where it all started.
Autumn McCray has lived in the same small town her whole life. Being tormented and bullied throughout high school, she has those constant reminders surrounding her every day. Having put most of those demons behind her, she’s forced to confront them once again and find her inner strength in order to move forward.
With Landon and Autumn’s paths crossing, they both are faced with obstacles they never imagined they would have to overcome. Will they help each other with their struggles, or be left to tackle them on their own?
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Foxy Rating = Four stars
*Copy provided by the author in exchange for an honest
review
This is the debut book of Ms Duncan although she has written
previous books as part of a writing duo.
I like her writing style and this book re-iterates this for me.
Landon was at the top of his football career until fate
stepped in and wiped everything he thought he had right from under his feet. He
returns to his home town to live back with his parents and it’s here he meets Autumn
but not for the first time as he is astounded to find out.
Autumn works at Landon’s Mom’s bakery and knows all about
the famous Landon returning home. It is with some trepidation she meets him face
to face for the first time in over a decade. They used to go to the same high
school but Landon does not recognise her and Autumn doesn’t want him to,
otherwise it will reveal who she used to be and a time she will never get over from
the traumatising period in her young life.
However the past is revealed and with surprise on both sides
they resolve any misgivings each have and a relationship develops much to
Autumn’s shock. She still holds the insecurities from the past that will not
let go of her and that continue to impede her present and future. She cannot
believe that the gorgeous and handsome football star would ever look at her,
let alone want to date her.
I really loved both characters and I believe a lot of women
will recognise a part of themselves in Autumn. I did feel for her but at times
I felt she was a little too over the top in her relapsing into her past self. I
totally got she went through an horrendous school life subject of bullying but
this was someone who had then gone on to develop a career and transform
herself. Surely the insecurities would not still be so deep after all these
years? But for the most part she was a strong person but at times she punished
herself by blocking others out of her life.
Landon was a real sweetheart but he really must have gone
around with blinkers on whilst he was at school and further on in his marriage.
But anyhow I was glad to see he finally finds out about Valerie and what she
did in the past.
The romance was lovely once it was on but there were a fair
few times where it was interrupted, mainly by Autumn’s insecurities. But what
is a good romance without some angst thrown in? The relationship was sweet and
with some steam thrown in but not overtly so. If you don’t like your romances
with a lot of erotic scenes then this is definitely one for you.
I like my storylines where good overturns the bad and this
was true in this case. Who doesn’t like to see the jealous bullies, bigots and
biatches get their comeuppance? I felt like cheering as we came up to the final
chapter.
This was a great sports romance, with plenty of romance, a
touch of angst and a beautiful HEA to grasp at the end. Four stars.
In a quiet, husky tone, Landon says, “I don’t know what it is about you, but I can’t help myself. I want to devour every inch of your skin every second I’m with you, and I think about all the places I want to feel you when I’m not.” And if I didn’t need new panties before, I definitely do now. I’ve never had a guy turn me on like this with simple words. His eyes remain on the road, but each syllable has left a hot trail straight to my most intimate parts. Because my brain has completely fizzled out, I’m left speechless. “Did I scare you?” He glances over at me with a sexy grin on his face.
“No, just processing. I’ve never had a guy talk to me that way before.” I look out my window, nervous to meet his eyes.
“And how am I talking to you?” His tone is commanding, like he wants to hear exactly what he does to me.
“Like you’re going to eat me alive and do things I couldn’t possibly recover from.” My voice comes out breathy as my own desires become quite obvious.
“I wouldn’t mind eating something, but I promise you’ll survive it, sweetheart. Barely.” My eyes widen and my skin instantly heats up all over. He gives me a knowing look and responds with a wink. My mouth goes completely dry and I suddenly have a very vivid imagination that runs wild with all the things he could do to me.
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Rachael Duncan is an Army wife living in North Carolina with her husband and two kids. She grew up in Nashville, Tennessee and went on to graduate from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville with a bachelor’s degree in political science. After working on Capitol Hill for a short time, she realized that a career in politics just wasn’t for her. A couple years later, she rediscovered her love for reading and writing. She’s co-author of the books The One Left Behind and Shattered Lives Mended Hearts by Lena Nicole.
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