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Author
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
This funny, exuberant novel captures the reader with the grand sweep of seven-foot-tall David "Lizard" Hochmeyer's larger-than-life quest to unravel the mystery surrounding his parents' deaths. It's a journey laden with pro football stars, a master chef and his beautiful transvestite lover, a world-famous ballerina and her English rocker husband, and a sister who's as brilliant as she is unstable. A wildly entertaining, plot-twisting novel of murder,...
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Formats
Description
Three people--self-centered star quarterback Aaron Hill; pro football player Derrick Anderson, who has strayed from God; and social worker Megan Gunn, struggling to adopt a little boy--are brought together during a season of hope, self-discovery, and faith.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
365 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Willow Bradford is content taking a break from modeling to run her family's inn. Then she comes face-to-face with former NFL quarterback Corbin Stewart, the man who broke her heart--and wants to win her back. When a decades-old missing persons case brings them together, they're forced to decide whether they can risk falling for one another all over again.
4) Deal breaker
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Sports agent Myron Bolitar is poised on the edge of the big time. So is Christian Steele, a rookie quarterback and Myron's prized client. But when Christian gets a phone call from a former girlfriend, a woman who everyone, including the police, believes is dead, the deal starts to go sour. Trying to unravel the truth about a family's tragedy, a woman's secret, and a man's lies, Myron is up against the dark side of his business--where image and talent...
Author
Series
Publisher
BookShots / Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 124 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Grayson Knight, a popular quarterback with a squeaky-clean reputation, is arrested for drug possession, lawyer Melissa St. James struggles to prove his innocence in spite of the unsettling secret he is hiding.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jim Nasium is desperate to live up to his name and find the perfect sport to suit his yet-to-be-discovered skills! This time Jim is trying his luck on the gridiron. But how can Jim test his football skills when his schoolyard enemies are all on the starting lineup? When a late-game injury takes a player off the field, it's up to Jim Nasium, backup quarterback, to win the championship game!
8) Take one
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Could they change the world - before the world changes them? Filmmakers Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison left the mission field of Indonesia for the mission field of Hollywood with a dream bigger than both of them. Now they have done the impossible: raised enough money to produce a feature film with a message that could change the world. But as Chase and Keith begin shooting, their well-laid plans begin to unravel. With millions of dollars on the line,...
9) Lion & Lamb
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Philadelphia is in a state of shock over the fate of two hometown heroes: Eagles starting quarterback Archie Hughes, and his even more famous wife, Grammy-winning singer Francine Hughes. One spouse is murdered. The other is suspect #1. Even before the case hits the courtroom, it's the hottest ticket in town. For the defense: Cooper Lamb, private investigator to the stars. For the prosecution: Veena Lion, a sleuth so bright she's got to wear shades....
Author
Series
Publisher
HQN
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Second Chance Spring: Pro quarterback Burke Mannion is at a crossroads in his career--nearing retirement age, he wonders if it's time to hang up his cleats, or keep pushing his body and head to training camp in a few short weeks. The decision is delayed by an upsetting phone call from his brother, and without blinking, Burke packs for Honeymoon Harbor and the home he hasn't seen in years. The last person he expects to see when he arrives is the woman...
Series
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First mass market edition.
Physical Desc
328 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
The McCullagh Inn in Maine: "Chelsea O'Kane escapes to Maine with a gun and fresh bruises. She's ready to begin anew--until she runs into her old flame, Jeremy Holland. As the two play house, it starts to seem too good to last...." -- Page [4] cover.
Sacking the Quarterback: "Quarterback Grayson Knight has a squeaky-clean reputation. So when he's arrested for drug possession, lawyer Melissa St. James knows he's hiding something, though he denies...