Comments on: REVIEW: Game for Anything by Bella Andre

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Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:00:24 +0000

[...] I read one of Jane’s reviews of a sports themed novel (using football instead of hockey). You use the world of the NHL as the background for your hero, [...]

By: Caffey

Caffey — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:03:58 +0000

I haven’t read much with sports heroes. I don’t watch sports, except for racing, but really haven’t seen much with racing heroes (except a few years back of Kimberly Rayes series). I don’t read the Harlequin series of them, they were too sweet for me. I think if I read these, I wouldn’t have caught anything because of not being familar with the sports. I still love to get this one, I enjoy Ms. Andre’s books.

By: Lil

Lil — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:52:45 +0000

For a contemporary author, I recommend Christina Jones. Some of her early books had a horse racing setting which somewhat fits with the sports theme we are discussing here. One I liked particularly was Jumping to Conclusions in which the heroine moved to a new town and opened her own bookstore, learning after she got there that it was a racing hotbed. Because her father was a serious gambler, she did not want to be around people enamored of that lifestyle - so who does she fall for? Well, you will have to read it for yourself…

By: Jill Sorenson

Jill Sorenson — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:04:49 +0000

I love football, love SEP’s Chicago Stars series, and have wanted to read a Bella Andre book since I heard about the plus sized heroine in TAKE ME. Did I mention that I have a jock strap fetish? That cover works so well for me I keep trying to click on it for a better view.

By: Ann Bruce

Ann Bruce — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:50:59 +0000

Most players (at least the group that I hear about) don’t fit that.

I can definitely confirm this one.

By: JolieDreyson

JolieDreyson — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:07:35 +0000

I’m not a reader of romances with “sports star” heroes. Yes, many do wonderful charity work and support great causes. But hero worthy? For a romance to work for me I need to truly believe that by the final page the hero wants only one woman… and can remain faithful to her. Most players (at least the group that I hear about) don’t fit that. Call me cynical. LOL Oh, and I don’t read race car drivers either. ;)

By: Kristie(J)

Kristie(J) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:01:52 +0000

Jane: yes, he is/was owner/coach - but not the year after he quit as a hockey player. It was a number of years later before he became a coach. A player they are actively grooming to become a coach is Steve Yzerman formerly of the Detroit Red Wings. But he still has to pay dues for a few years in other positions before he can become coach.
And Karla - I was pretty sure it was Nolan Ryan who holds the record. I didn’t know it was 7 - but it’s still a long way from 30!
Bernita: they may have been player/assistant coaches - but were they head coaches? And if they were, that was years ago before hockey was the business it is today.
I suppose it’s possible - but rare enough that it took me out of the story altogether.
And another interesting player/owner was Mario Lemieux. At the time the Pittsburg Penguins didn’t have enough money to pay his salary so they gave him part ownership of the team instead.

By: Bernita

Bernita — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:24:37 +0000

I believe George Armstrong was both player and then coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs.Bernie Geoffrion for the Montreal Canadiens

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:04:58 +0000

Really, KristieJ? Wasn’t Gretsky at one time a player/coach? I know that there were a couple in Basketball.

By: Karla

Karla — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:40:30 +0000

Actually, Nolan Ryan holds the record at 7 no-hitters, and the next guy has 4.

Maybe we are tougher about inconsistencies in sports because so many of us are familiar with that world.

Karla