Our couple, Jocelyn and Jared, get to know each other and end up having a one night stand.  Jocelyn never expects to see him again.  Wrong.  Jared was just hired as the high school athletic director and coach of their championship boys’ soccer team.  He wants to start-up where they left off but the idea overwhelms her so she decides to turn him off. At a Chamber of Commerce reception, in front of the entire town, she dares him to start a girls’ soccer team.  Here’s what happens, from Jared’s POV.

“Before I agree to manage the new girls’ team, Ms. Wade, I have my own conditions.”

Her glare shot ice bullets and her body stiffened in what he could only interpret as repressed rage. She didn’t like his comeback. Good.

“Oh, and what would that be?” Her voice was frigidly polite.

“You commit to supporting it. The Chamber will raise as much money for the girls’ team as the boys’ and pack the home bleachers with as many fans.” Check.

“Fair enough. I’m happy to commit to that.” Her shoulders relaxed.

“And I expect you, Ms. Wade, to be seated in the front row, cheering the loudest at every game. You’re going to be my full partner in this endeavor.” Checkmate.

Her chest contracted so hard he thought he’d have to remind her to exhale.

“Upset, Jocelyn?” His voice pitched so only she could hear.

“This isn’t over,” she whispered back, the scowl in her tone clear enough to send a weaker man scurrying into the corner.

“You’ve got that right. I’m only getting started. The town’s waiting. What’s your answer?”

Jocelyn’s met her match in Jared, and it was fun to figure out how he would tear down her walls. But Jared has his own demons which also have to be overcome as Jared and Jocelyn play their way to find their second chance at love. Thanks for joining me.

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Sabrina Garie is on a journey to create the most kick-ass heroine in romance fiction. Meet Jocelyn, a single mom who gets a second chance at love in her newest book Next Move available from Ellora’s Cave and Amazon.