Yet for a long time, it seemed sports heroes were not
a good thing in romance novels. When I proposed a soccer star hero to my
Harlequin Romance editor, I wondered would it fly. To my relief, she loved the
idea.
A recent browse of the bookstore shows football,
baseball and hockey heroes—the sportsman hero is alive and kicking (sorry!) in
romance. There are also wonderful rock star heroes—another no-no in the past—but
that’s a different story.
My gorgeous soccer star hero just might have been inspired by David Beckham! |
Maybe that’s why sports-star heroes were seen as
difficult in days gone by. There’s all that training and travel and beautiful
women throwing themselves at their idols. But when Mitch meets up again with
his high-school friend Zoe Summers he begins to wonder if he’s missing out.
Zoe, however, couldn’t think of anything worse than being in the constant media
spotlight that Mitch lives under.
Needless to say Zoe and Mitch have a few problems to
sort out before they reach that happy-ever-after ending!
Do you like/dislike a sports playing hero? I’d love
to know—please share your thoughts with a comment!
I’m giving away one signed paperback copy (or an e-book if you’d prefer)
of From Paradise
to…Pregnant! Make a comment to be in the draw. Please
include your email address if you want to be included in the draw.
North America cover |
From Paradise to…Pregnant! is my June 2015 release for Harlequin
Romance and is available now in print and e-book.
UK cover |
Kandy Shepherd is an award-winning author of contemporary romance and
women’s fiction. She lives on a small farm in the
Blue Mountains near Sydney, Australia, with her family and a menagerie
of four-legged friends.
Visit Kandy at her website
Photo
of David Beckham by Regular Daddy from Wikimedia Commons
8 comments:
I think they make interesting love interests in a book plot. I've read a couple about ice hockey, and I remember a baseball player and race car driver or two and they were all HOT! I have bought your book already and looking forward to enjoying your soccer player! ��
Hi Lynn, how nice to see you here. I'm glad to see you've enjoyed sports heroes in the past. I agree they can be hot! I hope you enjoy reading my soccer player hero.
I like sports heroes.
alysap AT yahoo DOT com
I like sports heros and heroines--Go Team USA!
I'm glad to hear that, jcp!
Glad to hear you like both sports heros and heroines, dstouthlcomb!
I love reading books with sports heroes and heroines, your book sounds wonderful and I love the cover, so beautiful.
emilybaucom at yahoo dot com.
I too enjoy athletic heroines and heroes. I like their competitive edge in sports and life. Very challenging to deal with their egos.
I'd love to read your book!
Laurie
johns lake at usa dot com
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