McNeil's Match

by Gwynne Forster

After a bitter divorce, twenty-nine-year-old Lynne Thurston is faced with the prospect of not knowing what to do with the rest of her life. Once a highly ranked pro tennis player, she gave it all up six years ago when she got married. Now, with nothing else to lose, can she make a comeback on the tennis circuit? And more important, can she regain her self-confidence and faith in love? Sloan McNeil is a businessman whose gruff manner and appearance belie his sensitive and caring nature. When he meets Lynne, all of that changes as he tries to convince her that she still has what it takes to compete in professional tennis. But with Lynne's ex-husband relentlessly pursuing reconciliation, will Sloan be able to convince her to take another chance on love…with him?

Genres: African American Romance

352 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 1, 2006

About the author

Gwynne Forster (1922-2015) was the pseudonym of American novelist, short fiction writer, demographer, and sociologist Gwendolyn Johnson-Acsadi. Forster was best known as an early innovator of the African American Romance fiction tradition. Forster was a prolific writer who authored more than 50 books, as well as multiple studies in the field of demography. Forster won a wide readership with her novels and garnered awards, including the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award and the Black Writers Alliance Gold Pen Award.

Reviews

[Celeste · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sloan and Lynn, match made in paradise

We all have goals and often they conflict with our personal and professional objectives. In this we have Lynn who after her renewed independence from a toxic previous marriage, she comes into her own and blossoms. Sloan a man of character, passion and loyalty, withstood the test of time as he and Lynn went on a rollercoaster of a ride to their journey of forever.

[CHANDRA FIELDS · Rating 5 out of 5]

McNeil's Match

Whenever I read a book by Gwynne Forster. I have no doubt that it is going to be 5 stars or more! There's nothing sexier than a man seeing through a woman who was made for him and vice versa! I love this book & would highly recommend it!

[Abi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a nice read. The leading characters had a beautiful relationship despite some minor road blocks.

[Malika · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed it, but the on-again, off-again got tedious. The ex husband was more "annoying gnat," than "sinister bad guy."

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very likable characters and nice story line of a woman fighting her way back to the top