Beyond the Game

by Jenn Faulk

Sadie Morales never loses. She’s built her life on working hard, making great choices, and shooting for perfection in all that she does. When her friendship with goofy, ugly basketball star Trent Patterson threatens all of her plans, she finds herself questioning all that she thought to be true about life, love, and loss. Will she find that there’s grace beyond the game, or will she simply run away from what God has for her?

Genres: Christian Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary

268 pages, ebook

First published March 4, 2014

About the author

Jenn Faulk is a native Texan who enjoys reading and writing chick lit. She's a pastor's wife, a stay-at-home mom, and a marathon enthusiast who loves talking about Jesus and what a difference He's made in her life. She has a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Houston and a MA in Missiology from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

While all of Jenn's books are standalone novels with no cliffhanger endings, incomplete plots, or questions left unanswered, there is a suggested reading order that might be helpful as you get into the books...

Resolutions
Different Stars
Just Breathe
Best Day Ever
Even Still
Ready or Not
A Little Faith
Promises Kept
Beyond the Game
Just Friends
A New Tune
Pure Fiction
Home to You
Something Better
From Here on Out
Anywhere
Happily Ever After
Perfectly Pretend
Take Heart
So Like Us
Christmas Surprises
Tis the Season
The Plan
A Big Summer
Taking Chances
Destination Wedding
Crushed
Run (with L.N. Cronk)
Childish Ways
The New Girl
You and Me, Baby
Obsessed (with L.N. Cronk)
What a Christmas
Romance, Reality, and Blog Writers
Meet in the Middle
The Same Place (with L.N. Cronk)
Always
Lost and Found
Who You Know
The Mrs. Degree
You Again
Taken (with L.N. Cronk)
First Love
All My Days
Picture Perfect
Worth It
Wasted Time
Holiday Town
The One That Got Away
Meant To Be
All I Ever Wanted
Stuck on You
Pieced Together
Where You Are
Close Enough
All I Want for Christmas
Unexpected
Magical
Broken
Extraordinary
Wanted
Mine
More
Becoming Us (with Jaycee Weaver)
Maybe
Unmasked
Lucky
Called
Forever

Reviews

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

When I read about Sadie and Trent in Just Friends I thought, "I bet this is a book somewhere." And when I finished it I looked for this book because I loved Just Friends so much. Sure enough... A series with the whole family! I wish Goodreads put them as a series so I knew what order to read them in. However, I'm also glad I read Just Friends first. Because honestly, I don't know if I would have continued with the series if I started with this one. The point of my reading Christian Fiction is to keep it clean. And while this was clean and nothing ever happens, it brings it up so many times. And Savannah. Meh.

This was cute-ish. Mostly I just really loved Trent. Sadie... I didn't get her deal. "I don't wanna attach my perfect name to someone who is less perfect than me." Ugh. After half way through the book, I didn't really like her anymore. AND THEN! He finally decides to introduce his daughter at the game and she totally goes and steps in on his moment after not speaking to him for weeks. That was his and his daughter's time. Not hers. In any way. Not a Sadie fan.

I loved Micah and Rachel and Trent enough to keep on keeping on with this series. Also, I wanna know what happens with Sadie's brother. :)

[Laura Van Nice · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dr. Sadie Morales has worked hard to make her life exactly the way she wanted it, if only professional basketball player Trent will leave her alone and stop messing with her, things would be perfect. But despite her plans, she's falling for him and when things spiral out of control, Sadie's going to have to decide if she's willing to give up her quest for perfection and embrace grace.

This was another great story by Jenn Faulk. I especially liked the whole concept of keeping secrets and what that does to relationships. There is always a wonderful spiritual message in this author's books and Beyond the Game spoke to the desire so many have to live a perfect life and how truly impossible that is.

Altogether, this was a fun and moving book that I truly enjoyed reading.

[Kerry Gain · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another awesome book by a beautiful writer!!!

[LaShunda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Courage and forgiveness

Jenn Faulks' Beyond the Game is a beautiful story of courage, grace, and forgiveness. Although I do much prefer her books that explicitly share deeper truths and display the person of Christ, this is a fun love story and an overall good read.

[Mary Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great storyline.

I really enjoy stories where well laid plans don't always work as we plan. I like it when two people face cellenges within their relationship. I love it when they see what can make it work for them.

[Margaret Nelson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, plus I learned a lot about professional basketball. I really enjoy Faulk's characters (very believeable), and she makes me laugh, cry, think deeply, and praise the Lord!

[Kay Defreese · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had read "Resolutions" last week and really enjoyed it so I was looking forward to reading the next generation which would be Emily's daughter Sadie. I did not enjoy Sadie's story as much as Emily. For one thing it was not as humorous. Trent and Sadie just did not have the chemistry that Josh and Emily had. It was still a decent and clean story and had the happy ending.

[Dana Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beyond the Game is a Winner!

This book has an NBA Player as the hero, a doctor as the heroine and lots of fun flirty banter between the two to make this book a Winner. I really enjoyed it and highly recommend it.

[Debbi]

Absolutely loved it!!!!