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Hoops #3.5
Fast Break
“If you want something bad enough, you’ll find a way.”
.
Quinn Barrow
.
I was a world-class runner once.
My dreams had wings spun from wind and speed
Every time out of the blocks was a glorious flight.
But then I crashed and burned.
When I lost my leg, I thought it was the finish line
Little did I know, life was just beginning
Now they call me “America’s Titanium Sweetheart.”
(What can I say? It tested well. LOL)
The life I thought was over is moving so fast.
I have my own gym, a fitness app, a clothing line, and an endless trail of endorsements.
One thing there’s never time for? Love.
One thing I don’t have time for? Games.
Come real, or don’t come at all.
In a field full of players, I’m looking for a real one.
Otherwise, I won’t stop.
.
Ean Jagger
.
I had hoops dreams.
I wanted to be like Mike, jump like Magic and soar like Dr. J.
But a college injury grounded me.
What I thought was game over, actually opened up a whole new world.
Fast forward to now. I’m coaching some of the NBA’s best.
They call me The Machine because I’m obsessed with stats and data, and my near-photographic memory means I remember every play. I see the court clearly.
But I never saw her coming.
Quinn Barrow stops me in my tracks.
Pursuing my first championship, there’s been no time for love.
I’m more than willing to chase her, but will she slow down long enough to be caught?
.
Quinn Barrow
.
I was a world-class runner once.
My dreams had wings spun from wind and speed
Every time out of the blocks was a glorious flight.
But then I crashed and burned.
When I lost my leg, I thought it was the finish line
Little did I know, life was just beginning
Now they call me “America’s Titanium Sweetheart.”
(What can I say? It tested well. LOL)
The life I thought was over is moving so fast.
I have my own gym, a fitness app, a clothing line, and an endless trail of endorsements.
One thing there’s never time for? Love.
One thing I don’t have time for? Games.
Come real, or don’t come at all.
In a field full of players, I’m looking for a real one.
Otherwise, I won’t stop.
.
Ean Jagger
.
I had hoops dreams.
I wanted to be like Mike, jump like Magic and soar like Dr. J.
But a college injury grounded me.
What I thought was game over, actually opened up a whole new world.
Fast forward to now. I’m coaching some of the NBA’s best.
They call me The Machine because I’m obsessed with stats and data, and my near-photographic memory means I remember every play. I see the court clearly.
But I never saw her coming.
Quinn Barrow stops me in my tracks.
Pursuing my first championship, there’s been no time for love.
I’m more than willing to chase her, but will she slow down long enough to be caught?
64 pages, Hardcover
Published September 23, 2019
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I write contemporary romance and women's fiction. I always give my characters their happily ever after, but I love to make them work for it! It's a long road to love, so sit back and enjoy the ride.
I am wife to the love of my life, mom to a special, beautiful son, and a friend to those living with autism through my charitable foundation.
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I write contemporary romance and women's fiction. I always give my characters their happily ever after, but I love to make them work for it! It's a long road to love, so sit back and enjoy the ride.
I am wife to the love of my life, mom to a special, beautiful son, and a friend to those living with autism through my charitable foundation.
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September 18, 2023
Una cosita tan breve y tan apresurada que te quedas con cara de tonta al leerlo, no porque esté mal sino porque sabe a poco y, sinceramente, tampoco es gran cosa. Solo sirve para saciar la curiosidad por el destino amoroso de un par de personajes de la serie Hoops.
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November 7, 2025This man is OBSESSED with Quinn. He fell first and hard 🤭
Quotes:
🦿 “Throw away the idea of ‘getting back’ to your life as it was, and embrace the idea of ‘stepping into’ life as it is and all that it can be.”
🍨 “A scoop of ice cream won’t tie you up in knots. It’s more the experience than anything else. Simple pleasures.”
❤️🔥 “I don’t advise leaving it to a miracle, if you don’t have to.”
🏥 “Falling is part of this life. We don’t want to fall because we’re afraid to get hurt, but sometimes the most human thing we can do is hurt, and the bravest thing we can do is heal.”
🏀 “Sometimes it’s good to want too much. Sometimes wanting ‘too much’ is how we get it all.”
🍔 “If you’re still alive, there’s still hope. There are not enough pieces life can shatter you into to not be whole again. Maybe not the same, but whole in the ways that count.”
🏆 “Good things, bad things, they happen to us all, and most of the time, we have no control over any of it. It’s not how life tries to break you that’s the story. Life tries to break everyone. The story isn’t that you fell. The story is that you got up again and again and again.”
Quotes:
🦿 “Throw away the idea of ‘getting back’ to your life as it was, and embrace the idea of ‘stepping into’ life as it is and all that it can be.”
🍨 “A scoop of ice cream won’t tie you up in knots. It’s more the experience than anything else. Simple pleasures.”
❤️🔥 “I don’t advise leaving it to a miracle, if you don’t have to.”
🏥 “Falling is part of this life. We don’t want to fall because we’re afraid to get hurt, but sometimes the most human thing we can do is hurt, and the bravest thing we can do is heal.”
🏀 “Sometimes it’s good to want too much. Sometimes wanting ‘too much’ is how we get it all.”
🍔 “If you’re still alive, there’s still hope. There are not enough pieces life can shatter you into to not be whole again. Maybe not the same, but whole in the ways that count.”
🏆 “Good things, bad things, they happen to us all, and most of the time, we have no control over any of it. It’s not how life tries to break you that’s the story. Life tries to break everyone. The story isn’t that you fell. The story is that you got up again and again and again.”
April 13, 2021
Damn. This was the story u didn't know that I needed. I freaking LOVE Quinn(duh). I loved her storyline and her character. I'm so glad that Kennedy gave her a quick, but sexy story, and with EAN! Loved it.
August 4, 2024
4.5 stars
Ah dang it, Kennedy Ryan made me cry again
Ah dang it, Kennedy Ryan made me cry again
November 21, 2025
this is for novella 2 of 2 in “hoops shorts”. god, i love these two together! i needed a full-length book!!! quinn and ean were so perfect together and i’m greedy for more. this novella was such a nice surprise considering this romance was never hinted at in the core series, but i’m so glad kennedy cooked something up for these two and paired them together!
much like “full-court press”, this novella also follows two side characters from the core series and gives them a romance and happy ending of their own. i enjoyed this WAY more than the deck x avery novella though. no contest, whatsoever. both quinn and ean made for more compelling and alluring characters and so their romance was just, naturally, more engaging. their chemistry, their connection, their dynamic - loved!
i peeped ean’s stern-serious-sexy-clark-kent-basketball-genius max book husband potential from his brief side character appearances in long shot and hook shot, and oh boy, he came in clutch. give me a broody taciturn intense man any day of the week and i’ll be flailing and falling HARD. he was soooooo…hmmm 🫦. i loved how singleminded and obsessed he was about quinn. men who don’t play around >>>
i really liked quinn in her role as banner’s bestie in block shot, but i got to fall in love with her in her own story. beautiful, strong, inspiring - she was everything! her personal story, some details of which we got to learn in block shot, made this one more special and touching. i really liked how kennedy incorporated the disability / amputee representation. quinn had mad aura. she was that girl.
this was so cute, sweet, sexxxxxy and lovely, all in one. like i said, i would have gladly read a fleshed-out full-length novel about these two in lieu of a novella, killed for one even, but the novella was yummy all the same. but this would have been an easy 5 star read if there was more story and a slower burn because these specific characters and the utter tease of their dynamic in the form of a novella would have guaranteed it. since it issssss a novella, it does move fast (as to be expected) which is not my favourite thing. i’m really not a standalone novella girlie and they rarely do anything for me as they struggle to get me invested because of their fast pace and shorter length, by nature - but these two together though? magic. i was definitely eating out of the palm of this particular novella’s hand.
much like “full-court press”, this novella also follows two side characters from the core series and gives them a romance and happy ending of their own. i enjoyed this WAY more than the deck x avery novella though. no contest, whatsoever. both quinn and ean made for more compelling and alluring characters and so their romance was just, naturally, more engaging. their chemistry, their connection, their dynamic - loved!
i peeped ean’s stern-serious-sexy-clark-kent-basketball-genius max book husband potential from his brief side character appearances in long shot and hook shot, and oh boy, he came in clutch. give me a broody taciturn intense man any day of the week and i’ll be flailing and falling HARD. he was soooooo…hmmm 🫦. i loved how singleminded and obsessed he was about quinn. men who don’t play around >>>
i really liked quinn in her role as banner’s bestie in block shot, but i got to fall in love with her in her own story. beautiful, strong, inspiring - she was everything! her personal story, some details of which we got to learn in block shot, made this one more special and touching. i really liked how kennedy incorporated the disability / amputee representation. quinn had mad aura. she was that girl.
this was so cute, sweet, sexxxxxy and lovely, all in one. like i said, i would have gladly read a fleshed-out full-length novel about these two in lieu of a novella, killed for one even, but the novella was yummy all the same. but this would have been an easy 5 star read if there was more story and a slower burn because these specific characters and the utter tease of their dynamic in the form of a novella would have guaranteed it. since it issssss a novella, it does move fast (as to be expected) which is not my favourite thing. i’m really not a standalone novella girlie and they rarely do anything for me as they struggle to get me invested because of their fast pace and shorter length, by nature - but these two together though? magic. i was definitely eating out of the palm of this particular novella’s hand.
November 23, 2023
Yeah crying , throwing up, sliding down the wall cause I can’t believe this series is now officially over😩
But this was such a fun quick read! I was so happy Quinn got her book also and with Ean😍 to be quit honest I could have read a whole book about them, I loved everything about this!!! I happy Quinn got her happy ending!! 🤧
I loved that you saw a sneak peak of everybody else, got a little moment with them! And the epilogue was so wholesome even the dress moment. And yes I got a little bit emo 🤧
Okay but seriously this whole serie is worth it!!🔥❤️
But this was such a fun quick read! I was so happy Quinn got her book also and with Ean😍 to be quit honest I could have read a whole book about them, I loved everything about this!!! I happy Quinn got her happy ending!! 🤧
I loved that you saw a sneak peak of everybody else, got a little moment with them! And the epilogue was so wholesome even the dress moment. And yes I got a little bit emo 🤧
Okay but seriously this whole serie is worth it!!🔥❤️
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November 27, 2022own in an anthology
May 16, 2023
Loved Quinn and Ean’s story. Great catching up with these characters 🖤
May 31, 2023
3.5 stars
July 11, 2024
⭐️ 3.5 ⭐️ I needed a full length novel and not just a novella.
August 4, 2024
This one was my favorite in the whole series! I love Quinn and I’m so excited that she got her happily ever after!
March 12, 2025
AMAZING. I loved this quick novella, Ean and Quinn were super cute and I loved their connection
October 31, 2025
Excellent story!
It's meaningful, steamy and well-developed.
As a short story, it has all the important parts and the message within it.
Great work.
It's meaningful, steamy and well-developed.
As a short story, it has all the important parts and the message within it.
Great work.
January 14, 2026
Allora novella conclusiva carina e scorrevole, dove come sempre sono presenti tematiche importanti e profonde, ma… troppo corta.
December 21, 2024
The obsession with Quinn is so real, like I don’t even blame Ean for it! I really enjoyed this little novella, Quinn is seriously just a queen and takes everything like a champ
January 5, 2024
amazing as always
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