Touchdown

by Ann DeFee

Sports Desk News Flash—Road Runner’s star tight end, Jake Culpepper displayed his tackling expertise by taking down the Road Runner mascot. Jake didn’t realize the mascot was Texas Bob Hurst’s daughter. Yep, Texas Bob—owner and big boss of the Road Runners.Lilly Hurst is not only unemployed and living with her parents, she’s now the laughing stock of folks all over town. How did she let her sister talk her into doing the “chicken” gig? That feather monstrosity was hot and stinky, and now she felt like she’d been run over by an eighteen wheeler. Jake trudged to Texas Bob’s private office. His future football career would probably involve catching passes in the far frozen North, However, he’d made a huge mistake and he had to make amends. In his defense, he thought the mascot was his ne’er-do-well cousin Dwayne who’d wrecked his Porsche. Texas Bob’s “edict” was Lilly’s answer to a prayer. She’d have a job at Camp Touchdown, the Hurst foundation’s summer camp for underprivileged teens in the Texas Hill Country. Jake was “sentenced” to be the coach. He’d grown up in a rough and tumble environment and had managed to claw his way out through football. The Camp Touchdown experience proved to be “interesting” for both Jake and Lilly. On good days, the teens were a joy, but occasionally they could be “really bad.” Life at Camp Touchdown was never dull. In addition to the full-time job of keeping fifty kids entertained, Lilly and Jake also experienced a torrential rain storm and flood, found a dead body clutching a bag of stolen money and tolerated a quirky mystery writer.Remember, this is a romance. After Lilly kicked her cheating hubby to the curb she vowed to never fall in love again. Jake on the other hand was not a fan of long term commitment. Cupid’s Arrow can have a truly amazing impact on a couple of stubborn peopleSociety Page News Flash—The wedding of the year was held in a field of bluebonnets with members of the wedding party wearing pink cowboy boots.

312 pages, Paperback

Published May 13, 2021

About the author

As a "feel good" author Ann DeFee infuses humor into her romantic comedy, mystery, magic realism (where the surreal becomes reality), humor/satire and action/adventure stories. A multi-award winner, Ann has written twelve novels for Harlequin and an additional three for Bellastoria Press. She has won, or was a finalist in ten national and international book award contests. Believe in the Magic leads the way with a Reader’s Favorite Gold Medal, a Chanticleer Somerset Fiction Award winner and is now a Grand Prize Finalist in the Eric Hoffer Book Award.
As a business woman, Ann is a managing-partner of Bellastoria Press LLP, an independent hybrid publishing company that specializes in shepherding authors through the book publishing process.
On a personal note, Ann loves living in her stories (both writing and reading) and research. She lives in Williamsburg, VA, the epicenter of American history, a perfect place to be actively involved in a national organization that focuses on history, patriotism and genealogy.
Her guilty pleasure is that she’s addicted to hot chocolate (regardless of the season) and she loves all things that glitter.