Sacked

Gridiron Series – Book 1

By Jen Frederick

Release Date : September 6, 2015

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Synopsis

What he wants he gets…

Knox Masters is a quarterback’s worst nightmare. Warrior. Champion. And…virgin. Knox knows what he wants–and he gets it. All American Football player? Check. NFL pros scouting him? Check. Now, he’s set his sight on two things. The national title. And Ellie Campbell. Sure, she’s the sister of his fellow teammate, but that’s not going to stop him. Especially not when he’s convinced Ellie is the one.

…but he’s never met her before.

But Ellie isn’t as sure. She’s trying to start a new life and she’s not interested in a relationship…with anyone. Beside it’s not just her cardinal rule of never dating her brother’s teammates that keeps her away, but Ellie has a dark secret that would jeopardize everything Knox is pursuing.

Knox has no intention of losing. Ellie has no intention of giving in.

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Excerpt

I lock my legs to keep from falling over and pull out the biggest barrel I have. “Masters, there are things about me that if you knew you wouldn’t want to spend another minute in my presence.”

He considers my words, the silence taking on a heaviness and part of me already aches for what I could have if I was just any other girl at Western. “Have you killed anyone?” he finally asks. I can feel his eyes assessing me and I keep my gaze averted afraid of what

I’ll see in his moss green gaze.

“No.”

“Have you slept with my brother?”
“What?” I can’t prevent myself from gawking at Masters, who’s smiling as he asks the question. “No! God, I’ve never even met him!”

“Are you catfishing poor athletes from Auburn? Wait, don’t answer that because I don’t think I’d find that objectionable. Oh, I have it—” He snaps his fingers.

“This isn’t a joke, Masters.”

He tucks a stray piece of hair behind my ear. “Until you tell me what it is, it’s not a reason to be apart either.”

I suck in my lower lip to prevent throwing myself at him and telling him to take me.

“Why?” I ask helplessly.

“Because I like you.”

He grips me by the chin and lays down gentlest, sweetest kiss. In that kiss he tells me everything. That he wants me. That he’s willing to take it slow. That he’s not giving up.

He kisses me as if this is the only thing he wants to do for the next ten hours.

His lips barely move but I can feel everything in me surge toward him. The short wedges
I shoved on this morning suddenly feel precarious. I grip his shoulders to steady myself and then find myself rising up on my tiptoes to press deeper against him. He hauls me flush against him until I can no longer touch the floor.

His one hand palms nearly my entire back while the other angles my head for better access. He may be a virgin, but the guy knows how to kiss. His tongue is finding places inside my mouth that I didn’t even know would feel good.

All the pent up desire that has been boiling in me for days comes pouring out of me. I attack him with my next kiss, biting his lower lip, sucking on his tongue. Against my belly I can feel the hard ridge of his erection.

“God,” I breathe as he abandons my mouth to trace the line of my jaw with his lips. He growls in response and pushes me back against the bookcases but I don’t even mind that the shelves are biting into my back. I just want more.

And he gives it to me. We cling to each other, feeding off of each other’s seemingly endless need until I hear a gasp and then a muted giggle. And those two faint sounds somehow manage to break through the haze of lust and bring with it the realization that

I am in a very public place. I wriggle against him and he sets me down reluctantly.

“We’re in the bookstore,” I say in a scandalized voice.

“You’ve never kissed a guy in the bookstore before?” He grins, the wicked mischievous one I’m beginning to associate with something tremendously naughty. “There’s a first time for everything.”

 

Michel’s Review

Are you ready for some football?  Are you ready for the Gridiron Gods to tackle your heart? Are you ready for the college superstar Knox Masters to score? Are you ready to be Sacked?  Jen Fredrick is going to deliver all your Gridiron desires in her new college football series.  Knox Masters has scored a 5+ Touchdown in Sacked.

Knox Masters is the god of football.  He’s the best player on the team.  He’s focused, intense, and takes names on the field.  He’s on the fast track to becoming a pro NFL player.  Men worship him, scouts want him, and women swoon over him.  He has two goals to conquer, the national title and an NFL contract.  He has to stay focused and bring his team the victory title.  He is Knox Masters… the Gridiron God.  He is Knox Masters… The Virgin.  He’s not going to let anything stand in his way, even his virginity. Knox Masters is a virgin by choice.  He will not lose his focus because of sex.  He will know when it’s time.  He will not concede until the right woman comes along.  He wants his forever woman.

Ellie Campbell has lived under the shadow of the Gridiron all of her life.  Her older brother, Jack, has dominated her family’s life with his gifts on the field.  Now that she is attending Western she wants to build her own life, with her own friends and not be overshadowed by football.  She’s happy to be attending the same university as her brother Jack because they are very close, but she is also happy to start building her own path in life.  Dating a football player is not a part of the equation .

When Ellie meets Knox, she knows she’s in trouble.  He’s pursuing her with the same intensity that he applies to his football career.  Her heart has been Sacked.  She should not give in to her desires because she has secrets that could not only ruin her but ruin Knox’s future career. Her secrets could ruin the teams chance at a national championship.

Can Ellie and Knox’s relationship survive the final play in the game?  Can Ellie pass the test that will make her “The One” to own Knox’s heart?

Fate has a way of taking over.  The heart dictates the game.  Love is the only true champion at the end of the day.  The rest is just another play in the game of life.

I will not say too much more because this is an emotional story that the reader should experience for themselves.  Sacked not only focuses on the main characters but also the other players that are a part of the team.  This book highlights the ups and downs as well as the pressure’s that go along with a college football career.  It raises awareness of some very real issues that many individuals struggle with daily in life. It also delivers a beautiful romance that goes beyond the bedroom.

Sacked is the perfect start for the Gridiron series by Jen Frederick.  Read this book!

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Author Bio:

 

Jen Frederick lives with her husband, child, and one rambunctious dog. She’s been reading stories all her life but never imagined writing one of her own. Jen loves to hear from readers so drop her a line at jensfrederick@gmail.com

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