Homecoming

Boys of Fall Series – Book 3

By Shannon Stacey

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Synopsis

The New York Times bestselling author of Defending Hearts returns to small-town New Hampshire where a substitute football coach and a guidance counselor tackle love.

They were the golden boys of fall: Stewart Mills High School’s legendary championship football team. Fourteen years later, they’re back to relive their glory, save the team—and find themselves again . . .

Sam Leavitt has returned home to Stewart Mills with one goal: to fill in for Coach McDonnell and lead the high school football team to the championship. He doesn’t have time for distractions or commitments—but he’s unable to resist falling for the sexy guidance counselor he shared a hot night with months ago.

Jen Cooper knows what she’s looking for long-term, and it’s not Sam—even though the night they shared was explosive. Now, with Sam back in town and working by her side, picking up where they left off is too great a temptation to resist. But before long their fun fling is looking like a future together. And as the championship approaches, Sam is faced with a big decision that will either break them apart—or help them find their way home.

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I love this series by Shannon Stacey.  It reminds of me Friday Night Lights combined with Pay It Forward.  There are so many positive messages about life, friendship, family, and love teamed up with a sizzling romance in this sports romance category. It showcases the positive influences from the past leaving an impression. The will to pay it forward is unquestionable.

Sam Leavitt is summoned back to Stewart Mills to fill in for Coach McDonnell. For the life of him he can’t figure out why the coach wants him to fill this position.  Coach McDonnell remembers the troubled kid with more black marks against him turning himself around through high school football.  This kid turned his bleak future around and made something of his life.  Coach McDonnell believes he has the right stuff to mentor these impressionable young men.  Coach McDonnell also recognizes that Sam needs to make peace with his past.

Sam’s journey towards forgiveness from the past will guarantee a healthy, happy future that includes love and family. His journey will make your heart swell with joy.  His influence on the teenage football players is compassionate, positive, and insightful.  He understands their teenage mentality along with the quirks that hide the impressionable young man beneath the surface.  He understands peer pressure, family pressure, and community pressure.  He understands low self esteem and sense of rejection.  He’s been there, he was that boy fourteen years ago.

Over the summer he met Jen Cooper, the school guidance counselor.  Jen not only understood his background but also saw what a fine, honorable man he had become. It was too bad that they only had a short encounter.  With Sam being back in town, it is the opportunity for something more.

Shannon scored big with Homecoming. It had the perfect blend of small town romance and sports romance.  I loved every word, every play, and every character.  I highly recommend this book.

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Shannon Stacey married her Prince Charming in 1993 and is the proud mother of two incredible sons. She lives in New England, where her two favorite activities are trying to stay warm and writing stories of happily ever after. Her two cats refuse to curl up on her lap and keep it warm while she writes, but her Shih Tzu is never far away.

When she’s not writing, she’s indulging in her other passion—four wheeling! From May to November, the Stacey family spends their weekends on their ATVs, making loads of muddy laundry to keep Shannon busy when she’s not at her computer.

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