With: Maggie Wells
Women are incredible beings. I marvel at my friends’
accomplishments, confidence, and resilience every day. When I set out to write
the first book in the Love Games series, I wanted to write heroines like the
women I know. Flawed, yes. But kick-ass nonetheless.
In book one, LOVE GAME, I wanted to write about a
woman who—like so many I know—is a superstar at everything she does, and the man
who loves her without wanting to make her less.
The second book, PLAY FOR KEEPS, features a heroine
who was so confident, so stubborn and sure of her life choices, she almost
misses the opportunity for more love than she ever imagined for herself.
And in this new book, DOUBLE PLAY, I wanted to feature
a woman and a man who are content with their choices and not looking for
anything more when fate turns their worlds upside down.
Avery Preston has never fit the conventional mold.
Raised by a trailblazing great-aunt and a ultra-feminist mother, she’s never
considered marriage an appealing option…but she’s always longed to be a mother.
Dominic Mann married the first time because it was expected of him. Now he must
learn to reconcile what he was taught was right, with what works for both him
and Avery.
LOVE
GAME was a story about loving someone in all their glory and celebrating their
wins.
PLAY
FOR KEEPS is about loving someone enough to find a path to happiness when it
really counts.
DOUBLE
PLAY is all about living life on one’s own terms, but still sharing that life
with someone else.
She knows what she wants, and how to
get it
Avery Preston knows her mind. The Women’s Studies and Literature professor is the latest in a long line of feminist firebrands determined to break the mold at Wolcott University. When her biological clock tells her it’s time to bust a move, Avery does what she does best—she takes care of business all by herself. Or, so she thinks….
Avery Preston knows her mind. The Women’s Studies and Literature professor is the latest in a long line of feminist firebrands determined to break the mold at Wolcott University. When her biological clock tells her it’s time to bust a move, Avery does what she does best—she takes care of business all by herself. Or, so she thinks….
Dominic Mann is happy with his life
just as it is
The widowed baseball coach is content and sees no point in changing his lineup this late in the game. Still, a man would have to be dead not to notice a live wire like Avery Preston. But a one night stand was all either of them wanted.
The widowed baseball coach is content and sees no point in changing his lineup this late in the game. Still, a man would have to be dead not to notice a live wire like Avery Preston. But a one night stand was all either of them wanted.
There’s only one complication
The
clinic where Avery was inseminated has been hacked. Now, she not only knows who
the father is, but she knows the
father. In the biblical sense. Avery shows up on Dom’s doorstep with a bun in
the oven, a bellyful of ethical righteousness, and the absolute conviction that
she doesn’t need him, and soon, the two of them are caught in a rundown between
their hearts and their heads.
“Dom,
I’m not asking you if you want to date me or be in any kind of relationship
with me. I’m asking you if you’ve donated sperm. At Lifespring Fertility Clinic
specifically.”
Reeling,
he narrowed his eyes at the woman sitting across from him. “What do you want?”
he enunciated carefully.
“I
only want to know if you’re a donor at Lifespring Fertility Clinic,” she
repeated, equally slowly and carefully. “That’s all.”
That’s all, she said. Dominic
wagged his head, dumbfounded. She was asking him to reveal his deepest darkest
secret. They’d had sex exactly once. They were practically strangers. He wasn’t
about to tell her what he’d done, or try to explain why he’d done it.
His
mind raced. “Aren’t those things supposed to be anonymous?”
She
nodded stiffly. “They’re supposed to be.”
Puzzled
by her attitude and wondering how she had the gall to be getting bristly with
him, Dom fell back on the defensive. “Why are you asking me this? Even if I
had, why would I tell you?”
Avery
sighed, and her whole body seemed to sag, curling into itself like one of those
roly-poly bugs trying to shield its soft underbelly from the cruel world. He
immediately felt like a bully.
“I’m
pregnant,” she said, looking him dead in the eye.
He
shook his head, denial instant and instinctive. “Avery, we haven’t seen each
other in months. And we used protection,” he reminded her. “You can’t be saying
this baby is mine.”
“I’m
not saying you got me pregnant when we were together,” she replied with
exaggerated patience. “I’m asking if you were ever a donor at this particular
clinic.”
“What
does this have to do with me?” He was backpedaling, and he knew it, but he had
no other choice. If she kept talking like this, he was going to tell her to get
the hell out of his house. “What does it matter if I have?”
“I
was inseminated at Lifespring Fertility Clinic five weeks ago,” Avery said as
matter-of-factly as she could manage.
Double
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day, Maggie Wells is buried in spreadsheets. At night she pens tales of people
tangling up the sheets. This author of feminist, sex-positive romance is the
product of a charming rogue and a shameless flirt. Trust us, you only have to
scratch the surface of this mild-mannered married lady to find a naughty streak
a mile wide.
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This sounds very interesting. The excerpt definitely has my attention.
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DeleteSo excited for this book! Amazon just delivered my e-copy this morning and I can't wait to dive in! Congrats, Maggie! :)
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DeleteI'm sure Dom never expected to open his door and be asked if had donated sperm at a fertility clinic.
ReplyDeleteLoved the excerpt.
Ha! No kidding. Thanks so much!
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