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Summary: She Shoots, She Scores Again
Review: Deirdre Martin wins her second game with "Fair Play." This follow up to "Body Check" takes its fabulous second banana, Teresa Falconetti, and lets her shine. Teresa is a wonderful, rich, full and funny woman who anyone would love to have lunch with-if she was real. Teresa's navigations through the pain of owning your own business, dealing with family mortality and fighting your gut over a man are things we can all relate to. Deirdre takes these subjects and adds humor to make this book impossible to put down.
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Summary: Disappointed
Review: It's hard for me to enjoy a book when I don't like one of the main characters. In this book Theresa was so annoying! One minute she likes Michael the next she doesn't want to be with him. By the end of the book, I was hopping Michael would hook up with someone else. He deserved someone better than Theresa. There is also too much suffering going on (a la Danielle Steele) that it was depressing. Michael's parents are dead, the coach from the previous book BODY CHECK is dead, Theresa's dad has cancer...I have to say I LOVED the previous book BODY CHECK. That one I would give 5 stars. This one I'm sorry to say only gets 1.
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Summary: Great!!!!
Review: I love this book just as much as the first. Ms. Martin's writing style really captures the true humanity of the characters. I'm recommending it to everyone I know! Keep it up Ms. Martin.
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Summary: Too Cool
Review: When I saw that Deirdre Martin's second book , Fair Play, had finally come to stores, I bought it immediately. Ms.Martin certainly does not disappoint with a welcome blend of humor, hot romance, well-developed characters and a plot that kept me reading. I read her first book, Body Check, and am so happy to see more from this talented and witty writer. Please tell me there's more from Deirdre Martin on the way!
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Summary: Wow!
Review: If you thought the first book was great, this one is even better!!! The characters are so rich and real that you feel you are right there with them. I love this blossoming new author's work and would recommend her to everyone.
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Summary: Absolutely Terrific!
Review: I adored Ms. Martin's first book, Bodycheck, so when I saw Fair Play on the shelf at the mall I bought it right away. And I wasn't disappointed. Fair Play is terrific. Ms. Martin tells a story that is sensitive, touching, and funny. Her characters are complex and vivid and the romance is...well...hot enough to melt a hockey rink. Keep writing Ms. Martin and I'll keep buying!
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Summary: A crowd pleaser
Review: Though he plays on the third line for the Blades and even sits out games at times, native son Michael Dante is one of the most poplar New York professionals because he was born and raised in Brooklyn. Michael knows he loves Theresa Falconetti, but she will not even give him a hip check as she wants nothing to do with Italians or hockey players after a bad experience. Over the objection of his older brother, a fantastic chef, Michael hires Theresa's PR firm to run a campaign to "sell" the family's Brooklyn restaurant to the Manhattan food crowd as an in spot. As Michael works closely with Theresa, she sees his nice qualities. Already attracted to him Theresa begins to fall in love with Michael, but will she go for a hat trick of marriage, house and children while they work closely together or leave him benched for life? FAIR PLAY is a fine sports romance that will score big time with the sports sub-genre crowd. The story line is played in three periods. The opening has Theresa stopping every shot that Michael sends her way. The middle period has Theresa and Michael working as a team with a common goal. The final period is Michael desperately trying to score the winning goal as overtime is not allowed in the book business and a tie is like kissing your sister. Though Theresa's constant rejection of Michael should have placed her in the penalty box, fans will enjoy these two players and feel that Deidre Martin has provided a winner. With this tale AND BODY CHECK, is next up a hat trick for Ms. Martin? Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Repeat winner!
Review: Martin's follow up is even better than the original. Fair Play is both funny and moving with realistic characters and great moments. You don't need to read Body Check first, but do yourself a favor and buy them both! You won't regret it.
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Summary: Hockey and romance works pretty well together...
Review: Theresa dreamed of love and romance; but when she was nearly raped by a hockey player, the fun loving girl turned into a demure, reserved young woman with a strong defense around her heart. No one was going to get past it, especially not a hockey player. Nonetheless, Michael Dante, hockey player extraordinare', is determined to get past her guard. First, they are forced to work together when his family resteraunt needs her expertise at PR. Then, a sneak attack from a business rival threatens to steal Theresa's heart. Reese appear to be everything she could want, but Mikey D is not done yet. With both of their families and the truth on his side, he's determined to come out a winner. **** Some people might think hockey is an unlikely arena for a romance; but Deirdre Martin proves that all it takes for a good love story to take place is two people in love. The laugh out loud moments are contrasted with the sharpest pains as life, death, loyalty and crisis push proud and reluctant lovers together. Fans of Susan Elizabeth Phillips or Rachel Gibson will have a new auto - buy writer to add to their list. **** Amanda Killgore
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Summary: ehh, where's the romance?
Review: I don't know about you , but when I read a romance novel it's to enjoy two people coming together and learning to stay together. These folks don't come together until 20 pages from the end of the book. I mean, good writing, good character development--but quite frankly the only spunk or sense of humor in the main female I saw, was when the guy referred to what he had seen in her in the past. I liked her a lot better in book one.
Great male lead, but dud of a female lead whose quite slow on the uptake. I found her frustrating and tedious.
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