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Einmal die Cheerleading Nationals in Daytona gewinnen – das ist der Traum, auf den ich mein Leben lang hingearbeitet habe. Und nun ist er in greifbarer Nähe. Ein Platz im Team des OCJ-Colleges ist mein Weg an die Spitze. Gäbe es da nicht etwas, das alles zerstören könnte: mein eigener Körper. Ich bin Diabetikerin und da Insulin im Hochleistungssport ein großes Risiko birgt, ist das Mittel, das mich am Leben hält, auch mein größter Gegner. Schon einmal hätte es mich beinahe meinen Traum gekostet.

Raised on a ranch in Saskatchewan’s rugged Thickwood Hills, where the prairie transitions to forest, Willomena Swift, home from playing for the Rockford Peaches of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, finds a precious foal killed by a rogue stallion. The stallion’s owner, once Willo’s baseball coach, now chairs the committee heading up the new cooperative pasture—a pasture that is set to swallow her family lease, where she grew up, learned to love and understand horses, and dreamed of returning to raise them.

Hailee Raine deve riuscire a sopravvivere solo un altro anno in quella città ossessionata dal football. Un ultimo anno con Jason, il suo crudele fratellastro, e i suoi amici, un branco di giocatori di football presuntuosi e arroganti. Cameron Chase ha il mondo ai suoi piedi: è bello, ha talento e ha un incredibile fascino.

Occhi sulla palla! Nel caso di Kevin Young, giovane stella dei Royal London Knights, la frase è da prendere alla lettera. Sopravvissuto a un'infanzia di dolore, segnato nel profondo dell'anima, ha un solo obiettivo: diventare il miglior calciatore di sempre. Le ragazze vanno bene, ma l'amore no. I cuori spezzati possono sempre rompersi due volte, e nessuna distrazione è concessa a uno sportivo come lui. Ma una sera, in un esclusivo Club di Londra, quando la cameriera più maldestra e più bella del mondo gli finisce addosso, non rovina solo la sua T-shirt, ma gli devasta il cuore.

Dopo la perdita del nonno, Kingston Wells è determinato a seguire l'unico insegnamento che la sua guida gli abbia mai lasciato: divertirsi finché si ha tempo per vivere. A diciotto anni, Camden ha preso seriamente il suo ruolo di uomo della famiglia, occupandosi della madre e badando alla sorellina. Tuttavia, più Kingston e Camden trascorrono il tempo insieme, più affiora qualcosa che cambierà per sempre le loro vite.

Life is flipped upside down for Cheyenne Haney when her fairytale-like relationship of 5 years suddenly ends the day her boyfriend finally proposes to her. She’s heartbroken and storms out of the apartment seeing nothing but red. She’s so distracted that she doesn’t see the car hurling toward her. Right before the worst outcome could happen, she’s pulled away just in time by a mysterious, yet gorgeous person who introduces themself as Harley.

“An exceptionally thoughtful literary thriller. In the depth and breadth of its story, in the lyricism of its prose, Nearshore will surely establish Steve Hawk as a writer to be reckoned with.” —Kem Nunn, author of Tapping the Source, Dogs of Winter, and Tijuana Straits “The deadly...

In small towns, there is always that group. The privileged kids—the ones who appear to have it all. But beneath the deep bond between the Master’s Eight lies deceit. On a beautiful Australian seaside, the Master’s Eight gather once yearly for a round of golf. When a national TV network gets wind of their tradition, cameras roll to create a documentary. Little did the filmmakers know the explosive and devastating secrets this production would reveal.

Charlie Fightmaster is on the verge of achieving his lifelong dream—playing Major League Baseball. But when his younger sister needs him, he walks away from fame and returns home. There, a reclusive legend teaches him three secrets to finding harmony at the plate... and in life. As Charlie faces heartbreak and guilt, those lessons become his lifeline—not just to baseball, but to becoming the man he was meant to be.

Nel corso dell'ultima stagione calcistica, in occasione delle partite dell'Inter, uno sceneggiatore di fiction in crisi di ispirazione incontra a San Siro un vecchio tifoso che, domenica dopo domenica, gli racconta la storia e le imprese di Giuseppe Meazza, el Peppin. Finché lo scrittore non decide di mettere proprio il "Balilla" al centro del suo nuovo soggetto televisivo. Le vicende personali del protagonista si intrecciano con quelle agonistiche delle partite e con la narrazione delle gesta, sportive e non, del campione, fino alla spiazzante rivelazione finale.

Un romanzo ispirato al vero esordio di Pierino Ghetti (Piulina) storico calciatore del Bologna, in un affresco dell'Italia negli anni Sessanta e Settanta.

L'appassionata prefazione del celebre telecronista sportivo Bruno Pizzul introduce questa raccolta di racconti dedicati ai miti dello sport. Con testi di Carlo Lucarelli, Patrick Fogli, Marcello Fois e Nicoletta Vallorani.

A GRIPPING RACETRACK THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF DRIVING FORCE AND COMEBACK THE STAKES ARE DEADLY AT STRATTON PARK Architect and family man Lee Morris never gave much thought to the shares he inherited of the Stratton Park racecourse, the multi-million dollar property owned by the...

Elys Gray ist wie Toastbrot. Durchschnittlich und im Gegensatz zu ihren berühmten Eltern und erfolgreichem Bruder überhaupt nichts Besonderes. Ihr Liebesleben ist verflucht (ziemlich sicher die Schuld einer rachsüchtigen Voodoo-Priesterin), und die Chefin der TV-Produktionsfirma, für die sie arbeitet, mehr als unbeeindruckt von ihr (ziemlich sicher ihre eigene Schuld). Was sie braucht, ist eine Pause von ihrem Privatleben und eine fantastische Idee für eine Dating-Show.

They were once rising stars. A decade later, three swimmers again face the challenge of qualifying for the Games in the midst of a brutal economic recession and geopolitical turmoil. As Olympic Trials approach, the dream remains the same—but the stakes have changed.

This universally acclaimed one person play written by Eddie Frierson is based on the life and writings of Baseball Hall of Fame and New York Giants Pitching legend Christy Mathewson. In a time when Giants walked the earth and roamed the Polo Grounds, none was more honored than than the great Christy Mathewson -- the quiet, educated man who lifted the then rowdy world of baseball into gentlemanliness. A scholar, athlete and soldier, Mathewson was the man who changed the game of baseball and the course of our nation in the first decade of the last century.

Remy Duval war Alex' erster Crush. Doch Remy ist auch der große Bruder seines besten Freundes Bailey – und die beiden können sich nicht ausstehen. Jetzt studieren alle drei an derselben Uni, und obwohl Alex gegenüber Bailey loyal bleiben will, zieht ihn Remy magisch an. Zwischen Studium, Schwimmteam und dem Versuch, seinen Freund nicht zu enttäuschen, wird es für Alex immer schwieriger, seinen Gefühlen zu widerstehen. Remy hat sich längst damit abgefunden, dass sein Bruder ihn hasst. Doch als Alex plötzlich wieder in seinem Leben auftaucht, bringt das alles durcheinander.

For a team of amputee veterans, wheelchair basketball is more than a game – it's a lifeline to reclaim their lives after service. But as they power their way towards the Paralympics, they discover their sponsor is riddled with corruption, and their journey takes a devastating turn with the loss of a teammate. Now, they must push beyond their physical limits and the crushing weight of grief to expose the rot that threatens to destroy their second chance and tarnish the memory of their fallen brother.

Eric Simms had always lived life in the fast lane. But after a devastating accident while attempting to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, he wakes up in a hospital room not remembering the race or his injuries—only that something is terribly wrong. In place of his own memories, he finds vivid recollections of other lives—lives that span across time and space. From a carpenter in 1980s Chicago to a soldier on the beaches of Normandy, from a butler in Victorian London to a cowhand in the untamed Colorado frontier, Eric experiences them all with terrifying clarity.

Violet hat das perfekte Leben - Studium, Zukunftsplan, fester Freund. Doch dann steht Devin wieder vor ihr: Ex-Bester-Freund, erste große Liebe, neue Versuchung. Bree liebt das Spiel mit dem Feuer - bis sie ausgerechnet Rob wiedertrifft, den unnahbaren Sportler mit dem kalten Blick.