The arrogant hockey player can't hide from her,
the one person who knows him better than anyone else.
the one person who knows him better than anyone else.
PLAYING THE GAME
York Bombers #1
Lisa B. Kamps
Releasing Feb 14th, 2017
BimHaven Press
Harland Day
knows what it's like to be on rock bottom: he was there once before, years ago
when his mother walked out and left him behind. But he learned how to play the
game and survived, crawling his way up with the help of a friend-turned-lover.
This time is different: he has nobody to blame but himself for his trip to the
bottom. His mouth, his attitude, his crappy play that landed him back in the
minors instead of playing pro hockey with the Baltimore Banners. And this time,
he doesn't have anyone to help him out, not when his own selfishness killed the
most important relationship he ever had.
Courtney
Williams' life isn't glamorous or full of fame and fortune but she doesn't need
those things to be happy. She of all people knows there are more important
things in life. And, for the most part, she's been able to forget what could
have been--until Harland gets reassigned to the York Bombers and shows back up
in town, full of attitude designed to hide the man underneath. But the arrogant
hockey player can't hide from her, the one person who knows him better than
anyone else. They had been friends. They had been lovers. And then they had
been torn apart by misunderstanding and betrayal.
But some
ties are hard to break. Can they look past what had been and move forward to
what could be? Or will the sins of the past haunt them even now, all these
years later?
Lisa B.
Kamps is
the author of the best-selling series The Baltimore Banners,
featuring "hard-hitting, heart-melting hockey players" (USA Today),
on and off the ice. Her firefighter series, Firehouse Fourteen,
features hot and heroic firefighters who put more than their lives on the line.
Her newest hockey series, The York Bombers, launches with PLAYING
THE GAME in February, 2017.
In a
previous life, she worked as a firefighter with the Baltimore County Fire
Department then did a very brief (and not very successful) stint at bartending
in east Baltimore, and finally served as the Director of Retail Operations for
a busy Civil War non-profit.
Lisa
currently lives in Maryland with her husband and two sons (who are mostly
sorta-kinda out of the house), one very spoiled Border Collie, two cats with
major attitude, several head of cattle, and entirely too many chickens to
count. When she's not busy writing or chasing animals, she's cheering loudly
for her favorite hockey team, the Washington Capitals--or going through
withdrawal and waiting for October to roll back around!
Interview with Lisa B.
Kamps
If you had a theme song, what would
it be?
Honestly, it depends
on my mood. But there are two that always seem to be at the top of my list:
Fight Song by Rachel
Platten and…
Wait for it…
Fat Bottomed Girls by
Queen!
Name three things on your desk right
now.
- A
large bag of almond M&Ms (I won't tell you how many are left in the
bag)
- Large
mug of coffee (strong with cream and sugar if you're really curious)
- My
planner and notepad, pens and post-its (yes, that only counts as one item
in my world!!)
A la
Twitter style, please describe your book in 140 characters or less.
Okay, I'm really not that great at Twitter but I'll give it a shot:
#secondchanceromance #steamyread #firstlove #nevergiveup
#loveconquersall #hockeyromance #alwayshopeful #friendstolovers
Did I go over??
What do you do when you are not
writing?
Plan for
the next book? Seriously, my mind is always going: thinking, dreaming,
wondering, planning. Doesn't matter what I'm doing, there's always something
involving writing going on in my head.
Except when
I go into total slug-mode, which does happen every once in a while. If that's
the case, I'm either literally doing absolutely nothing (I mean I literally
turn completely OFF), or I'm either reading or playing SIMS. Hey, don't judge
me J!
Is anything
in your book based on real life experiences or purely all imagination?
Are there
certain characters you would like to go back to, or is there a theme or idea
you’d love to work with?
Do you have any advice to give to
aspiring writers?
The best piece of advice I can give (and have given) any aspiring writer
is one that's been around for ages: Just do it. Don’t think about doing it,
don’t talk about doing it, don't dream about doing it. Just sit your butt down
and get those words on the page. Talking is easy, but if you're serious, stop
talking and just write. You can fix it later, worry about it later, angst over
it later. But you need to get those words on paper first. In this case, actions
really do speak louder than words.
Don't
get so caught up in the rules that you end up hampering your creative flow.
Yes, learn the rules, be aware of them, but don't let them rule your writing
(or your creative process). There are so many rules out there that
"they" say can't be broken. But guess what? They get broken all the
time, and it works. Do what works for you, your story, your characters. Don't
let the rules silence your unique voice. (Note: I'm not talking about grammar
and punctuation--those are important. It's those other pesky rules, like don't
write in first person, don't write about a sports hero, etc.)
Is there anything that you would
like to say to your readers and fans?
To my current readers and fans: THANK YOU so much for taking a chance
and joining me on this wonderful journey! It really wouldn't be possible
without all of you! To those readers who haven't yet read my books: don't be
afraid to take a chance! You might surprise yourself and find a new favorite
author (if not favorite, then hopefully one you really like!).
Can you tell us about your upcoming
book?
My next
scheduled release is PLAYING TO WIN, The York Bombers Book 2.
We met
Jason Emory in Playing The Game and he seems like your typical jock who plays
just as hard off the ice as he done on it. He's single, hot, and completely
free to do what he wants. And while he's not exactly self-absorbed, he doesn't
really pay attention to what's going on around him as well as he should.
Yeah…poor
Jason has no idea what is about to hit him after one particularly hot night with
a stranger who seems oddly familiar.
This one is
a steamy twist on your one-night-encounter, with maybe just a hint of
Cinderella thrown in! PLAYING TO WIN releases on March 21, and is available for
pre-order now. You can find the link here: http://www.lisabkamps.com/playing-to-win/
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