**Contemporary Sports Romance | Words: 400 pgs*approx | Heat Level: Mild**

Kendall Tracy, General Manager of the San Francisco Miners, is not one for rash decisions or one-night stands. But when she finds herself alone in a hotel room with a heart-stoppingly gorgeous man-who looks oddly familiar-Kendall throws her own rules out the window…and they blow right back into her face.

Drew McCoy should look familiar, he’s a star player for her team’s archrival the Seattle Sharks. Which would basically make Drew and Kendall the Romeo and Juliet of professional football…well, without all the dying. Not that it’s an issue. They agree to pretend their encounter never happened.

Nothing good can come from it anyway, right? Drew’s not so sure. Kendall may be all wrong, but he can’t stop thinking about her and he finds that some risks are worth taking. Because the stakes are always highest when you’re playing for keeps.

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Super Bowl Blitz & Giveaway: Rushing Amy + Blitzing Emily by Julie Brannagh

Are you ready for some football this weekend?! We can’t wait, and it’s about more than just the game for us!

Julie Brannagh, author of BLITZING EMILY (on-sale 1/7), is taking over the Avon Books twitter account (@AVONBOOKS)on Sunday, February 2^nd, 2014 for a Super Bowl Half Time Twitter Blitz! Julie will be talking about all things love, football, books and more! As if a conversation about all our favorite things AND a giveaway—that includes some hot Avon sports romances—isn’t enough, Julie will also be revealing the awesome cover of CATCHING CAMERON (the third book in her series)!

Julie wants you to join in on the fun! We’d love for you to stop by, chat and say hello!. Just use the hashtag #LUVFOOTBALL during halftime on Sunday, February 2^nd (estimated to be around 8-8:30PM EST) and you’re in!

All is fair in Love and Football…

A sexy football star tries to reform his image and his life by rescuing a klutzy and reluctant-to-love opera diva in the first book in Julie Brannagh’s irresistible new series

Emily Hamilton doesn’t trust men. She’s much more comfortable playing the romantic lead on stage in front of a packed house than in her own life. So, when NFL star and irresistible ladies’ man Brandon McKenna acts as her personal white knight, she has no illusions he’ll stick around. However, a misunderstanding with the press throws them together in a fake engagement that yields unexpected (and breathtaking) benefits.

Every time Brandon calls her “Sugar,” Emily almost believes Brandon’s playing for keeps, not just to score. Can she let down her defenses and get her own Happily Ever After?