After The Fire Series: One Pass Away, Publication Date: June 2016
Buy on Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Bookshop.org
Find on: Goodreads
In his lifetime, Gaige Benson has dreamed of only two things. Playing football and Violet Reed.
WELCOME TO THE NFL
The Seattle Knights have the hottest players in the game. On and off the field.
Second Chances. First Love.
Gaige Benson is the NFL's golden boy. He's done it all. Won every award. Except that elusive Super Bowl ring. This year he is hanging up his cleats and he plans on going out a winner.
Even a golden boy has secrets. Will Gaige's past be the one thing that derails his future?
Violet Reed almost lost it all. Her sight, her dreams of becoming a doctor, and the only man she ever loved. A miracle saved the first two. Sixteen years later she is getting her second chance at love.
Secrets kept them apart. Will the truth separate them forever?
Get your copy of the stand-alone sports romance readers are calling an emotional, page-turning thrill-ride.
Cocktails and Books received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect our opinion of the book or the content of our review.
I love discovering new authors and a new series, especially if it involves athletes and I thoroughly enjoyed this intoxicating, well written series by Mary j. Williams. Β This is the third book in the One Pass Away series and is a standalone, but I would suggest reading the whole series because it is wonderful and there are recurring characters. Β I started with this book and I liked it so much, I read the first two books in this series, too.
AFTER THE FIRE is an emotional and heartwarming second chance romance about Gaige Benson, an NFL quarterback and Violet Reed, an eye surgeon. When they first meet, there is a strong attraction between them but circumstances beyond their control keep them apart. Gaige and Violet are in their thirties when they finally reconnect after sixteen years.
Gaige is one of the most successful quarterbacks in the NFL and he seems to have it all fame, money and women falling at his feet. He is a nice guy and still humble, even though he has achieved so much. Β He is the captain of the football team and although everyone respects him, they don’t know much about him because he doesn’t share his feelings or his innermost thoughts with anyone. Gaige has a wide circle of friends who will do anything for him and they want to see him happy because he is always willing to help everyone. Violet spent years in school and has worked hard at becoming the best eye surgeon in her field. Β She is an independent, genuinely nice person and she likes Gaige for himself, not because he is famous.
Even though Gaige and Violet have accomplished many of their career goals, they haven’t been able to find that special someone they want to spend the rest of their lives with. They have never forgotten each other and once they meet again, they try to work through all their issues so they can be together. Gaige and Violet have lots of chemistry and they treat each other with care and respect.
I fell in love with Gaige in the first two books in this series and I am happy to finally learn his story and see him get his HEA. I also enjoyed all the secondary characters; they are interesting and fun and add another dimension to the story. Mary J. Williams has written an enchanting story that drew me in from the first page and I hope she will write more books In this delightful series.
