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MAKING A COMEBACK
More Than a Game #3
Kristina Mathews
Releasing July 7th, 2015
Lyrical Press: Shine
Nathan Cooper is trying to revive his own career. Once a top left-handed relief pitcher, he tried to get over a hidden injury with the aid of banned substances. Not only was he caught and suspended, he was traded and missed out on winning the championship. Now heâs a free agent without a contract, and that means life is ready to play ballâ¦
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It wasnât about the money. The income she earned from this modeling job was more about pride. Having something to offer the world, even if it was just her face. Annabelle wanted to show her daughters that a woman didnât need a man to take care of her. She could stand on her own two feet, and return to the career sheâd given up when she married Clayton Barry. She might not fly off to exotic locations or work with the worldâs most famous photographers, but she was working. She lifted her face to the sun, soaking in its warmth. It was as if the fog of the last few years had finally lifted. Nothing but blue skies ahead for her and her six-year-old twin daughters. Todayâs shoot was just the beginning. Her agent had two more jobs lined up for her before the end of the month. Heâd also scheduled her to attend the televised celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. She hadnât been able to make the photo shoot last fall in New York for the magazine, but he thought making an appearance on the live show would give her plenty of exposure. Hopefully, sheâd be able to juggle it all. Part of what appealed to her about todayâs job was that it was close enough that sheâd be able to shoot for a few hours and still get home in time to meet her daughters when they got off the school bus. Annabelle glanced at the clock. If the light didnât change soon, she wasnât going to make it to the bus stop in time. The song ended and Annabelle turned down the volume. Sheâd started listening to Journey during the Goliathsâ World Series run. So the song was five years older than she was, the message still rang true. It was about hope. Starting over. Believing. The traffic light turned green, and she pulled into the intersection. A flash of yellow appeared out of the corner of her eye. She turned in time to see an SUV blow through the stoplight. Before she could react, the vehicle struck her Mercedes just behind the driverâs side door. Her head slammed into the side window. Glass shattered and she looked down at the blood on her blouse. A thousand black pixels danced before her eyes. And then nothing. a Rafflecopter giveaway
Kristina Mathews doesn't remember a time when she didn't have a book in her hand. Or in her head. But it wasn't until she turned forty that she confessed the reason the laundry never made it out of the dryer was because she was busy writing.
While she resigned from teaching with the arrival of her second son, she's remained an educator in some form. As a volunteer, parent club member or para educator, she finds the most satisfaction working with emergent and developing readers, helping foster confidence and a lifelong love of books.
Kristina lives in Northern California with her husband of more than twenty years, two sons and a black lab. A veteran road tripper, amateur renovator and sports fanatic. She hopes to one day travel all 3,073 miles of Highway 50 from Sacramento, CA to Ocean City, MD, replace her carpet with hardwood floors and serve as a âBall Dudetteâ for the San Francisco Giants.
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