Homecoming (Boys of Fall #3)

I love this series by Shannon Stacey. It reminds of me Friday Night Lights combined with Pay It Forward. There are so many positive messages about life, friendship, family, and love teamed up with a sizzling romance in this sports romance category. It showcases the positive influences from the past leaving an impression. The will to pay it forward is unquestionable. Sam Leavitt is summoned back to Stewart Mills to fill in for Coach McDonnell. For the life of him he can’t figure out why the coach wants him to fill this position. Coach McDonnell remembers the troubled kid with more black marks against him turning himself around through high school football. This kid turned his bleak future around and made something of his life. Coach McDonnell believes he has the right stuff to mentor these impressionable young men. Coach McDonnell also recognizes that Sam needs to make peace with his past. Sam’s journey towards forgiveness from the past will guarantee a healthy, happy future that includes love and family. His journey will make your heart swell with joy. His influence on the teenage football players is compassionate, positive, and insightful. He understands their teenage mentality along with the quirks that hide the impressionable young man beneath the surface. He understands peer pressure, family pressure, and community pressure. He understands low self esteem and sense of rejection. He’s been there, he was that boy fourteen years ago. Over the summer he met Jen Cooper, the school guidance counselor. Jen not only understood his background but also saw what a fine, honorable man he had become. It was too bad that they only had a short encounter. With Sam being back in town, it is the opportunity for something more. Shannon scored big with Homecoming. It had the perfect blend of small town romance and sports romance. I loved every word, every play, and every character. I highly recommend this book.

Another amazing book in this series! Sam and Jen had a hot night before he left back for Texas. Neither one can forget that night. Coach collapses on the field and asks his daughter to have same coach his team until he can return. Sparks fly between these two immediately. Loved reading how these two figure out what they truly meant in life and that is each other.

There’s something about Shannon Stacey’s writing that makes me think we’re sisters from another mother. She truly speaks my language. SPOILER ALERT: I burst out laughing in a crowded (and noisy, thank heavens) restaurant yesterday when I read the scene where Kelly the cop breaks up an intimate moment. That’s what makes me love her writing. Good job

I loved this story because it has all the elements that small towns struggle with. From everyone in your business to lack of funding for school programs to lack of jobs. Sam has baggage from growing up I n this town that he finally unloads when he reconnected with Jen. Jen finally allows herself to admit her attraction to Sam. In the end they both come to realize what is most important.

Loved it and the characters . Fast read

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