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 Great Story Jan 20, 2010
I loved everything about this book . It has a very good story line.College Professor unknowingly meets jock and the chemistry flows.Sara and Josh were made for each other ,without the drama and excess baggage to destroy a relationship before it gets started .The each have their own successful lives but have no problem meshing them together.It was a good old fashion love story .
Great Read Jan 13, 2010
This was one of the best romances I have read in a long time. Both the main characters were relatable and I enjoyed the verbal interaction between them. There was a lot of pages with little interaction between the two main characters, but I didn't mind that at all. The entire plot line was very well crafted and held my attention. I also really enjoyed reading an interacial romance that was not 90% about sex. While the attraction between the two was instantaneous, the relationship was allowed to evolve. I got a sense of the characters as real people and felt the passion the felt for their careers. This book is a definite keeper and I expect to read it many times in the future.
This is a great book! Jan 03, 2010
I read this book 3 times. It is a feel good romance between intelligent, interesting IR couple. Well written. I immediately tried to find other books by author L Langdon. Taking place in the Pacific Northwest Langdon must have been here and experienced this area her/himself. I couldnt put it down. You can feel the love between Sara and Joshua. I didn't want the book to end even after nearly 400 pages.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 LESS IS SOMETIME BETTER..... Aug 08, 2009
I am all about a book with subtance.....this particular book had a little to much. The concept for the story is and was great...but one can never really get to the meat of the story because of the other unnecessary information shared. I often skipped pages to get the main characters'story. Some of the verbiage was over the top....I'm a graduate student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University(yes I am bragging :-) and had to break out the dictionary to look up the definitions of some of the words to follow the dialouge. If I wanted that I could just have done my homework.
One review stated that the story flowed naturally...it did not. the story would have been better with out so much background given about the characters and less pages. The author should have focused more on the love story of the characters with the education factor fading more into the background. The ending was not quite right...the main antagonist in the story becomes violent at towards the end of the story yet there was no indication of him being so throughout the story. The heroine was often a little to reserved...the hero did fit the basic formula of hero but could have been a little more aphla. The heroic rescue at the end just did not fit and wasn't believable.
I am unsure if this was the author's first time being published or not but overall the book was just alright.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
A sweet and passionate romance Jun 09, 2009
At 400 hundred pages, BB and the Baller may be long but it feels natural, as does the slowly blossoming relationship between a bookish history professor and a professional basketball star.
Joshua Weathers (called Newt by his teammates and the fans) wants to complete his college education but doesn't want to deal with the notoriety his presence on a big campus would generate. He finds the perfect school up in Denton Harbor, WA--small enough and out of the way enough not to attract attention. What he ends up finding is a dynamic and beautiful college professor whose obvious love of teaching attracts him in a fundamental way.
Sara Mosby has no time for athletes. She finds them spoiled and obnoxious and hates the way they're often catered to by the faculty. She loves teaching, and though she's tough, the students love her and her courses are some of the most popular. Unfortunately, she's discovered the down side of a professor's life--seeking tenure--which requires the kind of politics and assertiveness she's just not into. Her nemesis, Dr. Marsden, is determined to do all he can to send the popular instructor packing.
The relationship between Josh and Sara has its bumps and bruises along the way. Josh can't seem to find the right time to tell Sara what he really does for a living, since she has made it quite clear that she doesn't like sports nor athletes. When it all comes out in the wash, she's upset, but then comes to realize that Josh is nothing like the self-centered jocks she's had to deal with in the past. However, Sara's not quite ready for prime time either, and the notoriety of being "Newt's Lady" would further complicate her quest for tenure even more. Still, love will not be denied and Josh is the missing piece of her heart.
Race comes up maybe once or twice, but in a more offhanded manner, rather than the focal point. Sara's problem with Josh is his fame, not his color.
BB and the Baller takes place in the Pacific Northwest--namely Seattle and its environs. Most IR's tend to be set in the South (with its attendant issues) or the midwest. Few are set on the West Coast, where attitudes about interracial dating and/or marriage aren't quite so loaded. Also, Sara as a more book-smart heroine is a refreshing change from the often sassy type, though she's definitely no shrinking violet when it's crunch time. She has her moments where I wanted to shake her for being so stubborn. And what can I say about Josh? The ultimate beta male who can Iverson on court and off when it comes to the woman who's stolen his heart...BIG sigh! This is a sweet and passionate romance for those looking for something fresh in the IR genre. Normally, I'm a spicy-type romance kind of girl, but BB and the Baller was a wonderful read.
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