I’m so happy to announce the book launch of STUMPED. This is book 2 of the TO LOVE A SPORTSMAN series. Book 1 was Bowled. This entire series comes from Touchpoint Press.
It’s a contemporary sports romance set in England. 🏏🏏🏏
Blurb
English vice-Captain Claude de Lussan is the poster boy for English cricket. He’s smart, handsome, rich and a damn fine cricketer. And Delilah Taylor loves him to bits. Her whole existence revolves around him so much so, she polishes his autographed ball from his first century every weekend as it sits in her cabinet. Except, Claude de Lussan doesn’t love her back.
Following a heady summer, she finds herself suddenly married and divorced from the cricketer only to find him return to her world years later.
Can they resolve old hurts and bury the past to rebuild a future together?
Can they overcome family resentment, old flames and misunderstandings to accept that what they had was and still is special?
Trailer of Stumped
I created the trailer in one go. I loved the piano on this so much. Do you like it as much as I do? I always like creating trailers and especially when it finally comes together.
HOW I WROTE STUMPED?
As I look back on writing STUMPED, I have to say this book was just one of the more emotional books for me. I wrote it with a clear structure in my head but the story was so organic. As I’ve shared in my previous YT videos, I usually write in third person POV. Rarely when I’m really emotional, I write in first person POV. And for this book I’ve written in first person POV.
Then there’s the fact that I was in a different headspace while writing this book and its very evident. As much as I’ve featured cricket, there are subtle undertones of sadness that emerged. Even as I re-read my own manuscript for edits, I teared up.
I’ll be doing a separate video this month on how I wrote STUMPED. Watch out for that.
GRATITUDE
I am grateful to so many people for helping me write this book. First up Touchpoint Press for allowing me to write this book in the series. Like I mentioned in my video before, STUMPED was not originally part of the plan or the series. My then editor Melody Miller loved the idea and we went on to create book 2 which she loved. So thank you to Sheri and her TPP team because without them this book would never have seen the light of day.
Melody Miller deserves praise because she had already read BOWLED and coaxed me out of writing just the same cookie cutter sports romance. I’m so thankful that she shook me out of my comfort zone. My new editor fixed all my mistakes and blind spots. She took this book to another level.
Colbie Miles, my cover designer, thank you. What a fantastic cover she created for STUMPED. I love how I just shared my idea with her once and she turned around in a couple of days with a stunning cover.
And this book is dedicated to my biggest fan, Valencia P. I don’t think I’ve had a fan bigger than you.
To Colleen’s team and Laura (RIP Laura) who read BOWLED and along with the entire street team with Lauren and Dianne working on STUMPED for the book launch, three cheers. 🥂
And to my readers, my greatest supporters for reading this book and making this series successful. Where would I be without you!
BUY LINKS
This book is also going to be available in print and I’m so happy because it’s a shorter book compared too bowled.
So happy book birthday for STUMPED and I hope you all enjoy reading it! If you do, don’t forget to review it at your favorite bookstore site or Goodreads. 🍾