Marketing for Romance Writers Magazine January 2019 Volume # 2, Issue # 1 | Page 14

SEPTEMBER, 2018
BEFORE THE WHISTLE
By: Linda O’Connor
The Plot:
Jordyn Kendra is a talented de-
signer and savvy businesswoman.
Spending eighteen hours a day estab-
lishing and running a successful busi-
ness doesn’t leave much time for pur-
suing a relationship, and frankly she
hasn’t really missed it. But when an
invitation arrives that could help her
fulfill her career dreams, she has to
make a decision. What’s harder: going
to a gala without a date or finding
someone to ask?
Ben Matthews, head athletic
therapist for the wildly popular Clarington Quakes hockey
team, tends to stand out in a crowd. When Jordyn doesn’t rec-
ognize him, it puts a dent in his ego, but he catches her atten-
tion when he jumps in to save a life.
She’s a queasy bystander, cowering at the sight of blood,
and he’s cool, calm, and confident, which she finds irresistible.
An Excerpt
She walked toward the change room and
glanced back as Ben dove into the water. Hmm.
Perfect form and hardly a splash. For a huge
guy, he was pretty graceful. It looked like he’d
done that before. She fleetingly wondered if he
ever had trouble with shrinking bathing trunks.
She headed inside and fiddled with the
combination of the lock to her locker. She’d
rather shower upstairs in her condo, but she’d
brought a cover to wear in the elevator. She un-
wrapped the towel, threw it on the bench, and
glanced at her reflection in the mirror across the
room. Her heart pounded in shock.
Her bathing suit was completely see-
through. Her eyes widened. It left absolutely
nothing to the imagination. She groaned and
covered her cheeks with her hands. No wonder
the teenagers had been so interested. She shook
her head and laughed in embarrassment.
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Length: 140 Pages
Heat Level: PG-13
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Biography:
Award-winning author Linda O’Connor started writing a few years ago when she needed a creative outlet
other than subtly rearranging the displays at the local home decor store. It turns out she loves writing romantic
comedies and has a few more stories to tell. When not writing, she’s a physician at an urgent care clinic (well,
even when she is writing she’s a physician, and it shows up in her stories :D). She hangs out at http://
www.lindaoconnor.net.
Laugh every day. Love every minute.
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