Sports Short Storey Anthology

Bring calm, connection, and soccer fun to bedtime! Do you have a young soccer fan who struggles to wind down at night? This collection of 24 heartwarming stories is designed to help kids relax, let go of worries, and drift into a peaceful sleep—all while celebrating their love for the beautiful game. Why Parents and Kids Love This Book Soccer-Themed Adventures: Engaging stories featuring brave, clever, and lovable characters overcoming challenges on and off the field. Calming and Gentle: Perfectly paced tales with soothing language to help ease kids into a restful night.

She was forged from pain and honed into steel. Frankie Hughes was the steel that coated the outskirts of a boxing ring. She had the agility of a panther and a past that marred everything that she could have become. Did she allow herself even a second to feel defeated? No. Did she give up on what she thought she would one day become? Yes. A skilled mixed martial artist was her official title, but after stopping her competitive career and losing sight of her passion, Frankie’s future became a tight knot of indeterminacy.

What happens when a 40-year-old body tries to relive the days of sandlot baseball? A story of how the body and its learned reflexes can get you into trouble.

Life was simple until an intriguing proposition came my way. When the IT Tycoon made me that offer, I thought it was a good deal, until it wasn’t. A perfect balance of beauty and intelligence, but the fire inside her refused to be tamed.

Bob Weintraub’s marvelous collection of baseball stories goes directly to the core of what the game does for us when we watch it being played on the field, and shows how its heroes and villains can reach into a person’s life and remain a part of us for the rest of our days...Each strives for its own sense of authenticity, seeks to introduce characters we’d be comfortable spending time with, and in many cases ends with an unexpected twist. In these and other stories, Weintraub infuses baseball with humanity, originality, humor and compassion, and raises the game to a new level of understanding and love.

From the slightly fantastical to the utterly real, light, and sweet romance to tales tinged with horror and thrills, Game On is an anthology that spans genre and style. But beneath each story is a loving ode to competition and games perfect for anyone who has ever played a sport or a board game, picked up a video game controller, or rolled a twenty-sided die.

Baseball stories never before published in book form by legendary Hall of Fame New York Giants pitcher Christy Mathewson, transcribed and edited and narrated by Mathewson biographer and historian Eddie Frierson.

Stories From the Baseball Diamond - Volume 2 is a book-length collection of short stories about baseball. Some of the stories are set in modern times and some stories take you back to the baseball players of days gone by. There are stories about the major leagues and minor leagues and about players, coaches, and managers. If you are a baseball fan, you will enjoy Hard Luck Harvey and the other players in these stories.

Stories from the Baseball Diamond is a collection of short stories about baseball players and teams and it features little league and the minor leagues, as well as the major leagues. Most of the stories are set in recent times and some of the stories set in the golden age of baseball. If you like baseball or if you like stories about the relationships between people you will like these stories. "The Hooting Hoot Owls" is one of my favorite baseball stories.

Aspiring romance author Courtney Malone lives a rather humdrum life. Between working as a studio musician and writing her books, nothing exciting ever really happens for her. That is, until a chance meeting with a handsome man at the mall changes everything. Elijah Sharp is many things - a champion boxer, a kind soul, and the son of a billionaire boxing promoter - but what's he's not is a man in love...yet.

The catcher is a statistical savant, the first baseman speaks in Buddhist koans, and the twin star pitchers may or may not derive mystical powers from scars betraying their Siamese birth. In fact, everything about the Birmingham Barons baseball team is remarkable - except for their performance on the field. For decades, the Barons have been woefully mediocre and Pudge Morrison - former better-than-average left fielder now long past his prime - has become the symbol for the team's disappointment.

After all that we had been through, the last thing I needed was to get myself involved with a cocky cage fighter, even if he was the most gorgeous blonde I'd ever seen. I just needed to focus on my job and move on to the next patient. But every time I saw him, he disarmed me with his charm and made my heart do things I'd never seen before.

Now, working as an elementary school receptionist by day and training as a Jujitsu fighter by night, Angie is anxious to make her own mark in the sports world. After a near win with a fierce opponent, Angie receives the opportunity of a lifetime: a one-on-one training session with third degree black belt and renowned champion Isac Cortes.

When a former pro football player kills a deer while hunting, only to see a Sasquatch appear out of nowhere, pick up the deer and walk away, then disappear into thin air before his eyes, his belief system is shaken to its core.

Catastrophe ! Monsieur Loup vient de réaliser que le Petit Chaperon rouge court plus vite que lui ! Il décide aussitôt de s'entraîner à courir pour retrouver la forme. Mais cela demande des efforts, et ça, ce n'est pas son fort !

Stella. I'm used to coaching knuckleheads both in and out of the gym. For so long all I've wanted was to help my brother get a title of his own. But after what's happened, I have no choice but to start over. And partner up with one of our rivals, a sexy Scotsman known as the "the baby faced killer. Aaron. I didn't make a name for myself in the fight clubs overseas by being a weak man. I go after what I want until I dominate the competition. Now that I'm in the States I have something to prove to everyone.