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Synopsis

Aaron Hill has it all—athletic good looks and the many privileges of a star quarterback. His Sundays are spent playing NFL football in front of a televised audience of millions. But Aaron’s about to receive an unexpected handoff, one that will give him a whole new view of his self-centered life.Derrick Anderson is a family man who volunteers his time with foster kids while sustaining a long career as a pro football player. But now he’s looking for a miracle. He must act as team mentor while still striving for the one thing that matters most this season—keeping a promise he made years ago.Megan Gunn works two jobs and spends her spare time helping at the youth center. Much of what she does, she does for the one boy for whom she is everything—a foster child whose dying mother left him in Megan’s care. Now she wants to adopt him, but one obstacle stands in the way. Her foster son, Cory, is convinced that 49ers quarterback Aaron Hill is his father.Two men and the game they love. A woman with a heart for the lonely and lost, and a boy who believes the impossible. Thrown together in a season of self-discovery, they’re about to learn lessons in character and grace, love and sacrifice.Because in the end life isn’t defined by what takes place on the first day of the week, but how we live it between Sundays.

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My Review

Karen Kingsbury did not disappoint with this book. The two characters of Aaron Hill and Derrick Anderson were so well written. They could almost walk – or I guess I should say – throw a ball off the pages off the book. I loved that she used a real football team to place her players in rather than making one up. It makes everything seem so much more believable.

The book brings focus on to foster care. There’s even an Author’s Note and a Forward from NFL 49ers quarterback Adam Smith about how this topic became the focus of the book. Smith even has a charity with a focus on foster care – Alex Smith Foundation. Meeting Smith at a game was how Kingsbury got the idea for her book.

Anyway, the story evolved very nicely. There was some things I thought took awhile. Like Aaron and his agent. It took him a long time to see the creep for real.

The story is told through third person POV but throughout the book it switches between Aaron, Derick, Megan and Cory.

Definitely another lovely Kingsbury read. Have you read any of her books? Which ones?