Heather (The Circle of Friends, Book 5) [Kindle Edition]

L. Diane Wolfe (Author)

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Product Description

When confidence turns to frustration…

A new beginning awaits Heather Jennings. The position at Clemson means she will finally realize her dream of coaching basketball. Heather is ready to focus on her duties, using sheer force if necessary to prove her independence.

Sadly, her triumph is hampered as father and greatest advocate lies dying of cancer. Battling her grief, she must also deal with a sister who appears incapable of responsibility or achievement. And once basketball season begins, a talented but cocky player who resembles her in every manner challenges all that remains of Heather’s patience.

Heather’s life changes when she encounters a man capable of handling her bold and feisty attitude. Straightforward and smug, he entices her to date him, and despite his gruff nature shows a great capacity for compassion. However, the last thing Heather needs is a serious relationship with a man equally fixated on work and opposed to marriage…

Described as “encouragement personified”, Wolfe’s five-book Southern-based series portrays love and friendship overcoming all obstacles. Known as “Spunk On A Stick” to her fans, Wolfe is also a professional speaker. Originally from Oregon, she now resides in North Carolina.
“With a positive attitude, any goal can be achieved!”

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 390 KB
• Publisher: Dancing Lemur Press, L.L.C. (March 16, 2010)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B003DKJCSU
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,270 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

L. Diane Wolfe
Professional Speaker & Author

www.spunkonastick.net
www.thecircleoffriends.net
http://www.circleoffriendsbooks.blogspot.com

Known as "Spunk On A Stick," Wolfe is a member of the National Speakers Association. "Overcoming Obstacles With SPUNK! The Keys to Leadership & Goal-Setting", ties all of her goal-setting and leadership seminar's information together into one complete, enthusiastic package. Her YA series, The Circle of Friends, features morally grounded, positive stories that appeal to both teens and concerned parents. Ten years associating with a motivation training system and experience as a foster parent gave her the in-depth knowledge of relationships, personality traits and success principles. Wolfe travels extensively for media interviews and speaking engagements, maintains a dozen websites & blogs, manages an online writer's group, and contributes to several other sites and newsletters.

"With a positive attitude, any goal can be achieved!"

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too, February 3, 2010

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TeensReadToo "Eat. Drink. Read. Be Merrier." (All Over the US & Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heather (The Circle of Friends, Book 5) (Paperback)

Heather Jennings has a goal. She's determined to coach college basketball, and after receiving her Masters at Duke, she lands a job as an assistant girl's coach at Clemson. This works out perfectly in her plans as it keeps her close to home. Her father has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and she wants to be nearby for her family.

It isn't until after she visits her married friends, Matt and Sarah, that she realizes that she is finally and truly over her longtime crush on Matt. After seeing the two happily married with newborn twins, she knows she could never have made Matt truly happy.

Complaining about her junk heap of a car, Matt tells Heather to stop in at his family's car dealership and tell his brother, Mark, to give her a good deal. It's her hesitant trip in search of a new car that changes Heather's life.

Neither Mark nor Heather was searching for love, and little did they expect they'd find it in each other. Both headstrong and self-assured in their goals, the two come to realize that they're perfectly matched for each other. Mark struggles to trust Heather after learning of her previous crush on his brother and having a mom that walked out when he was a teenager. Heather has never had a relationship that has lasted very long. The two slowly come together and admit that they're meant for each other.

I can't quite put my finger on it, but something about HEATHER kept my attention far more than the other books that I've read in this series. I don't know if it was that Heather was a far more likeable character? Or if the author has developed in her writing since the beginning of the series? Or that the story takes place in a more confined time period unlike the others I've read? Or maybe it is just that Heather seems like a much more real person. Heather deals with real life and real situations. Anyone reading the novel can imagine themselves in her shoes.

Life isn't sugar-coated for Heather and she exists in the here and now dealing with grief, friendship, and a real, deepening love for someone else.

Reviewed by: Jaglvr

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Flamingnet.com Top Choice Book-definitely one of the best books I have read, March 3, 2010

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Flamingnet Teen Book Reviews "FLAMINGNET COM" (Baltimore, Maryland USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heather (The Circle of Friends, Book 5) (Paperback)

Heather Jennings is a committed assistant college
basketball coach at Clemson for the Lady Tigers. Her job
eats up most of her time and having to deal with her
father who is sick and dying from cancer, her good-for-
nothing sister, and a cocky player, the last thing Heather
needs is a serious relationship.

When she re-encounters an old neighbor boy, now a
man able to handle her busy schedule and fiery attitude,
things in Heather's life change. Will the couple be able
to deal with one another's busy schedules and their
different views of life?


This is the first "Circle of Friends" book I have read
but Book V...Heather has made me anxious to read the other
four books. I couldn't sleep not knowing what was going
to happen next, so I stayed up all hours of the night
reading it! I read every second possible. I was so
dissapointed when it was over. This was definitely one of
the best books I have read in a long time. It was
brilliant. Props to L. Diane Wolfe!

Reviewed by a young adult student reviewer
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Satisfying end to the series, March 3, 2010

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Debbie's World of Books "Debbie's World of Books" (Union City, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heather (The Circle of Friends, Book 5) (Paperback)

I was a little leery of this fifth book as Heather was never one of my favorite characters. In fact, even in this book I disliked her personality and the way she treated her younger sister. Despite her sister being lazy I found Heather's reactions to be disproportional and over blown. Still I found myself enjoying this book a lot. I enjoyed seeing the progression of her relationship with Matt's older brother. Both their personalities were very strong and intriguing. Seeing how they adapted to each other's little quirks was great and I loved seeing their relationship progress. Another great part of this book is seeing updates on how the character's from the previous books are doing. So despite never really coming to like Heather I started to understand her and thought this was a nice completion to the series.