As one family's appreciation for athletic competition is passed through generations, the Olympics become a good place to find a teammate for life. In 1896, at the first modern games in Athens, Henri and Sophia face a battle of prejudices. Will they cross the finish line together? Dameon hopes the 1932 winter games in Lake Placid, New York, will earn him financial gold, but could his real prize be in new friendships? Bonnie is running in the 1960 summer games of Rome, while Preston's dreams of racing have been dashed. Can they still be winners in love? Calgary, site of the 1988 Winter Olympics, is a place for realizing dreams. Can Brian and Sophie unite their aspirations to reach for an even greater prize? When shared interests are not enough to sustain love, will faith step in to raise the flag of victory?
RITA and Carol Award nominated author Kathleen Y'Barbo first discovered her love of books at the age of four when she stumbled upon Granny Simpson's World Book Encyclopedias. Letters became words, and words became stories of far-away places and interesting people. Eventually, she hit the road for real, earning a BBA from Texas A&M's Mays School of Business before setting off to such locales as Jakarta, Tokyo, Bali, Sydney, Hong Kong and Singapore.
More than one million copies of her bestselling books are in print, and her books have been translated into several languages including German and Dutch. Her 40th novel releases June 21, 2011.
Find out more about Kathleen by visiting her website at www.kathleenybarbo.com
