Walk Like A Man (Five Star Expressions) [Hardcover]

Sue Swift (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1594144346 | ISBN-13: 978-1594144349 | Publication Date: March 2, 2006 | Edition: 1

The famous Napa Valley wine country of California is the setting for this novel of love and determination. Macho quarterback Jim Wellman meets his match in bright and sassy physical therapist Marti Solis, who goads him out of the wheelchair in which he's been confined for eight months, pushing him to walk again. Jim must accept that due to negligent medical treatment, he'll never play pro football again. But he has the opportunity to fulfill long-deferred dreams of a family of his own. Their relationship is threatened by forces beyond their control, but Jim won't give up on their love. He prepares a Hail Mary play . . . Will Marti drop the pass or catch the ball and sprint into the end zone? Bestselling, award-winning novelist Sue Swift has penned a book that will delight a diverse readership of romance fans, sports buffs, and lovers of Napa Valley.

Bestselling, award-winning author, Sue Swift and her husband shuttle between their homes in northern California and Maui, Hawaii. Her hobbies are ice hockey, kempo karate, and snorkeling.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Marti Solis is an accomplished physical therapist who works wonders with severely injured patients, but Jim Wellman is a macho football star who can't seem to get past her cute looks and smart mouth. He's always flirting, and his recovery is hampered by complications from the poor care he received after the injury--by both the team doctor and the hospital where he spent the past eight months. His career in football is over, but Marti is determined to get him walking again. Jim, however, is his own worst enemy, making injudicious comments to the press and trying to talk Marti into bed at every opportunity until her patience is sorely tried. He understandably resents her seeing him at his most vulnerable even while he craves her undivided attention on a more personal level. Swift has penned a very enjoyable contemporary romance between a major sports figure and the therapist whose skill is all that stands between him and life in a wheelchair. Lynne Welch
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 263 pages
• Publisher: Five Star; 1 edition (March 2, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594144346
• ISBN-13: 978-1594144349
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,921,352 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Best-selling, award-winning author Sue Swift has written over a dozen novels, plus several short stories and non-fiction articles. She writes in numerous subgenres including paranormal, historical and contemporary comedy.

She has earned a 2d degree black belt in kenpo karate and used to play amateur ice hockey in a rec league. A former trial attorney, her hobbies are yoga and world travel; she has lived and worked in places as diverse as Luoyang, China and London, England. She's working as an editor in northern California and writing her sixteenth manuscript.

Her current blog is at http://www.fearlessfastpacedfiction.com and her website is http://www.sue-swift.com.

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4.0 out of 5 stars intriguing character study, April 14, 2006

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This review is from: Walk Like A Man (Five Star Expressions) (Hardcover)

Thirty years old NFL superstar quarterback Jim Wellman was severely injured in the Pro Bowl shattering his legs. Eight months later, he remains wheelchair bound and beginning therapy at the Shady Glen Rehabilitation Center in Napa Valley under the tutelage of physical therapist Marti Solis. He turns on the charm, but she hides her attraction by bullying him out of the chair, which she believes he remained in way too long. Dr. Francis Murdoch agrees with Marti's assessment.

As they work on his rehabilitation, they become friends that soon blossoms into love. However, he is shattered that he will never play football again due to the negligence of his medical caretakers at the Sunset Community Hospital, who he sues. While his attorney tells him to stay away from Marti as she is a key witness in his case, he cannot as the suit means nothing if he loses the woman who has sacked his heart, but given him a reason to live.

WALK LIKE A MAN is an intriguing character study with a romantic subplot that enhances the relationship between therapist and client. Jim is the interesting character as he feels he has nothing now that he no longer has football until the feisty Marti makes him want to walk as much for her as for him. Sue Swift provides a fine drama starring a fallen sports hero whose mental anguish may prove greater than his physical problems.

Harriet Klausner