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Max Dutton, a starting NFL linebacker for the Los Angeles Condors, is certain he’s going to die young since his father and grandfather both passed away at an early age. Believing his life will be cut short, Max tries to live every moment to its fullest. For this reason, Max shies away from... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Kari Murphy: 31-year old nutritionist in Los Angeles
- Maxwell "Mad Max" Dutton: NFL football player who thinks he's going to die young as his father and grandfather did. He has four meddling sisters and a mother who think they know what's best for him.
- Lindsay Baker: Kari's best friend. Lindsay owns an in-home daycare center in Los Angeles.
- Cole Fletcher: Starting quarterback for the Los Angeles' Condors and Max's best friend.
- Molly Murphy: Kari's 13-year old daughter
- Alyssa Anderson: Max's girlfriend from high school
- Patti Bertram: Advice columnist
- Fred: Jill's husband
- Nicole Dutton: Max's 3rd sister
- Jake: Nicole's late fiance
- Ted: Max's teammate on the Condors
- Pam: Kari & Lindsey's friend who attends Carole's bachelorette party with them
- Brooke: Veterinarian Cole sets Max up with on a blind date
- Tom: Add a description of this character.
- Jared Shayne
- Matthew: Jill & Fred's son
- Alexandra Dunn
- Hank: Barbara's boyfriend
- Joey Johnston: Breanne's fiance
- Debra Hatcher: Therapist Joey and Breanne visit
- Vincent: Italian restaurant owner
- Dr. Stone: Max's doctor; Kari's mentor
- Dan: Sally's husband
- Madison Dutton: Kari & Max's youngest daughter
- Lizzie
- Jill: Max's oldest sister
- Carol Stevens: Kari & Lindsey's friend; They attend her bachelorette party
- Amanda Lyons: Molly's best friend
- Mrs. Barbara Dutton: Max's mother
- Jason Caldwell
- Derek Hoffman: Condor's player
- Kylie Dutton: Max & Kari's second daughter
- Grant Parker: 8th grade boy Molly has a crush on
- Rebecca: Condor's groupie
- Morgan
- John McCutcheon
- Jack Coffey
- Richard Bauer: Kari's Realtor
- Sean: 4 yr old twin Lindsey babysits
- Breanne Dutton: Max's youngest sister
- Sally: Max's second oldest sister
- Frank Hunsaker: Geek Kari tells Lindsey she had a crush on back in high school
- Ciara Lynn: Name Joey gives to his fake baby from the hospital he uses to become a certified father
- Kate Huntley
- Lily Anthony
- Lizzy
- Jonathan: 4 yr old Lindsey babysits
Quotes edit
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““And I suggest we all leave here today without regrets. Forgive those who need your forgiveness and praise those who left their mark. Pick one good memory and carry it forth from this day on. Hold your head high as you go out into the world and never forget that each of us has the power to make a difference. As Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, ‘Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.’””
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Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, ‘do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.’“
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All she had to do was put aside the fact that Max Dutton was a partier, a womanizer, a conceited, egotistical bastard who happened to be the father of her child.
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“I compare dating and finding the right man with shopping for the perfect wedding dress,” Jill said. “You have to try dozens of them on before you find the right one and even then the dress still needs to be altered and hemmed until finally just when you begin to question your choice altogether, you realize it fits just fine.”
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“Marry me.” “No.” “Damn it, woman. What do you want me to do? Confess my undying love for you? Is that what you want to hear?” “It would be a good start.”
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“It’s the small gestures a guy makes,” Pam went on, “the tone of his voice, and the way he looks at you that tells a woman how a man feels.
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First Sentence edit
“Dr. Stone is a quack. There’s no way I’m paying some high-strung, skinny dietician to follow me around for the next few weeks.”
Authors & Contributors edit
- Theresa Ragan (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Theresa Ragan
Country: USA
Publication Date: April 24, 2011
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 294
Publisher: Theresa Ragan
Country: USA
Publication Date: April 24, 2011
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 294
Awards edit
- Golden Heart Finalist - Romance Writers of America (Finalist, 2008: Single Title Contemporary under the title "Better Late Than Never")
- San Antonio Merritt Contest (2007: Single Title, 1st place)
- Four Seasons Contest (2007: Single-Title Contemporary)
- PASIC finalist (Finalist)
- Spring into Romance (Finalist)
- Virginia Romance Writers Fool for Love Contest (2006)
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