The Locker Room by Meghan Quinn
Release Date: June 20th
Genre: Contemporary Romance
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Blurb:
Have you heard the rumor around campus about the locker room?
If you haven't, let me enlighten you: Legend has it if you bring a girl into the sacred after-game domain of the baseball locker room, it will end with a walk down the aisle. One rowdy and naked encounter against the lockers with the girl of your dreams will make her your wife.
Translation: baseball players are stupidly superstitious and believe the locker room has magical powers.
But not all baseball players are superstitious, me included.
So when the girl I've fallen for brushes me off, I start to question if I need to switch my way of thinking. Maybe it's time I finally hand out a coveted invitation to the locker room.
The only question is, will she accept?
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Excerpt:
This map is useless.
Easy to read, my ass. I need a magnifying glass to make out any of the color-coded buildings on this thing and unfortunately, I left my magnifying glass in my other skirt. That was sarcasm, if you didn’t catch it.
Standing next to a wonky-looking tree, I try to act as casual as possible—hip popped out, interested glances, the usual—as I hide a school map beneath the pages of Pride and Prejudice , while off-handedly looking for the MacMillan building. But the wind—though subtle—isn’t making things easy.
Recently transferred from Cal State, Fullerton, I’m attempting to avoid making a fool of myself on the first day of fall classes at my new school, Brentwood University.
Unfortunately, I’m way out of my element.
For one, I know nothing about this school other than they have the best library sciences program in the country. Making the transfer a no-brainer for me the minute I realized I wanted to be a librarian. I dabbled in business at Cal State, but who was I kidding? I had no right trying to figure out micro-and macroeconomics.
A California girl through and through, Illinois is nothing like the palm trees and beaches I’ve grown up with. Don’t get me wrong, there are trees here, huge, plush, green trees everywhere, the kind of trees Bob Ross made dance on his canvas. But the smog . . . I have no idea where that is. Breathing fresh air almost feels wrong. And apparently pizza is a big deal here. I’ve heard at least three separate arguments since I’ve moved about which pizza in town is best. Let’s all be friends and be grateful there is good pizza here.
And even though this is a “small” school town outside Chicago, it’s larger than life with boisterous personalities and ivy-covered buildings that cause me to believe I’m walking on the hallowed grounds where the prosperous were educated.
Plus, I had to buy leggings for all my skirts, because the temperature doesn’t call for bare legs out here.
The wind picks up again, lifting my skirt and map at the same time. Not wanting to be known as the resident flasher on campus, I save the skirt—because even though I have leggings, I chose not to wear them today—and tamp it back down on my legs as the map lifts from my book, floats into the air, twirling and swirling only to smack a passing guy right in the face.
Whap .
“What the—?” He startles and I jump into action.
“I’m so sorry,” I say, scrambling to hold my skirt down while clutching my parted book at my chest.
The map is slowly peeled away and a pair of beautiful light blue eyes peek past the paper first, followed by the sharpest jawline I’ve ever seen, defined and tense. Light scruff matches his dirty-blond hair that is swept to the left and cut short on the sides. Dressed in a green Brentwood baseball sweatshirt and wearing a jaw-dropping smile, he chuckles and hands me the map while eyeing me up and down.
Why is he so familiar?
Those eyes.
“Not a problem, but you could have asked for help if you were lost. Slapping me with a map is an aggressive tactic, effective, but aggressive.”
That voice, that smirk. I know it from somewhere.
Feeling a light blush creep up my cheeks, I say, “Not used to the wind.”
He nods and thumbs behind him. “Lake Michigan. It’s a bitch in the winter.” He studies me for a second and then nods at my map. “Where you headed? I can help.” There is the smallest southern drawl in his voice, nothing strong, but enough to tell me he’s not from Illinois.
I know that voice. I remember specifically thinking it was hot.
Tamping down my map and folding it in my book that I snap shut quickly, I say, “I promised I’d figure this all out on my own, but looks like I might need a little help after all.”
“Don’t blame yourself; this campus is a maze with no rhyme or reason. I was lost my entire first semester. Can’t tell you how many times I was late to class.”
“That’s reassuring.”
He tilts his head to the side and gives me a small once-over. “I know you.” I don’t say anything and just as his eyes land on my chest, a smile creeps over his face, a light bulb lighting in his head. “You’re the girl who helped me find my room on Saturday.”
Oh.
Shit.
It’s the yellow-door baseball guy.
He leans forward, hands stuffed in his pockets and says, “I never forget a good pair of tits.”
As if I wasn’t blushing enough already.
The Locker Room is not just a sports romance book, it is a sweet story about young love, with well written with characters that come across as real and genuine. This entire book is a beautiful slow burn about a growing love between the beautiful and sassy Emory and smart, swoon worthy Knox. They meet in college and start out as friends but through comfortable conversations they slowly grow to become so much more than friends. The turning point in their relationship is where the true fun part of this story begins, with a bet about who will give into their desires for the other first. This becomes a sexy game of foreplay between Emory and Knox that will surely set fire to the pages.
In true Meghan Quinn style this book is the perfect mix of witty banter, memorable characters and a fun storyline!
I loved this story and I know you will too!
In true Meghan Quinn style this book is the perfect mix of witty banter, memorable characters and a fun storyline!
I loved this story and I know you will too!
What a great read The Locker Room was; I was hooked from the first chapter to the last and couldn’t put this book down; I was totally immersed in the story that Meghan Quinn wove.
Knox Gentry was such a charismatic hero that I couldn't help but fall for him. I fell hard and fast, he is totally swoon worthy. When he meets Emory, he is determined to make her his, despite the fact that Em is shy and not looking for romance.
I really liked Em and her roommates Lindsay and Dottie, they are women I would be happy to call friends. Em is emotionally broken thanks to an ex who really messed with her her head and when she opened up about her past, I just wanted to hug her.
The chemistry between Knox and Em was electrifying and you could almost feel it as you were reading. I loved the camaraderie between Knox, Holt and Carson and their banter was humorous. I loved Knox’s mum Mama G, she was a great character.
The Locker Room is not all sweetness and light, it was at times an emotional roller coaster of a read which I happily recommend.
Knox Gentry was such a charismatic hero that I couldn't help but fall for him. I fell hard and fast, he is totally swoon worthy. When he meets Emory, he is determined to make her his, despite the fact that Em is shy and not looking for romance.
I really liked Em and her roommates Lindsay and Dottie, they are women I would be happy to call friends. Em is emotionally broken thanks to an ex who really messed with her her head and when she opened up about her past, I just wanted to hug her.
The chemistry between Knox and Em was electrifying and you could almost feel it as you were reading. I loved the camaraderie between Knox, Holt and Carson and their banter was humorous. I loved Knox’s mum Mama G, she was a great character.
The Locker Room is not all sweetness and light, it was at times an emotional roller coaster of a read which I happily recommend.
This for me is Meghan Quinn at her best, a story with all the feels as well as perfect witty banter that flows so naturally between her characters. I’m in love with Knox and Emory and I’m sure if you give this book a chance you will be as well.
You might be mistaken in thinking another sports romance well The Locker Room is so much more than just a sports romance, it’s a romance where the past needs to be set free in order for the future to succeed, it’s about friendship and love as well as second changes but it also has this author’s trade mark humour which makes this book the total package. The characters have chemistry and this book certainly had my emotions all over the place, I laughed, I sighed and my heart was broken and then put back together again as I got to know Knox and Emory. The Locker Room is a beautifully written captivating story that will certainly be on my best reads of 2019.
You might be mistaken in thinking another sports romance well The Locker Room is so much more than just a sports romance, it’s a romance where the past needs to be set free in order for the future to succeed, it’s about friendship and love as well as second changes but it also has this author’s trade mark humour which makes this book the total package. The characters have chemistry and this book certainly had my emotions all over the place, I laughed, I sighed and my heart was broken and then put back together again as I got to know Knox and Emory. The Locker Room is a beautifully written captivating story that will certainly be on my best reads of 2019.
The Locker Room gives you so many feelings as you read. Beautiful friends, brilliant banter and hot baseball players.
The way this story is told is definitely an epic one. Yes there are certain moments you wonder what will happen. However the wonderful friendships formed in the book is truly amazing and causes you to ask yourself, do you have relationships like those in your own life??
Knox Gentry is the most amazing man, he's so honest, he's charming and so swoonworthy, especially in regards to Emory!
I really loved this whole book from beginning to end! The characters are brutally honest, full of heart and just trying to get through their every day life whilst also trying to deal with their emotions!
My emotions are all over the place as I finished and I honestly don't know what to do now. An epically beautiful love story that stands the test of time!!
The way this story is told is definitely an epic one. Yes there are certain moments you wonder what will happen. However the wonderful friendships formed in the book is truly amazing and causes you to ask yourself, do you have relationships like those in your own life??
Knox Gentry is the most amazing man, he's so honest, he's charming and so swoonworthy, especially in regards to Emory!
I really loved this whole book from beginning to end! The characters are brutally honest, full of heart and just trying to get through their every day life whilst also trying to deal with their emotions!
My emotions are all over the place as I finished and I honestly don't know what to do now. An epically beautiful love story that stands the test of time!!
About the Author:
USA Today Bestselling Author, wife, adoptive mother, and peanut butter lover. Author of romantic comedies and contemporary romance, Meghan Quinn brings readers the perfect combination of heart, humor, and heat in every book.
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Website: http://authormeghanquinn.com
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