My Review
Points on a Curve is a slam-dunk read. Diane Nelson spins a
tale of unexpected love and intrigue that spans the globe, pulling the reader
along with snappy dialogue and witty prose. Rob is an unlikely hero—not the
usual alpha male, but a dare I say, semi-nerdy, sports journalist on the hunt
for the story that will cement his career. I fell in love with Rob from the
beginning. Determined not to like the woman his sister plans to set him up
with, he’s surprised to find that Tay is exactly his type, and his nose for
news tells him there’s more to her than a pair of legs long enough to wrap
around his waist.
Trusting the wrong man cost Tay her career as a professional
basketball player, damaged her credibility, and wounded her heart. Her
attraction to her best friend’s younger brother is unexpected as well as
impossible (for reasons I won’t disclose). Determined to reinvent herself, the
last thing Tay needs is someone snooping into the past she’s trying desperately
to bury, but Rob won’t take no for an answer, and no matter how hard she tries
to deny her feelings for him, she can’t.
Both characters need
to be rescued, Rob from his loner lifestyle and Tay from the mistakes of her
past. The problem is, they don’t necessarily want to be rescued. At least not by each other. What they want is hot,
no strings sex, but they both realize once they sink that basket the game will
be over.
I thoroughly enjoyed the game these two played on the way to
the final score—a slam-dunk love. Ms. Nelson takes you center court and gives
you a full four quarters of sexual tension and intrigue before the final buzzer
sounds on her characters. In the end, everybody wins, Tay, Rob, and especially
the reader.
My Rating
I give Points on a Curve five stars.
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