Welcome Jami Davenport & The Seahawks to the Football Blog Stop Tour

STEPH: Who's your favorite football team? How long have you been a fan?

JAMI: The Seattle Seahawks. I’ve been a fan since their birth in 1976.

STEPH: Who's your favorite player "playing" right now? Why?

JAMI: That’s a tough one, as most the veterans on the team are gone. I guess I’d have to say Marcus Trufant because he’s a hometown boy. If you’re talking football player among all the teams, I’ve come to like Aaron Rodgers, especially since he’s my fantasy football quarterback, and it’s looking pretty good so far.

STEPH: Who's your favorite all time player?

JAMI: That would be Jim Zorn. I remember the Seahawk’s first years when didn’t stand a chance, yet Zorn and Largent always seemed to pull a rabbit out of their hats and win games they had no business winning. I loved it back in those days because it was exciting to watch them, and you never knew what was coming next.

STEPH: Who's the Seahawks "evil" nemsis?

JAMI: When we were in the AFC West, it was Oakland Raiders. We had season tickets back in those days, and we loved to hate those Raiders. Now, I’d have to say the St. Louis Rams, but it’s not the same.

STEPH: Ever been to a football game? What's it like?



JAMI: Yes, we had season tickets for years when the Hawks still played in the King Dome. If you’ve never been at a home Seahawk game, you have no idea why the 12th man is called the loudest fans in the league. Believe me, we deserve that honor. I’ve left games with my ears ringing and my head pounding. I swear I don’t hear very well because of those games. I’ve screamed myself hoarse at just about every game.

STEPH: Do you own a jersey?

JAMI: Two, which I bought last year, and neither player is on the team this year (Hasselbeck and Tatupu). L

STEPH: What's your favorite food to eat during the game?

JAMI: A hot dog, what else?

REVIEWS:

"I got sucked into this book. I mean, hook line and sinker sucked in. I was deeply invested in these characters. Hooked folks, I'm positively hooked."--Recommended Read from Wendy, the Super Librarian



"The ending was heartrending and I loved reading my way through the football season with a player who had lost his mojo." -- Jane Litte via Goodreads

"I am thoroughly impressed with Ms. Davenport's ability to instill escapism in her story. For the duration, I was consumed with her tale of two friends to lovers intertwined with football." -- Top Pick from Yadira, Night Owl Reviews

"Romance so real that you feel you are there."--Trixie, Blackravens Reviews

"With sultry and inventive sex scenes, heart-breaking sorrow, nail-biting football plays and a cast that is captivating and engaging, Fourth and Goal is a winner!" -- Whipped Cream Reviews

BLURB:

In a game played on and off the field, only one of them will emerge the winner.

Armed with an uncanny ability for evaluating football talent, a dogged determination to succeed in a man’s world, and an empty bank account, Rachel McCormick agrees to help struggling wide receiver Derek Ramsey get his game back. Rachel believes Derek, her former best friend and lover, knows the truth behind the points-shaving scandal which ruined her father. She vows to expose the secret even if it destroys Derek in the process.

When Derek’s coach suggests sex as an excellent tension reliever the night before a game, Rachel takes one for the team. The next day, Derek has the best performance of his not-so illustrious pro football career.

As Derek and Rachel rack up nights in bed and other places, the team racks up wins on the field. Rachel is torn between her loyalty to her father and her growing affection for Derek. Now it’s fourth and goal, one second left on the clock. Their hearts are on the line. Do they trust each other enough to go for the long bomb or do they get dropped for a loss?

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Welcome Fran Shaff to the Football Blog Tour Stop!

Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Quarterback

FRAN: Steph, thanks much for inviting me to be a part of your football guest blog series. I’m thrilled to be here!

STEPH: It's great to have you here, Fran! Who's your favorite football team, and how long have you been a fan?

FRAN: Steph, I’ve been a fan of the Green Bay Packers since the mid 70s when I began to watch pro football. I was living in Northern Illinois at the time so they were sort of a “home” team since they played some of their games in nearby Milwaukee in those days.

STEPH: Who's your favorite player "playing" right now? Why?

FRAN: Aaron Rogers has been tremendously impressive since he took over Brett Favre’s spot as quarterback. His skill and ability have blown me away. I hated to see Brett leave. How would we ever win again? Rogers came in following one of the best NFL players of all time and led the team to a Super Bowl victory in very short order. Wow!! He never gives up. He’s inspirational.

STEPH: Who's your favorite all time Packer player?

FRAN: That is a very difficult question because there have been so many outstanding players for the Packers in the last thirty plus years. Naturally, Brett Favre is a favorite. Reggie White was fantastic on defense. I loved watching him play. But I guess my favorite Packer player of all would be Sterling Sharp. Watching receivers make great catches is one of the most thrilling things about football, and it seemed he caught everything he could see.


STEPH: Who's the Packers "evil" nemesis?

FRAN: The Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears are tied for the honor of being named as the Packers’ “evil” nemesis. The Packers have great rivalries with both of those teams, though the Bears have been around a LOT longer than the Vikings have. When I lived on the Wisconsin/Minnesota border years ago I saw a sign along the beautiful St. Croix River separating the two states. The sign sported caricatures of injured Packer and Vikings players shaking hands. So I guess they’re not nemeses as much as they’re rivals, huh? Since my husband is a Bears fan, when our two teams meet we’ve got to try to maintain peace in the family, so we can’t consider either team “evil.” (But my Packers DID walk over the Bears last season right into the Super Bowl, didn’t they? I think Hubby thought my team was a little evil that day. ☺)

STEPH: Ever been to a football game? What's it like?

FRAN: No, Steph, I’ve never had the pleasure of attending a pro football game in person. The view’s probably better on TV, but I’m sure the excitement is palpable when a fan attends a game in person.

STEPH: Do you own a jersey?

FRAN: I have tee shirts and sweatshirts, of course, even a cap, but no jersey.

STEPH: What's your favorite food to eat during the game?

FRAN: Whatever we’re having for lunch is my football food since most of the games start at noon in the time zone where we live.

You know, Steph, I enjoy NFL football so much I just knew one day I’d have to combine my love of the sport with my passion for writing. “Male Fraud,” my most recent romantic comedy and the result of meshing football and storytelling, made its debut recently. Here’s the blurb:

Terry Fiscus wants to be a trainer for the pro football Chicago Cyclones. Coach Dan Barringer doesn’t believe a woman belongs in a men’s locker room. Terry really, really wants this job so she disguises herself as a man, and Dan hires her. When Dan meets Terry outside of work and gets to know her as the lovely “Teresa” he falls in love, and so does Terry. As she tries to manage her double life things get extremely complicated and side-splittingly funny.



“Male Fraud” is available as an e-book at most major e-book stores. It is also available in paperback at Amazon as part of my “Romantic Comedy Collection.” A video book trailer, excerpts and more information are available at: http://sites.google.com/site/malefraudbook/

Thanks so much, Steph, for inviting me to be a part of your special football event. It has been a real pleasure to be here.