The Handoff (Big Play #3) (23 page)
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Authors: Jordan Ford
This story made me cry. I don’t know about you, but I love it when a book can do that. Poor Layla touched my heart, and being able to pair her with Finn was nothing but a pleasure. I’ve always loved reading stories about protective guys, and Finn is the perfect character to help Layla through this storm. I loved what they awakened in each other, and watching them slowly unfurl like flowers in the springtime was a treat.
I hope you have enjoyed their story. I hope it’s made you smile, cry a little bit…maybe even swoon. My goal with every single book is that I can transport my reader (you) into another reality. A place with big feels. A chance for you to live another life for a little while. When writing Layla and Finn’s story, I found myself right next to them, feeling everything they felt about themselves…and for each other. I hope I’ve been able to grant you that same gift.
If you’d like to learn how to play the card game
Up and Down The River
, here are the
rules
. My family used to play it all the time when I was a kid, and I can’t wait for my boys to be old enough to share it with them. I’m going to force them to play it, because it’s such a fun game. Haha. I’m such a mean mum
!
Actually, I’m kind of hoping they’ll fall in love with the game like I did. Fingers crossed!
You’re meant to play the game with four people, but I bent those rules in order to make the scene with Layla and Finn work.
As always, this book is a group effort. I want to thank my usual crew — Rae, Cassie & Beth. Thank you for helping me craft and mold this story with your tips and advice. Thanks also to Matt for the amazing cover. This whole series is gorgeous and looks so beautiful on my bookshelf.
Thank you to my proofreaders and my advanced reader team. I hope you know how much I love and appreciate you all.
To everyone who has read this book, thank you for your faith in me. I really hope you enjoyed Layla and Finn’s story. I can’t wait to share the final book with you very soon!
I can never write a book without giving tribute to my Maker. I am so grateful to Him for all of life’s blessings and His unwavering, unconditional love.
I’ll be back in July with Tyler and Sammy’s story. I go into this last book with mixed emotions. It’s going to be a real combination of excitement, heartache, romance, tension…and then of course that bittersweet feeling of saying goodbye to characters I’ve come to adore.
Until next time…happy reading!
xx
Jordan
BIG PLAY NOVELS
The Handoff
Shoot The Gap -
due for release July 2016
Jordan Ford is a New Zealand author who has spent her life traveling with her family, attending international schools, and growing up in a variety of cultures. Although it was sometimes hard shifting between schools and lifestyles, she doesn’t regret it for a moment. Her experiences have enriched her life and given her amazing insights into the human race.
She believes that everyone has a back story…and that story is fundamental in how people cope and react to life around them. Telling stories that are filled with heartfelt emotion and realistic characters is an absolute passion of Jordan’s. Since her earliest memories, she has been making up tales to entertain herself. It wasn’t until she reached her teen years that she first considered writing one. A computer failure and lost files put a major glitch in her journey, and it took until she graduated university with a teaching degree before she took up the dream once more. Since then, she hasn’t been able to stop.
“Writing high school romances brings me the greatest joy. My heart bubbles, my insides zing, and I am at my happiest when immersed in a great scene with characters who have become real to me.”
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