False Start

Second Down Duet, Book 1

De: Sasha Marshall

Narrado por: Ash Kingsley

Football, a kitten, and 14 dates.

Zhanna Hale

Then

My father is a legend. Some call me football royalty, and in my hometown of Louisiana, I suppose I am. His legacy didn’t prepare me for Bryant Hudson. The quarterback. I swore I’d never date football players. Permanently. Yet Bryant had other plans. Three dates and a handful of conversations, I handed him my heart without realizing it. But, Bryant shatters my soul. I’m left picking up the pieces. If only erasing him from my heart was as easy.

Bryant Hudson

Now

I lost at the only game that matters. And it wasn’t even a game. It was and is my forever with Zhanna. I am the best quarterback out there. That should be enough, right? Achieving my dreams. But none of that matters without my woman beside me. When she left, she took my heart with her. Now I’m back. To remind her of what we had. To see me—the man whose heart she owns, not the quarterback. Our love is fate. Our lives are forever intertwined. I refuse to let a false start signal our end. I’m ready to repeat the play and show Zhanna she is my everything.

©2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Sasha Marshall (P)2025 Sasha Marshall

An admirable Debut

New author for me.... This story had great promise and I liked the narrator. However the Heroine's story line was quite underdeveloped. I had a hard time following at first because the heroine and her sister had such close names and neither character was explained or developed. I disliked the cutesy nicknames for the hero and heroine, I felt that at times this was the only thing holding the storyline together. As the chapters went on, I could feel more promise in the book but to no avail. I did at times get whiplash from the past and present. Also, without any spoilers, I felt that the heroine's role as physical therapist at the end of the book was over rated. That all being said, I am interested in the sister's story. It seemed she had more substance that the heroine many times

3.5 star listen

3.5 star listen
I really found this quite enjoyable. I liked that there was a theme of cheating and it wasn’t glossed over, it wasn’t made out that it was 100% on the other female and the male wasn’t at fault. I enjoyed the past and present timeframe. Worth the listen. I’d read/listen this author again.

I had tears in my eyes while reading

I loved this story. It was heartbreaking how one woman could ruin a marriage, but Hudson never gave up. All the feels!

I LOVE Leslie

Omgosh this story is a romcom, tear jerker, and HEA all wrapped into one. Sasha Marshall is a new to me author and holy smokes can she write. Zhanna picks up her life and moves for her man Bryant who is a professional football player. The struggles they have are crazy. When Zhanna returns to her hometown and finds a passion for her work at her dads college she meets a spitfire neighbor Leslie who is a drag queen/ interior designer. You will fall in love with Leslie. He was hilarious. He helps Zhanna see what’s she missing in life. Ash Kingsley nailed every single character in this book. You will melt at her voice, my only downfall is starting this book later in the evening and missed a night of sleep to finish 🤣. This author and narrator both get a standing applause from me and I sooo can’t wait for the next book to see these characters again.

Great story and performance

This was a good read with good pacing that allowed the reader to see the whole story and character development. So while I usually have mixed feelings with this troupe this one I wished they had went to counseling sooner so they could find their way back to each other.