Blog Tour: Review & Excerpt of Our Best Shot by A.M. Williams

 

Author: A.M. Williams
 
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Rory
 
On the outside, my life seems perfect. I have my friends, family, and quirky small town to keep me satisfied plus my secret writing career that’s done better than I ever dreamed. What’s not to love?
 
There’s just one thing missing. But I don’t know what it is.
 
At least until he comes back to town. The man I crushed on so hard in high school, I couldn’t talk in full sentences around him.
 
He’s back, he’s ready to settle down, and he’s set his sights on me, the wallflower.
 
Every time I turn around, there he is. He wants to know about me. And no matter how hard I try to ignore him...I can’t. He’s everything I wanted as a teenager.
 
And as an adult? I’m discovering that he’s the total package and is ready to sweep me off my feet.
 
Alex
 
Deciding to retire from my professional hockey career was easy. I miss my family, friends, and hometown. I crave a slower lifestyle so I can finally settle down.
 
What isn’t easy? Figuring out how to coach teenaged boys in how to play hockey and win over the woman I can’t stop thinking about.
 
I think about her constantly and am constantly finding ways to run into her ‘by accident’. I want to know everything about her, but she’s hesitant and I have my work cut out for me to convince her to step outside her comfort zone and date me.
 
But I’m up for the challenge. I’m ready to show her what being with me could be like and that she doesn’t need to be scared.
 
With outside forces working against us, can we get it together for our best shot at a happily ever after?
 

My Thoughts:

 

Our Best Shot is a small town sports romance.  Alex has decided to retire from his pro-hokey career and become the high school hockey coach at his old high school.  When he meets Rory, he is smitten.  Rory has always had a crush on Alex ever since high school.  Now that he is back in town, can her fantasy become real life?

I thought this was a sweet, yet slow burn romance.  I enjoyed watching Alex and Rory take their time before becoming a couple.  Alex's nervousness on their first date was very endearing.  I liked their chemistry and it made for a fairly smooth fall into love.  I say fairly because there are a few outside forces that do try to keep them apart. But the angst wasn't over the top. I do recommend this one and look forward to reading Bea's story. I hope there will be one!

Excerpt
Copyright 2022 @A.M. Williams
 
 “You want to sit for a little while?” Alex asked, pointing to a bench just ahead of us and off the main path.
 
I nodded, hoping that the bench would be enough out of the way that people wouldn’t notice us sitting there and stop staring.
 
 
We settled in and I sipped my coffee, looking the park over.
 
Compared to the weekend before, the park looked totally transformed.
 
There were bright tents throughout the trees with local crafters and artisans, and loud chatter filled the air from people walking around.
 
“This festival looks no different from when I came as a kid,” Alex said, pulling my attention to him.
 
I glanced at him and watched as he looked over at what I’d just been looking at.
 
“Are you surprised? You know we like tradition here.”
 
Alex chuckled. “Not really. I guess since it’s been so long since I was here, that I expected something to have changed. But nothing has. The same tents, same vendors, same atmosphere.”
 
I made a noise low in my throat. “There are some new vendors. They’re just peppered throughout. Some ones you’re thinking of don’t come anymore.”
 
What I didn’t say was that some owners had died because of how old they were and their businesses closed. The town had to get some new life for the vendors, otherwise this festival would have dwindled.
 
“Still. This is the same. If I close my eyes, I bet I could recall where everyone is and the order of the games at the rink. I feel like no time has passed.”
 
I said nothing at first. Then I asked, “Are you happy to be here at least?”
 
Alex met my gaze and nodded. “I am. It’s weird how I didn’t think about so much related to town while I was gone. I came home for holidays and brief visits, but everything else was just background. But now that I’m here, I can’t help remembering coming as a kid with my mom and sister. Hanging with my friends before our games. And all the other shit that the town does throughout the year.”
 
I thought about what he was saying. I didn’t have any experience not coming to the town events, considering I went to college close by and returned to town the minute I could. I’d kept coming to everything, even throughout college.
 
About A.M. Williams

A.M. Williams is just a simple girl from the south that found herself living abroad. When she’s not annoying her cat or reading, she’s spending time with her husband and traveling as much as possible. She has a serious case of wanderlust and wants to go as many places as possible while she can. She loves Cheerwine, sweet tea, and North Carolina (eastern style) BBQ as well as those crystal clear waters on the North Carolina coast.
 
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