The Thrill of Victory
by Sandra Brown
Sandra Brown 1989 Brilliance Audio 2011
I have recently discovered the joys of audio disks, which we enjoy driving back and forth from Dallas and Rosemary Beach in the Panhandle of Florida. These disks, containing excellent stories, pass the time like magic. An additional benefit I have discovered is that sometimes the stories were actually written long ago by authors who have become famous.
Such is the case with this adult romance story, written by the now famous Sandra Brown in 1989 and, apparently, self-published at the time. The Thrill of Victory is the story of a world class tennis player, Stevie Corbett, who has devoted her life to being a Grand Slam. Her nemesis has been a local Dallas sports writer, Judd Mackie. She is at the top of her game and he at the bottom of his.
Stevie collapses on the court. Judd is delinquent in getting the story of what is behind the collapse. Drugs, alcohol, failed love affairs, or what could so undermine the globally famous star on her way to the Grand Slam. The unlikely pair each find magic in the other as they descend into rural East Texas to the farm of his grandparents, where they can be alone and address the real story.
This is a sweet story, a nice change of pace from the intensity of many of the books that I read. One element typically absent from the thrillers that I review is poignant love and emotion, which I believe leaves such stories devoid of critical elements of walking around humanity. In any event, this story is not a thriller, is full of erotic activity, and Ms. Brown spares no detail in the story-telling.
We enjoyed this interlude from the seriousness of thriller and the range of other books that we typically read, enjoy, and review.
Try this one as an audio book, about 5 hours in length.
Warms, Cym
AMAZON
Sandra Brown
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