Review: 4 Stars for a Great sports romance!!!  I'll definitely be checking out the rest of the series!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2013
“Love was the ultimate bond for the beauty and her beast”I love sports romance books, so i was excited to recieve a copy of Down by Contact from Jami Davenport for an honest review. This book had it all. Characters scarred from their past, an intense attraction between the two main characters, hot guys in football uniforms, animosity between the two team captains of the team, jealousy, and a couple of manipulative people trying to ruin Kelsie and Zach's HEA. There was actually a lot more in the book but i don't want to spoil anything.Kelsie grew up with money and snobby friends. Her parents only cared about appearances and shaped her life the way they saw fit. She was the typical snobby cheerleader dating the football player and trying to fit in to the "In" crowd. She became friends with Zach, but when she was asked to betray him in the worste of ways by the popular girl in school, she betrayed that friendship.Zach had a horrible life growing up. His father was abusive, his mother was never around and they were so poor they became homeless. Zach was head over heels in love with the popular girl, Kelsie. He would have done anything for just a sliver of her attention. He confided in her about his home life and she betrayed his trust in the worst of ways. Not only did she crush his heart but she also betrayed him on the worst of days, which is something you will find out about later in the story.Years later, Kelsie has divorced that football player, Mark, and gotten a job catering an event she knows Zach will be attending. She has changed after being in an abusive marriage for so many years and feels incredibly guilty for the way she treated Zach. But her guilt isn't the only reason she seeks Zach out. She is in need of help and knows that he was always there for her in the past and hopes he can help her now.Zach has no manners. He is himself and doesn't care what anyone thinks about his appearance or his actions. The only thing he cares about is winning the elusive super bowl ring he has been trying to win for the past 10 years. He is getting too "old" to remain a football player and believes this is his last chance to win the ring. There are multiple things in his way; Kelsie and his intense obsession/love for her, his hate for the offensive captain and quarterback, Harris, and a couple of vidictive people trying their best to ruin his last season in the NFL.Both Kelsie and Zach were madly in love with each other, but Zach had trust issues and Kelsie had relationship issues as well as self confidence issues. She feels horrible for the way she treated Zach in the past and doesn't think he could ever forgive her much less love her. Zach still puts Kelsie on a pedastal and doesn't think she wants him "forever." They both have to fight themselves to let their relationship grow and strengthen throughout the story. I really loved the humor and intense desire between these two characters, and the secondary characters (from the past books in the series, which i will now definitely have to read) were just as amazing as Kelsie and Zach.