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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cora Carmack follows up her trio of hits--Losing It, Faking It, and Finding It--with this thrilling first novel in an explosive series bursting with the Texas flavor, edge, and steamy romance of Friday Night Lights.When your dad is a coaching legend in Texas high school football, your life isn't your own. That's why Dallas Cole can't wait to get to Rusk University and finally get out of her father's shadow. But when he makes the jump to college ball--at her school no less--it's deja vu all over again.Now, half the team (and all their groupies) avoid her like the plague, convinced she'll tattle to her notoriously hard-ass father about a frat party or a bent curfew. The other half just wants to use her to get closer to the coach.And then there's Carson McClain, the supremely hot, newly transferred second-string quarterback. Oblivious of her identity, he approaches her at a party, and for once in her life Dallas decides to kiss first and ask questions later.While the heat between them is undeniable, Dallas and Carson have more than a few issues to tackle. He's a football player with a lot to prove. She's the coach's daughter who just wants a life of her own. How can they possibly win when they've both got so much to lose?
- Published on: 2014-05-13
- Formats: Audiobook, CD
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 6
- Dimensions: 6.25" h x 6.75" w x 1.25" l,
- Running time: 26580 seconds
- Binding: Audio CD
Review
“Football and falling in love are two of the greatest things ever. It would take Cora Carmack to make them even better...ALL LINED UP is a touchdown!” (Jay Crownover, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author)
“Feisty, sparkly, and sexy, feel the rush of falling in love all over again with Carson and Dallas! Confession: Cora Carmack’s new series is my brand new addiction!” (Katy Evans, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author)
“Cora Carmack’s done it again! ALL LINED UP is a fantastically sweet and sexy new adult love story.” (Monica Murphy, New York Times bestselling author)
“Cora’s best book yet!” (Jennifer L. Armentrout, # 1 New York Times Bestselling author)
From the Author
First off, let me say that you don't have to like sports to like this book. In fact... you can loathe sports. Dallas sure does. I grew up in Texas with a football coach as a father, and this book is about much more than a sport. It's about a way of life... one I didn't always fit into. Dallas and Carson both have plans for their lives, ones that don't include the quarterback dating the coach's daughter. But where love is concerned, things rarely go according to plan. I hope you enjoy this sneak peek! In Texas, two things are cherished above all else--football and gossip. My life has always been ruled by both.
"This is a bad idea, Stella."
Stella straightens her shirt. And by straighten, I mean she pulls it down to reveal what little cleavage she has (which is about twice as much as me).
"We're in college now," she says. "Bad ideas are the goal."
"Maybe it's your goal. You don't have a parent on the faculty. If this gets back to him--"
It's Friday night, our first on campus, and she stops just before the walkway of a frat house that hums with pent-up music. More than a head shorter than me, Stella reaches up and forces me to look at her.
"Okay, sister. Let's nip this in the bud right now. No one is telling anyone anything. There are like ten thousand people on this campus. You, my dear, are finally a small fish in a motherfucking ocean. Loosen up and enjoy it. This isn't high school anymore."
Could it really be that simple?
Loosening up has always been easy for Stella. Her mom is a bigger party animal than she is. She'll probably get a high five if we get caught. Me...well, I'm a little scared to think of how my dad would react. What little freedom I have would disappear faster than the hot water in my dorm on days that end in a y.
For one glorious month, I had entertained visions and fantasies of what college would be like. Rusk wasn't my ideal school, far from it, but it wassomething. I could finally make my own decisions and not have to worry about them migrating to the coach's office before lunchtime. I had ached for high school graduation day like there was a knife in my gut, and I couldn't pull it out until May. Then my dad was offered the open position here at Rusk, and I feel like I'm still gasping for breath around that knife.
Maybe we aren't in high school anymore. But it's the same damn misery with a different name.
Unless I do something about it.
But it's easier to be miserable, so I shake off Stella's grasp. "All it takes is one person to say something to someone, who tells some else, who mentions it at church or practice or anywhere, and I'm dead. Stick a fork in me and dip me in hot lava. Dead."
"God, you're so overdramatic. Sooner or later, you've got to stop being scared of your dad. If you don't, you're going to graduate college a virgin with half a dozen cats, some dumb-ass degree he wants that you couldn't care less about, and only professors and academic journals for friends."
I wince, because she's right about almost all of it. She would be furious if she knew I wasn't a virgin and didn't tell her. I'd always meant to, but it isn't exactly my proudest memory, and the longer I'd put it off, the easier it had become to pretend that it wasn't a thing. I refuse to let it be a thing. Instead, I roll my eyes and say, "Thanks for the vote of confidence."
"Hey, I'm just being the voice of reason here."
"More like the devil on my shoulder."
"I accept that role." Stella cackles and nudges her elbow in my side like she's just said the funniest joke ever. And in spite of myself, I crack a smile.
I stare up at the Kappa Sig house. All the frat houses on campus are old colonial-style mansions with creeping ivy and pearly white columns. They look so presentable...probably in an effort to hide the absolute debauchery that happens inside.
God, I just thought the word debauchery. Stella's right. I am going to end up a lame cat lady, probably yelling at people from my front porch and waving my cane around like a madwoman.
It just isn't fair.
College is supposed to be a time to break free, to start fresh. You would think being the football coach's daughter would be a benefit. I know more about the sport than half the guys at our school, knowledge that should make it easy to land a date.
If they weren't all petrified of my father.
Or even worse...panting after him like he's bacon dipped in Nutella wrapped in more bacon. I could probably walk into this party wearing only my bra and underwear (slathered in some of that Nutella), and some idiot would bumble over, completely unaware, to ask me about my dad, what his plans were for the season, or how many high school state trophies we have lying around the house.
Stella's slim fingers snap in front of my face.
"Earth to Dallas. Are you actually frozen in fear right now?"
I roll my eyes, a habit of mine, especially around Stella. "I'm not afraid. I'm just...not optimistic."
"Don't tell me...you were brainstorming all the ways you could be a killjoy tonight."
I give her a playful shove. "I was contemplating covering myself in Nutella, actually."
"Now, that is what I like to hear! Ten points for creativity."
From the Back Cover
Dallas Cole loathes football. That's what happens when you spend your whole childhood coming in second to a sport. College is her time to step out of the bleachers and put the playing field (and the players) in her past.
But life doesn't always go as planned. As if going to the same college as her football-star ex wasn't bad enough, her father, a phenom in Texas's world of high school coaching, has decided to make the jump to college ball . . . as the new head coach at Rusk University. Dallas finds herself in the shadows of her father and football all over again.
Carson McClain is determined to go from second-string quarterback to the starting lineup. He needs the scholarship and the future that football provides. But when a beautiful redhead literally falls into his life, his focus is more than tested. It's obliterated.
Dallas doesn't know Carson is on the team. Carson doesn't know that Dallas is his new coach's daughter.
And neither of them knows how to walk away from the attraction they feel.
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Sure to hook romance readers of all ages
By ysar
Dallas doesn’t want anything to do with football or the men involved in it. As the daughter of a football coach, she’s tired of dating guys who are more interested in what her dad can do for them than a real relationship. And now that her dad’s coaching at her college, she’ll do all she can to avoid being associated with the team.
Carson is counting on a football scholarship to get him an education and opportunities he otherwise can’t afford. The last thing he needs is a distraction from his game and his studies. But a beautiful redhead soon captures his attention, and despite his own priorities and her ideas about football players, he just can’t stay away.
The Verdict: Cora Carmack won me over with Losing It, so I went looking for more of her stories and landed in the Rusk University series. And what a find!
If you’ve got parents who think they know what’s best for you, you can certainly relate to Dallas. College seems like it could be the perfect escape from a life that’s always revolved around her dad’s coaching job, but when he accepts a position as football coach at Rusk University, Dallas knows that unless she can get a scholarship to somewhere far away, she’s stuck being the coach’s daughter at yet another school. Carson’s family has hit a financial rough spot, and it seems that football is his ticket to a better life. He’s giving football his all, trying to make the team at Rusk University and hoping his skills on the field will earn him a full ride scholarship, so he can stay in school.
When Carson and Dallas first meet, neither has a clue who the other is, and they hit it off right away. But then Dallas shows up at practice and catches a glimpse of Carson in his practice uniform, and that perfect match doesn’t seem so perfect after all. To make things worse, Carson is determined to solidify his place on the team at Rusk, while Dallas would do anything for a dancing scholarship that would take her halfway across the country. Add in one ex-boyfriend on the team, a coach who might not be thrilled about his player dating his daughter, and all the usual challenges that college brings, and these two are in for a tough journey.
Carmack does a great job of creating realistic characters facing the typical challenges of growing up and going after what they want for themselves. The conflict isn’t contrived or overly dramatic; it’s just a result of who they are as individuals, and that makes it believable. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that Carson is all kinds of hot, and with sassy Dallas, their chemistry is off the charts. All Lined Up by Cora Carmack is a great start to another New Adult series that is sure to hook romance readers of all ages.
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In Review: All Lined Up (Rusk University #1) by Cora Carmack
By Kim
Ok, I'll admit it. I have been putting off writing this review forever because I know no words can do this book justice. If it were up to me, I would just gush endlessly about how much I love-love-loved everything about this book and the story and the characters in lieu of a review. My review will probably be more of a ramble than anything resembling a coherent review, so stick with me while I go total fangirl on you.
"In Texas, two things are cherished above all else – football and gossip. My life has always been ruled by both."
I was absolutely thrilled to learn that one of my favorite new adult authors was writing a series about football, Texas and love. Because, does it really get any better than that? I'm a total football addict. On Saturdays during football season, you can expect to find me camped out on the couch from noon until at least 10 PM watching game after game after game. I watch Sportscenter at the gym. I follow a TON of my alma mater's players (and former players) on Twitter. I watch the draft. Friday Night Lights will always be one of my all-time favorite shows. Yes, my name is Kim and I am a football addict. So, of course I was ecstatic to find out about this series, especially once I realized Cora's a coach's daughter and would bring that perspective to the book, making it even more real.
“I don't know that dancing fixes anything. I don't feel magically happy because of it. My problems don't disappear when the music ends. But I understand life better when I dance, and understanding is half the fight of surviving.”
"You really want to have a conversation about what's not healthy?" She leans on the high-top table next to me and mimics, "Oh, Stella, he's so sweet and so nice. And I think I really like him. OH... JK HE PLAYS FOOTBALL. HE'S DEAD TO ME."
If you asked me what I loved most about All Lined Up, I wouldn't even begin to be able to narrow it to one thing. If I had to, however, I would say it was the characters. They feel more like friends than characters in a book. They were all just so realistic and multi-faceted and amazing. I would totally be friends with them in real life. The ladies of Rusk University are strong and sassy and among some of my favorite in NA lit. First off, you have Dallas, the dancer, reader, no-time-for-other-people's-bulls***, coach's daughter who hates football. I connected with Dallas. Hard. Minus that whole football-hating thing however, but even that made sense to me. I could understand her mixed feelings about football and the players. It would be expected. Her best friend Stella was all kinds of awesome. She's the life of the party, constantly trying to get Dallas to break out of her shell and loosen up. She reminded me so much of my best friend and roommate – except for the obvious differences like her being a tiny Asian pixie and him being a 6'3" gay man. Other than that, they could be the same person.
"I'm kidding, little lioness. I'm not looking to hook up with you. I just find your honest refreshing. That makes you better company than every person I've run across tonight."
The guys of Rusk U are nothing to sneeze at either. Of course, Carson is my favorite. I fully suspect I'll change favorites at least twice as I read the rest of the series, but Carson will always have a place in my heart. The best part about him? He wasn't a stereotypical football player! Yay! Whether this is because he's second string or because he worked hard to get where he was, or just because he was a down home country boy who was raised right, I don't know. But he was unlike the other football player characters I've read in other books and I loved it. He was sweet (and hella sexy) and driven. He had goals and took nothing for granted. Ryan is probably my second favorite male in the story. The team manager who is smart, funny and cute. He's a charmer and he's right up my alley. Levi, the starting QB and Dallas's DB (douchebag not defensive back) ex, is someone who will have to work pretty hard to redeem himself in my eyes, but if he doesn't, I'm ok with that. The other bad boy of RU, Silas, has me all kinds of curious. I have a wee bit of a crush on him and I can't wait for his book.
"And I... I'm still stuck. In my father's shadow. In Texas. In this lame state school with a joke of a dance program. And now I'm stuck at my first frat party with the ex who broke my heart. Yay college."
In All Lined Up, Dallas is away at college, trying to make a name for herself and find herself. It's not easy when you live in the shadow of a football coach father. While she would be beyond content to stay home and read or watch a movie, her friend Stella insists on dragging her out to a party. It's at that party she not only runs into her ex, but is hit on by a total player and ultimately winds up meeting Carson in an attempt to escape from the other two. They forge a quick connection without really knowing much about the other. Carson is trying to stay focused, which of course means staying away from girls, but something about Dallas makes him rethink that. Dallas learns he's a football player and has mixed feelings because she swore she'd never date another football player, but there's something special about him that makes her want to give him a chance. What happens between them? Well, you'll just have to read and find out.
"My voice is little more than a growl as I say, "You cannot do things like that, Daredevil, and expect me not to pull you onto my lap and kiss you senseless."
"I can't walk away from you because I don't want to. There are a thousand things I want and need to do, but you trump all of them. You drive me to distraction, and all I want to do is get lost in you. All I want to do is make you lose it, too."
I think it could go without saying that I absolutely loved Dallas and Carson together, but there, I said it anyhow. They made a fantastic pair. They had a TON of chemistry and it went beyond just the physical stuff. If you're looking for really steamy scenes, you won't find an abundance of them in this book. The ones that are there do have a fair bit of heat though. There was no doubt to me that what Dallas and Carson was real and worth fighting for, if both of them could get out of their heads long enough to give in and let it happen. Don't get me wrong, this isn't a book that's overly dramatic or riddled with angst. Thank goodness. I don't think my heart could have taken it. It still gave me a huge case of the feels though.
"I loved the way one person could start a chant, and soon a stadium of thousands had picked it up and were screaming in unison. I loved that kids who didn't give a crap about school were suddenly belting the school song from the top of their lungs. I loved those tense moments before the start of a play when everyone is wishing and hoping exactly the same thing, and the whole stadium holds its breath."
The world-building in All Lined Up was fantastic. I felt like I was back at college, especially during the football game and party scenes. I was completely into the world of Rusk and nearly ready to trade my old gold and blue Mountaineers gear for maroon and gray. It didn't feel like I was reading about these characters and this fictional university. It felt like I was living it, or at the very least, watching it on a big screen.
"God, do they make WD-40 for flirting? Because I am rusty."
All Lined Up has the humor and heart I've come to expect from Cora. There were quite a few lines that made me literally laugh out loud and even more that left me grinning. There are some phrases I have decided I need to incorporate into my daily life ("dear, sweet Jesus riding a unicorn" anyone?). I know this story is personal and special to Cora and her passion for it came through in every word. Make sure you read the "behind the book" portion after you've finished the story. I think it will give you an even deeper appreciation for how she put herself out there with this book and that glimpse into her background made the book that much more meaningful to me.
"No easy days."
I seriously can't recommend this book highly enough. There's a little something for everyone in All Lined Up. With characters I adored, great friendships and sweet and sexy romance, all built around a sport I love in a fictional setting that felt beyond real, it was the total package for me. I will reread this one for years to come, particularly during my least favorite months of the year (you know, the off season) when I'm desperately looking for anything to hold me over until football is back. To say I can't wait for the next book in the series would be a HUGEmungous understatement.
"Go Red. Fight Red. Bleed Red."
I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via Edelweiss, in exchange for an honest review. Quotes come from the review copy and may differ from the final version.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
stellar, fresh, take on college love and hurdles that come with it.
By Simply Southern
All Lined Up by Cora Carmack
Soooo Happy I can finally share my review with you guys!! I've read All Lined Up a total of THREE times since I got my hands on it (yeah. It's not even releasing until May 13. That should tell you how awesome it is.) I am totally, irrevocably, in love with these characters.
All Lined Up is a stellar debut novel in the Rusk University series by Cora Carmack. There is no other series that has roped me in to the minds of the characters as well as Cora did in All Lined Up. Cora’s style is fast and witty.. and almost always includes an awkward character that just can’t quite get her s*** together – which we can ALL relate to (okay, or at least I can). All Lined Up is no different in that aspect.
These characters are so alive in my head that I feel like I could call them up on the phone, or shoot them a text, and damn! I really wanna go to Rusk University! Dallas Cole is hilarious, and her inner monologue is eerily close to the s*** storm that swirls around in my brain every single day.
Carson McClain? He’s not much different. He has real life struggles that anyone who’s ever stepped foot into any sort of competitive endeavor can relate to. It really doesn’t hurt that he’s hotter than boiled crawfish in the Louisiana Bayou. (Yeah… I totally just went there.. god I really want some crawfish…)
Stella Santos is the perfect side kick for Dallas and her sometimes embarrassingly awkward moments, and their dialogue will have you laughing no matter the kind of mood you’re in. I can’t wait until I can sink my teeth into another book in this series, because I know that it’ll be just as amazing.
What is really awesome about this book is that it’s a peek into how Cora grew up. They always say “write what you know” and she did. You can tell it with every word on the page, that Cora has some intense and passionate feelings - whether they’re the good or bad kind – about growing up in Texas (or anywhere in the deep south, really) as a football coach’s daughter. If you’re not from the south, let me clue you in. Football….it’s a religion, one that everyone practices, whether they believe in it or not. You really get a good glimpse of that in this book.
Oh, and the book doesn't exactly lack in the "steamy" department either..... Did I mention how hot Carson is?
I sincerely hope you’ll check out not just All Lined Up, but the whole Rusk University series, and if you haven’t read any Cora Carmack, that you’ll come back asking me what else she’s written and where you can buy it. I really think you’ll be glad you did.
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