Game, Set, Match

By: Nana Malone

Narrated by: Traci Odom

Off the court, tennis star Jason Cartwright's playboy image is taking a public beating. On the court, he's down 40-love. A knee injury is shutting down his game, and the paparazzi are splashing his love life on every magazine. A comeback is in order, but the makeover he needs to save his faltering career is in the hands of the woman he loved and left 15 years ago.

While single-mom Izzy Connors sees people for who they really are through the lens of her camera, even without it, she knows Jason isn't the star he appears to be. Although his charm and good looks haven't dimmed since he broke her heart, all she sees is his wasted talent and playboy lifestyle.

Can Izzy put the past behind her and help Jason get his game, and his image, back on track? Or will the click of her camera shatter his world as well as his heart?

©2010 Nana Malone (P)2013 Nana Malone

Finally!

As a bw who's been married to a wm for 5 yrs in December, not to mention we've been together for 15 yrs. altogether, I've been waiting for books like this! It was a very good book. I just wish the rest of the world other than commercials and now books would go along with the changing times! Like Hallmark movies who only relegate black women to the best friend role, seriously?! Come on!
But as I said this was a very good book, wasn't to fond of the narrator, but overall a good book.

Game Set Match

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ReviewJason, the pro-tennis star, has a romance with Izzy, an up and coming artist. The story started out with a lot of promise but it ended just ok for me. I wanted so much from the book starting in the beginning, but a few things held it back. Jason started out being portrayed as a player. As the story developed he really wasn't. He was more a victim of the tabloids than anything. Izzy had some serious issues. Maybe it was because she was forced to be an adult too early in life, or maybe it was the pressure her father exerted for her to do well in tennis. She really was a contradiction. I liked how she took care of Nick and it showed how much she adored and loved him. I felt she put up with way too much crap from Sabrina. I also thought she had no faith in Jason, when she really should have. The one that shined was best-friend, Jessica! What a hoot!

There were a lot of issues that needed to be worked out, and Nana Malone did a pretty good job of delving into them. There may have been too many to tackle in one book to flow well. I liked the story well enough but I just didn't love it. 

I listened to audiobook and the narrator spoke clear and concise. She portrayed each character as I saw them and I never was lost as to who was speaking. A joy to listen to!

Really?

This story starts off with heat when Jason shows up to Izzy's house to talk about a photo shoot.... This story had promise I said.... I appreciated the topic of adoption across races and she raised a good boy. What I didn't see coming was the history of the characters that mingled together in a tangled web. Sabrina was a selfish self centered person who should have been ashamed of herself....
I didn't like the narrators voice at all, it sounded terrible, false as all get out and dumb...
I wanted to slap Izzy upside her head to know she would gave up her bedroom for a beat dead beat/ drug addicted moma who never done anything for her 14 year old son, that was crazy....bye Felisha!
Getting with Jason was long over due but he was crazy to do anything more than slam his door in Sabrina's face but
then again that tangled web makes it hard sometimes.... I liked her assistant trying to talk in slang, I have no idea why? It irritated me how as soon as someone was pissed at her they threw the kid in her face even though she raised him.
I liked the story... I enjoyed the ending, I wish there had been better love scene details but I am a Nana Malone fan from now on.

Book good narration just OK

Liked the book, but the narration could have been better. She used a Marilyn Monroe voice (breathy high pitched) for a strong back woman. Just didn’t fit. Grated on my nerves after a while. Sorry...

love it

make me laugh made me cry made me think...absolutely loved it. the narrator was awesome.

Loved it.

I was pleasantly surprised. Such a cute story. Enjoyed the naration. On to book 2.

Love the Story

I love this story but the narration of the characters threw me off. Her voice was very irritating. I had to stop and start back so many times. Jason and Izzy are so cute together.

Tone, game, set, matched with narration and story

This was an interesting read with photo and tennis come together with more than just the serve being displayed. Jason Cartwright is the tennis playboy that has a problem with the public's view of his image on and off the court. His injury takes him out of the game but his possible love life will splash him on every magazine. That's where Izzy Connors come back in to his life. She has more than just fixing his image to contemplate. She had a history with this man and it was a bit rock toward the end. But at this point in her life she has something more important than Jason and his career.

The audio narration help this read along.

Wrong Narrator for this cool story

I've always had a problem trying to convince my non tennis friends that I'm not the only black woman who plays tennis. Thank you Ms. Malone for writing a genuinely sweet character, with a good head on her shoulders, who loves this sport, her friends, and her family. It's easy to sink in and get to know these people, start hoping they will make it
and enjoy their company.

Love the second...third time around

I liked the whole book and storyline. Izzy and Jason were the ideal couple with Nick and baby Kara. Sabrina was a real piece of work.