Gentle Persuasion-HP#21

by Veda Boyd Jones

Julie Russell holds athletes in contempt. Not only does she think they are overrated, but she's spent her life having her academic achievements overshadowed by the athletic accomplishments of her sister and brothers. As a teacher, Julie has seen sports steal valuable time from the classroom.

Then Julie meets Dallas Stone. The former major league pitcher represents everything she despises, yet she is strangely drawn to him. While appreciating his willingness to enter her world of arts and literature, Julie is wary of Dallas's plans to start a high school baseball team. Is he simply one more person in her life to be consumed by sports? Or can gentle persuasion help both Julie and Dallas find room for each other's gifts?

186 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1993

About the author

Veda Boyd Jones enjoys the challenge of writing for diverse readers. She is the author of forty-two books: five children's historical novels, twenty-one children's biographies, three children's nonfiction books, three picture books, nine romance novels, and a coloring book. Other published works include over 400 articles and stories in children's and adult magazines (Cricket, Highlights, Humpty Dumpty, The Writer, Writer's Digest, Woman's World, etc.), articles in reference books, and five romance novellas. Veda has taught writing at Crowder College in Neosho, Missouri, and currently teaches for the Institute of Children's Literature. She and her husband, Jimmie, an architect, have three sons, Landon, Morgan, and Marshall.

Veda is a previous winner of the Writer's Digest Writing Competition in the articles division for a children's profile of Rachel Carson. Her romance novel Callie's Mountain was voted best contemporary in the annual readers' poll by Heartsong Presents a few years ago. Among her awards through the years from the Missouri Writer's Guild are Best Magazine Article, Best Historical Article, Best Adult Fiction, Best Children's Fiction, Best Children's Book, and Best Romance Novel.


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Reviews

[Kathy Jo]

This one isn't for me. The characters are just ok. Right away he asked her out and she said yes but I don't see or feel any chemistry between them. Also noticed really early on that it's going to be a bit more religious than I prefer. I'm sure others will like it but I just can't get realed into the story.

[Marion Galvin]

Sweet romance

Sweet romance

very nice couple with unique needs and problems to overcome. as good as Apple pie. patriotic root for the good guy. and yes there is life after the pros.

[Cws]

YAI-Jon

[Cici]

This was a sweet story. The theme of compromise worked well with the issues and characters at hand. The romance was clean.