Susan Elizabeth Phillips

#1 New York Times bestseller Susan Elizabeth Phillips returns to her beloved Chicago Stars series with a romance between a Chicago Stars quarterback and one of the world's greatest opera singers--and a major diva. "Re-entering the world of the Chicago Stars is like a beloved friend come to call." -- #1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr Thaddeus Walker Bowman Owens, the backup quarterback for the Chicago Stars, is a team player, talented sideline coach, occasional male underwear model, and a man with a low tolerance for Divas. Olivia Shore, international opera superstar, is a driven diva with a passion for perfection, a craving for justice, too many secrets--and a monumental grudge against the egotistical, lowbrow jock she's been stuck with. It's Mozart meets Monday Night Football as the temperamental soprano and stubborn jock embark on a nationwide tour promoting a luxury watch brand. Along the way, the combatants will engage in soul-searching and trash talk, backstage drama and, for sure, a quarterback pass. But they'll also face trouble as threatening letters, haunting photographs, and a series of dangerous encounters complicate their lives. Is it the work of an overzealous fan or something more sinister? This is the emotional journey of a brilliant woman whose career is everything and a talented man who'll never be happy with second place. Tender and funny, passionate and insightful, this irresistible romantic adventure proves that anything can happen...when two superstars collide.

A Chicago Stars Novel

When Stars Collide

I'm sorry? I don't understand any of it. I read the whole book and still don't know what this was about. Was this about work or what? I had so low opinions of him when I read it first because he sounds like a total douchebag.

Sophia

He'd put his phone to his ear and spoke into it. "Hey, Piper. Looks like we're playing phone tag. I got your message, and I should be back in the city by then. Remember to let me know when you decide you're ready to cheat on your husband." He disconnected.

She laughed in his face. A big, theatrical "ha!" that came straight from her diaphragm. "You don't think I have the guts?" I've been booed at La Scala!"

"Sooner or later it happens to everyone who sings there. Callas, Fleming, Pavarotti." She reached for the door handle, stepped out onto the dirty pavement and turned to gaze down at him. "I gave them the finger and finished the performance."

I'm so confused about his phone call earlier.

"Lovers? So what? We're both adults, and as far as I know, neither of us is married. You're not, are you? Because I don't mess around with married women."

She forgot names, lost track of conversations, and he was doing even worse. At one point, he addressed a clearly pregnant woman as "sir."

Should've realized it earlier but never mind.. this was so cute

"That's opera for you." His face was soft, inquisitive, achingly tender. "The night I pulled you out of the river - the night I thought you'd drowned. It was the worst moment of my life. It took you almost drowning for me to realize how important you are to me. How much more important you are than winning a ball game or being a starter. How much I love you."

"How could I not love you?" He searched her face as if he couldn't get enough of it. "You're everything. Smart and beautiful and funny and gifted. Sexy. God, are you sexy. When I couldn't find you in the water, I wanted to die myself."

She'd worked so hard not to cry, and now he was the one with tears in his eyes.

"I love you, Liv. I love you in more ways than I can count."

At the end of the day, when her makeup and costumes came off, Liv loved being Mrs. Thad Owens. Almost as much as he loved being Mr. Olivia Shore.

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