Reviews:
 If you are looking for a fun and sassy read, check out Jan Scarbrough’s The Reunion Game on your eReader. Reviewer Stacey
The Reunion by Jan Scarbrough is a fun, lighthearted romance about the shy girl who grows up and wants a second chance with the boy who got away. While the setting is Legend, Tennessee, the small town that’s almost a character in the Ladies of Legend series, this story really could take place anywhere and everyone probably knows someone like the two main characters.
- "Jan Scarbrough writes one hell of a book. When I read this book I had no idea it was part of a series. With that being said, I can honestly say that didn't seem to matter because I was never lost wondering who so and so was talking about. In short I am telling you, you could read this book as a stand alone and not miss a think in the story. Jane and Graham are such great characters each with their own set of faults/flaws that make this a very enjoyable read. This story also had an unexpected kink in the scenario that I was pleasantly surprised by. Jane having a twin sister to switch places really ups the dynamic in this story. Who wouldn't want to have a twin sister to switch places with from time to time. Patty Duke did it in the Patty Duke Show, Hayley Mills did it in the Parent Trap, and Lindsay Lohan did it in the Parent Trap remake. Granted all of them were one person playing a dual role but you could never tell. That is what makes having a twin so appealing. BUT there is always a downside to everything in life and in reading this story you will find out Jane's and her reasons behind playing her little "game". I am so afraid to say something that will spoil this book for somebody who hasn't read it. This book has it all drama, angst, high school crush, best friends, a high school reunion, old friends, old lives/past behaviors, and an awaking to new possibilities. On a scale from 1-10 I give this book a 10 and encourage everyone 18+ who has had a crush on someone, never felt good enough, felt like they didn't know what their future held, or who just LOVES a really good story to pick up this book and get to know Graham and Jane. Now I am off to find the first three books in this series....^_^. " Raquel Vega-Grieder
When you come across a book that is part of a series and you’ve missed the previous ones are you tempted to skip it? If so, make an exception in the case of The Reunion Game as it is not a book to miss out on.
Ms. Scarbrough invites her readers into her settings and plots and captures their interest with her fluent and gentle style. The development of her secondary characters is masterly, and their strength will charm and frustrate in equal measures. Her distinctive writing style ensures that while the reader may cringe at the antics Jane gets up to, they will root for her from the first to the final page.
- "I've read this book and the stories are excellent.
Jan, I love the chemistry between your hero and heroine.
It sizzles."
Lyn Armstrong
THE LAST CELTIC WITCH
- Five Coffee Cup Rating from Coffee Time Romance
“Whatever you do, do not miss this extraordinary read
that is a rare and precious gem indeed!”
“Jan Scarbrough paints convincing characters that reach
out and touch the reader in some way. This flowing read is
really delightful.” Cherokee, Reviewer for Coffee
Time Romance
- Five Pixie Rating from Dark Angel Review
"
The Reunion Game" ponders what value fond memories
really hold: can the sex life you had in high school really
have
been that great?
The four stories in the LADIES OF LEGEND: FINDING HOME
anthology are heartwarming, exciting, lustful, scintillating,
and encouraging. For every protagonist-female and male-in
these tales, there truly is a second chance in life,
and one just needs to recognize it and then to reach
for the brass ring. Life doesn't leave you behind in
Legend, TN; instead, it offers you more and better than
any option you've ever had. Readers will be eagerly awaiting
more stories set in lovely little Legend, TN, as is this
reviewer. You'll walk away from this anthology with a
gladdened heart.
Excerpt:
THE REUNION GAME
CHAPTER ONE
There was no way sex with Graham Winchester
was as good as she remembered.
Jane Smith stood alone in the crowded Legend VFW hall where
her fifteenth year high school reunion was in full swing
around her. She held a plastic wineglass of California
merlot that
gave her something to do with her hands, smiled at Betty
Jo, the clerk from the Piggly Wiggly who waved from across
the
dance floor, and thanked her lucky stars for the relative
darkness on the periphery of the dance floor.
He’d arrived. Heat surged through Jane’s body.
Graham Winchester—senior class president, debate team
captain, yearbook staff member, valedictorian and Mr. Most
Likely to Succeed—had finally come home to Legend.
For fifteen years, she’d fantasized about Graham. For
fifteen years, she’d remembered that one night alone
with him in the back seat of his family Chevy. Sure, it had
been cliché. Graduation night. One thing leading to
another. Each going their separate ways the next day.
She’d put him behind her and gotten on with her life.
College first and then back to Legend to teach high school
English. When her mom was diagnosed with cancer, she’d
cared for her. After years as a volunteer at the county dog
pound, she’d founded Legend’s non-kill Pet Rescue.
Last year, she’d quit teaching and opened a book store.
Yet she’d never forgotten Graham.
Cold, hard truth washed over Jane as she watched from the
shadows. For all she’d accomplished, she was still stuck in high
school. Her love life sucked. It’d been on hold for
much too long.
She must exorcise the demon Graham had become and put him
out of her mind and heart for the last time.
Read
Graham's point of view, the second scene, chapter 1.
Read an excerpt that didn't make it into the book!
Cowboy Cookies
Excerpt from The Reunion Game
“ Cowboy cookies?” Jane turned in surprise.
Graham grinned, his mood seeming to lift. “Harriet baked cookies this morning before she left for Europe.”
“ Just like the old days.”
“ Yeah, like when we were kids.”
If you'd like the recipe for Cowboy Cookies, click here.
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