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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9781933113609
ISBN number: 193311360X
Label: Intaglio Publications
Manufacturer: Intaglio Publications
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Page Count: 304
Printing Date: May 30, 2006
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Trystan Lightfoot allowed herself to love once in her life; the experience broke her heart and strengthened her resolve never to fall in love again. At forty, however, she still longs for the comfort of a woman's arms. She finds temporary solace in meaningless, albeit adventuresome encounters, burying her pain and her emotions deep inside where no one can reach. No one, that is, until she meets C.J. Winslow. C.J. Winslow is the model-pretty-but-aging professional tennis star the Women's Tennis Federation is counting on to dispel the image that all great female tennis players are lesbians. And her lesbianism isn't the only secret she's hiding. A traumatic event from her childhood is taking its toll both on and off the court. Together Trystan and C.J. must overcome their challenges to find the flip side of desire.
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Everyone and everything has two sides. So which side do you choose?
Tennis star, C.J. Winslow, is beautiful, talented and aging in a sport that is quick to be cruel to those that are. CJ has suddenly found herself in the unenviable position of no longer being at the top of her sport. However, she was number one once and she is determined to be again. Now all she has to do is make some hard changes...to her game and to her life. Will CJ be able to do what is necessary? Even if it means that she has to put business before loyalty and friendship?
Sports physical therapist, Trystan Lightfoot has been brought in by the women's professional tennis organization to treat CJ and the other female players on tour. At the top of her profession Trystan seems to have it all --all that is, except personal happiness. Trystan has been badly scarred by an unrequited love, a memory she can't seem to let go of.
Mistrustful of each other in the beginning, CJ and Trystan find they must band together when an event from CJ's past collides with her present. It's obvious that life caused the paths of both women to cross. Could it be to bring Trystan a chance to love someone who'll love her back? Or perhaps, to help CJ learn that being true to one's self is the most important goal of all? Will defenses long held be lowered enough to let either of these things happen? Will strangers become friends? Friends become lovers?
Lynn Ames is a talented writer with a proven track record who enthralled readers with her intensely dramatic Kate and Jay series, The Price of Fame, The Cost of Commitment and The Value of Valor. With her fourth book introducing two new dynamic characters in Trystan and CJ, Ms. Ames proves that her track record is most definitely still intact.
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Trystan Lightfoot is a successful closeted physical therapist. C.J. Winslow is a successful closeted professional tennis player. When they meet and fall in love, their lives become complicated by their social environment, in which intolerance for lesbians and gays is prevalent and fierce.
This story has been told countless times --- the unfortunate necessity of having to choose between a career in the closet vs. a crap-shoot out of the closet. With over half of the Fortune 500 companies now offering domestic partner benefits and with more and more celebrities coming out all the time, hopefully the story will become passé in the very near future. Until then, it is satisfying to read once again about how people face the situation bravely and with dignity.
The choices that Trystan and C.J. must make really aren't simple or straightforward, as the author brilliantly shows. She portrays the theme with grace and understanding. I felt good after finishing this book, and what more could a person ask of a book? Kudos to Ms. Ames.
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"The Flip Side of Desire" by Lynn Ames is the sensitively told story of two women who, for different reasons, have avoided emotional entanglement and devoted themselves to their careers. Believing it to be incompatible with professional success, C.J. Winslow, a famous professional tennis player in her mid-thirties, has never had an emotional relationship. Although presumed by her fans to be heterosexual, C.J. has in fact never experienced a strong sexual attraction to anyone of either sex --- until she meets Trystan Lightfoot.
A heart-shattering experience at a young age has left Trystan determined never to become emotionally involved again. She has turned her back on love and dedicated her efforts to establishing a successful career as a physical therapist. Her "love life" consists of an endless string of one-night stands --- until she meets C.J. Winslow.
Both women find the almost immediate magnetism between them unexpected and puzzling. Unsure of why she is drawn to Trystan, C.J. haltingly follows her instinctual need to be near her. When Trystan very first recognizes the nature of her feelings for C.J., she struggles in vain to resist, knowing that the implications are potentially devastating.
As they grow inevitably closer, Trystan and C.J. must face a painful conflict. The lure of love collides with the reality of the social consequences and probable destruction of both women's careers. The gist of the story is how two brave women meet real-life challenges, and the author does a great job of showing the inner conflict and eventual resolution.
The only drawback is the lack of detail about Trystan's traumatic past love affair. Most of us have had disastrous break-ups in our youth, but they did not cause us to swear off all future relationships. Telling why it affected Trystan so drastically would give a more in-depth understanding of her character.
For me this was an inspiring story and a wonderful read. Highly recommended.
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C.J. Winslow is an aging tennis champion. In the world of tennis, that means she's thirty-four years old. C.J. was once the number one ranked female player in the world and has been the sport's favorite poster child for many years, but younger players with faster games have begun to pass her by. She believes she can be on top again, but it means changing her game and the people who surround her. This won't be easy, but she knows she can do it because she is the consummate professional, forsaking everything else in her life to achieve what she wants. C.J. realizes she is lonely, but a happier personal life can wait for after she retires from the game and she's not ready for that yet.
Trystan Lightfoot is a professional also. She has built her reputation as a physical therapist by being a nomad and moving around between professional sports teams. Now the Women's Tennis Federation has hired her to be the full time therapist for the members of the tour and she has achieved the pinnacle of her career, if not personal happiness. Trystan has built another reputation along the way as a woman who enjoys one night stands and who forms no permanent attachments to anyone. Many years before her heart was broken so badly that she has no interest in opening herself up to anyone again. She doesn't know that she's about to meet someone who will challenge all of her beliefs about what she wants out of life.
C.J. and Trystan are drawn to each other by a mutual love, a love of sport. C.J. has a goal and Trystan wants to help her achieve it. As they work together, they experience confusing feelings. Confusing for C.J. because she's never had any type of relationship, plus she knows that she's been promoted through the years as the proof that not all women in sports are lesbians. Confusing for Trystan because she finds C.J. becoming more important in her life when she has vowed that she would never let anyone do that again. A relationship threatens both of their careers, but threatens more their self-images of who they are. Whether or not they can bring together all of these aspects in a satisfying manner becomes the crux of the story.
OK, The Flip Side of Desire is a romance. And it's not an original story. However, that doesn't matter this time. There is an atmosphere in this book that draws the reader in and makes you want to keep turning the pages. Ames uses language so masterfully that you develop a true feeling of understanding for both of these characters. Unlike many romances that can just be read through, this is one of those rare books where you begin to feel the emotions of the characters and you get immersed in the story. The attraction happens perhaps too quickly, a common occurrence in many books, and Trystan's character would be easier to relate to if there was more about the relationship that tormented her so badly, but these are minor points in the story. This is a very satisfying book to read on a number of levels, including that it presents an interesting view of women's professional sports and creates the impression that this could be a true to life story.
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The best novel so far from this author. The writing is terrific. The depth of emotion and rawness of the feelings of the characters come through beautifully. The pacing is perfect - I did not want to stop reading and skipping ahead was not an option. Fabulous very first chapter that pulled me right in and I knew when I read it I would want to finish the book that day.
CJ is one of the bravest heroines in fiction. The way she throws her heart out for the very first time not certain what the reception would be is inspiring.
`Terribly beautiful' seems the right description of the scene where CJ opens up to Trystan as she has no one else in her past.
Trystan is beautifully caring of CJ. The emotions between CJ and Trystan are wonderfully portrayed. The couple are beautiful and sexy and passionate.
Grant & Mitch are great addition to the plot. Many times gay male characters seem to me to read like caricatures and they most certainly were not.
I loved the ending. It was triumphant! I will be thinking about the story for some time to come.
PS - Despite what CJ thinks, Newark Airport is terrific - lol
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