Yet, it’s rare that a player collapses with cardiac arrest so millions were shocked and players traumatized, as medical personnel used CPR on an unconscious Hamlin for nearly 10 minutes.Īlong with an outpouring of support, the shocking injury was a wake-up call to some viewers regarding the 'violence' of contact sports. 'It's something that could have occurred to anyone on the field,' says Brian Turner, Xavier University of Louisiana psychologist and former college football player.

The play, according to sports experts, appeared to be routine. The 24-year-old collapsed suddenly on the field, causing the NFL to suspend the game. Doctors said Thursday that Hamlin was making substantial progress and his neurologic condition and function are intact. 2, when Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest following a tackle. But America wasn't prepared to witness a tragedy on Jan. It’s book one in the Plum Valley Cowboys series but can be listened to as a stand-alone.Collisions, tackles and high-impact hits are nothing new in football. Now, I can’t stop wondering and wanting.īut would taking that chance with Wyatt risk the best thing in my life?įool Hearts is a small-town longtime-friends-to-lovers romance with a whole lot of pining, a bi-awakening in a barn, swoon-worthy cowboys, a roller coaster of emotions, and one very HEA. So when I happen to catch my friend down on his knees in the barn, I don’t understand why, all of a sudden, I’m thinking things I shouldn’t be. We have a good life now, Wyatt and I, best friends still after all these years. When he returns at the moment I need him most, he helps me to heal and feel whole again. When Wyatt leaves Plum Valley, he takes a piece of me with him. When kids my age were hooking up, all I wanted to do was sit on the ranch with Wyatt and plot out our future. I always knew I was a little bit different than everybody else. And I won’t be able to find that while I’m hung up on my best friend.

Or that Easton is so dang sweet I want to lick him from head to toe.īut Easton is straight, and all the cattle in Texas won’t change the fact that he’ll never look at me the way I see him. It doesn’t help that we’re living under the same roof. But now that I’ve done it, I can’t seem to stop. And now, at 34, he’s the man I’m still pining after.įalling in love with Easton was never part of the plan. A story that spans decades.Īt 12, he was my best friend.

Bad Wrong Things by C.P. Harris