Joely Bogan of Book Worms blog, Kristina Ohrberg, Ashley Lake, and JoElle R. for helping me so regularly with all the craziness being an author entails.
Consultants: Thank you to Deane and his beautiful mom, Becky R. for providing valuable insight into what it means to be a proud Texan. Tera Lemus was also a great help on ensuring I presented Wyatt's family and lineage accurately. Wyatt McCoy thanks you all, too. I also thank my wonderful mother, Julia Kent, and Kristina Ohrberg for their helpful research and commentary on medical points.
My Beta Readers and Author Mentors: Thank you so much to Kristina Ohrberg, Ashley Lake, Nicole Beckett, Katie Bloch Pettigrew of Southern Belle Book Blog, Marissa Vann of Smut Book Club, Patricia Booth, Karrie Mellott Puskas of Panty Dropping Book Blog, and authors Helena Newbury, and Julia Kent. Your help through early reading, wonderful input, and general good old pep talks has meant the world to me.
Chloe's Crew: I can't fathom how much my street team has grown since Three Rivers released, but what I can believe is the depth of love I have for each of you great Crewbies. Thank you for all you do every day. I am honored you would take time out of your busy lives to be a part of this experience with me.
The City of Pittsburgh: The inspiration this beautiful city provides me is very special to me. I am also thankful to all the Pittsburghers who have been so supportive of this series. I especially want to thank Lorinda Hayes for granting my long-held dream of being featured in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette newspaper
My Readers: Finally, it is with great pleasure that I thank each of my readers for enjoying the world of Althea, Jenna, Aubrey, and the whole gang with me. You are what make this all possible.
CITY OF CHAMPIONS SOUNDTRACK
Time to Say Goodbye – Con Te Partiro — Sarah Brightman
My Silver Lining — First Aid Kit
Luckiest Man — The Wood Brothers
Somebody That I Used To Know — Gotye
Casino (Bad Things) — Houndmouth
Drive — The Cars
Wintersong — Sarah McLachlan
Secret Garden — Bruce Springsteen
Estare En Mi Casa Esta Navidad — Luis Miguel
10,000 Weight In Gold — The Head and The Heart
Stay With Me — Sam Smith
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? — Harry Connick Jr.
Auld Lang Syne — John McDermott
Dice — Finley Quaye, Beth Orton
Ticking Bomb — Aloe Blacc
The One That Got Away — The Civil Wars
Don’t Give Up — Peter Gabriel
Say Something — A Great Big World
High Hopes — Kodaline
Codeine — Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
I Wish I Was the Moon — Neko Case
With Or Without You — U2
Ledges — Noah Gunderson
Welcome Home, Son — Radical Face
Lost Cause — Beck
Ends of the Earth — Lord Huron
All of Me — John Legend
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ABOUT CHLOE T. BARLOW
Chloe is a contemporary romance novelist living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with her husband and their sweet dog. She is a native Washingtonian that graduated Duke University with a degree in English and Chinese language. She met her husband at Duke and he brought her to Pittsburgh over a decade ago, which she has loved ever since and made her adopted hometown. She also attended the University of Pittsburgh Law School where she continued to be a book-loving nerd.
Chloe has always loved writing and cherishes the opportunity to craft her fictional novels and share them with the world. When Chloe isn’t writing, she spends her time exploring Pittsburgh with her husband and friends. She also enjoys yoga, jogging, and all Pittsburgh sports, as well as her Duke Blue Devils.
She also thoroughly enjoys every opportunity to communicate with her readers. Since the release of her debut novel, Three Rivers, she has enjoyed the honor of meeting and talking with numerous fans, and looks forward to getting to know many more.
CITY OF CHAMPIONS
A GATEWAY TO LOVE NOVEL
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Original Copyright © 2014 by Chloe T. Barlow
ISBN 13: 978-1502430526
ISBN 10: 1502430525
First Edition Published November 2014
Cover art by Complete Pixels and Eisley Jacobs
Edited by Marilyn Medina of Eagle Eye Reads Editing Service
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, brands, media, and incidents are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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Table of Contents
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Epilogue
Sneak Peek of Book 3: A Steel Town
Connecting with Chloe
Dedication and Acknowledgements
Soundtrack
About Chloe T. Barlow
Copyright
Table of Contents
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Epilogue
Sneak Peek of Book 3: A Steel Town
Connecting with Chloe
Dedication and Acknowledgments
Soundtrack
About Chloe T. Barlow
Copyright
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