Elizabeth says being an interior designer is one part shrink, one part marriage counselor and one part artist, skills eerily similar to those employed in writing.Įlizabeth grew up in Illinois and has also lived in Texas and Florida. In her past incarnation she was an interior designer-not a decorator-which basically means she has a piece of paper to prove that she knows how to match and measure things and can miraculously make mundane pieces of furniture appear to be masterpieces. Windy City writer Elizabeth Marx brings cosmopolitan flair to her fiction, which is a blend of romance and fast-paced Chicago living with a sprinkle of magical realism. The story of two lovers who put their future goals ahead of each other’s love before they were brought to the table for BINDING ARBITRATION. What happens when worthy opponents refuse to play their hearts out? Afraid that she might be on a collision course with love at first sight Libby keeps her distance, but the longer she holds out the more Aidan realizes it’s a case of lust he can’t fight. The last thing Libby needs is to get sidetracked by a superstar jock. Aidan always gets what he wants and Libby is the final home run he wants to hit out of the park. As the closing pitcher on the best baseball team in the Big Ten, he’s on his way to the major leagues. But admission to law school is Libby’s ticket out of Indiana and her escape from small town life forever.ĭuring a night on the town, Libby beats the most competitive athlete on campus at pool and draws more attention from him than she’s prepared for.Īidan Palowski is one of those jocks your friends warned you about-the kind that never loose-the kind that put notches in their baseball bats. Libby Tucker is a cutter-a nobody waitress in a college town-at least that’s what everyone believes. Love at first sight versus lust you can’t fight.

Cutters vs. Jocks by Elizabeth Marx