Soccer Mom Secrets

SOCCER MOM Secrets steps out of the suburbs and into the lives of several less-than-perfect soccer moms.

In fashionable Orange County, California, soccer represents more than minivans and cleats. Join the behind-the-scenes drama and intrigue hidden beneath the covers of southern California club soccer. Infighting and affairs, egos and playing time concerns, discrimination and status—join in the sideline gossip as the events unfold. Flirtatiously humorous and delightfully engaging, there’s never a dull moment!

Meet characters like Renae, the frustrated team manager; naughty but nice Darlene; and Skye Trudeau, the British import turned OC socialite. As personalities clash while others click, you’ll find yourself applauding each of their efforts to overcome the distractions of money, prejudice, sex, and power as these bold women support their children’s success on and off the field.

SOCCER MOM Secrets will give you insight into the ambitious world of youth soccer. With its fresh, personal approach, the book is a testimonial to the dedication and heart that so many young players display in their dizzying climb to success in this popular international sport.

As you share in a series of suburban exploits, SOCCER MOM Secrets is proof that not all games take place on the soccer field!

Soccer and sex. What could these two words possibly have in common, other than the same first letter? For some soccer moms they might as well be synonymous, especially in southern California, perhaps the most prolific area of the country for both excesses. It is a place where youth sports thrive and where the high level of competition is matched with plenty of drama.

SOCCER MOM Secrets, steps into the lives of several less-than-perfect soccer moms, dishing the gossip and reveling in the glory of the club soccer scene in southern California’s fashionable Orange County. Infighting and affairs, playing time concerns and discrimination and egos are all part of the Bayern Beach sidelines. As various family secrets intertwine on and off the field, take a glimpse into the shocking behind-the-scenes episodes that pervade the lives of otherwise “typical” soccer moms.

Consider this review from Lian Dolan, co-host of Satellite Sisters:

Wow! Who knew all those soccer moms were having this much fun? SOCCER MOM Secrets is a sassy, sexy novel. Any mother who has ever sat on any sideline in a cheap foldup chair or dragged a cooler full of orange slices across a wet field at 6 a.m. will totally get SOCCER MOM Secrets. And love it!

Written by two real-life soccer moms who spent many years in the youth soccer trenches and whose children now play college soccer, SOCCER MOM Secrets presents a fictional, light-hearted peek into the ambitious world of club soccer. It is also a testimonial to the dedication so many young players display in their dizzying climb to success in this popular sport.

Rachel Gunther and Judy D. Holstein met 8 years ago when their sons landed on the same soccer team. Together they founded Soccer Moms USA, and they co-host an interactive internet broadcast called Soccer Mom Talk.

SOCCER MOM Secrets is their first book. VIEW excerpt.