by Michelle Smith
Expected release date: January 2016
Published by Spencer Hill Contemporary
Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback, eBook
SUMMARY
Eric Perry is Lewis Creek's resident bad boy. When he’s
named the new starting pitcher in a town that thinks baseball is everything and
he is nothing but trouble, Eric knows he has to clean up his act. Lay low, his
coach tells him—at least long enough to actually pitch a game. But when a
fight with his teammate lands him in jail yet again, his season may be over
before it starts…until his next door neighbor, Bri, comes to the rescue. Making
a deal with Eric's coach, she offers him one final chance at redemption:
community service.
Bri Johnson hadn’t talked to Eric in months. Her boyfriend
Matt, Eric’s teammate and the school’s golden boy, didn’t like her to be around
Eric. Matt didn’t like a lot of things Bri did or said or wore, which is why
she ends it with him the same night he and Eric get into a fight—a fight over
her. That night is the reason Bri offers to take Eric with her to the community
center each week, so he can keep his spot on the team. But spending time
with Eric only makes her life worse, as scandalous rumors start flying and Matt
refuses to let her move on.
While Eric and Bri work closely together at the center, old
stories of stargazing, first kisses, and a time when they were friends start to
re-connect them. As they open up their secrets and their hearts to each other,
they start to see that they are more than what other people think they are—and
even more than what they think about themselves.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR - Michelle Smith
Michelle
Smith was born and raised in North Carolina, where she developed a healthy
appreciation for college football, sweet tea, front porches, and a well-placed
“y’all.” She’s a lover of all things happy, laughs way too much, and fully
believes that a little bit of kindness goes a long way.
Michelle
lives near the Carolina coast with her family.
