French Fries With A Side of Guys
Rebekah L. Purdy
Published by: Swoon Romance
Publication date: September 14th 2016
Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult
Payton Carter is one of six kids (all of which are named after famous football players), not to mention the only girl in the Carter household. With this much testosterone and no mother, it’s no wonder she’s absolutely clueless when it comes to makeup, dances, and talking to guys she’s crushing on. And now she’s about ready to start her freshman year of high school, which is nerve wrenching enough, but when she ends up running into her crush, Chance Montgomery, at her dad’s sports restaurant, she finds out that the quarterback for their rival team is moving to Aller Falls. This is nothing short of fate.
Payton realizes she has to find a way to impress Chance and get him to ask her out or at least know she’s interested in him—preferably without dropping a plateful of fries on his head, like she did last time. After taking her two oldest brothers’ advice, she decides to go out for the freshman football team, figuring that between practices and games she and her crush will surely be able to talk. And maybe talking will lead to something more permanent or at least to a first kiss. Only this plan backfires in ways she never imagined, when she beats Chance Montgomery out of the starting quarterback position. Now not only does she make him the laughing stock of the team, but also has to figure out how to avoid the snotty cheerleaders, a traitor best friend, not to mention winning games for her team. Too bad this is just the beginning of her freshman year.
EXCERPT
Payton sat on the porch swing biting her nails until there
was nothing left of them. She glared at the bleeding cuticle, like it was at
fault for her butterflies and
nausea.
She swung her legs back and forth, smacking her best friend Kelly’s in the
process.
“Sorry.”
Payton grimaced.
“Are
you sure you’re up for this?” Kelly rubbed her shin. She gave her chin-length
black hair a toss, peering at Payton with concern.
“Yeah,
I only hope I can get Chance’s attention.” She traced the grain of wood in the
swing. “And if I wasn’t nervous enough, now my brothers and dad want to watch
me
try out.” She rolled her eyes, shifting her attention to the helmet by her
side. Up until about five minutes ago, she’d managed to keep her worries in
check. But the closer she got to tryout time, the more her palms sweated and
her heart thudded out of control. If she wasn’t careful, she might just vomit.
“From
what you’ve told me, I think he might already be into you, so why go to all
this trouble? Besides, you’re supposed to want to date the football player, not be the
football
player.” She bumped Payton’s shoulder with hers.
“I
love football, and this is my one chance to show everyone I’ve got what it
takes to make it, boys or no boys. I mean, you know how it is with me, Kel—I
eat, sleep, and breathe football … ” Payton leaned over so Kelly could finish
braiding her hair, while she was still trying to put the pads into her football
pants.
“Have
you told Jake you’re trying out yet?”
Jake.
Payton’s other BFF. Who was still overseas, living it up, while they roasted
their asses off here. “No. Not yet. I figure I’ll text him if I make the team.”
The
sun was already beating down, and it was only supposed to get more humid as the
day progressed. Not that it would really matter; she was already sweating like a
hog.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rebekah was born and raised in Michigan where she spent many late nights armed with a good book and a flashlight. She’s lived in Michigan most of her life other than the few years she spent in the U.S. Army. At which time she got a chance to experience Missouri, Kansas, South Carolina, and California. Rebekah has a business degree from University of Phoenix and currently works full time for the court system. In her free time she writes YA stories, anything from YA Fantasy to YA Contemporary Romance. Rebekah also has a big family (6 kids) she likes to consider her family as the modern day Brady Bunch complete with crazy road trips and game nights. When not hiding at her computer, Rebekah enjoys reading, singing, soccer, swimming, football, camping, playing video games, traveling, and hanging out with her family and gazillion pets.
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