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:
“Hey,
would you mind taking that back table for me?” Marino gestured to two teenage
guys in a booth.
“Uhh
… sure.” She shrugged, grabbing a stack of menus and some clean silverware. But
as she got closer, Payton nearly stopped in place, recognizing the familiar
faces
of the star quarterbacks from Lawson High’s JV and freshman teams. Their rival
school. Her breath caught in her throat. There, no more than five feet in front
of her,
was
Chance Montgomery. Her pulse pounded like horse hooves on cement. The Chance Montgomery—who’d filled every fantasy vision she’d
ever had—was sitting in
her
dad’s restaurant, looking gorgeous. He was the same age she was and had been in
the newspaper a couple times as an upcoming star. In eighth grade he’d already
had
the
high school coaches scouting him, dreaming of the day he’d step up and lead
their teams to victory.
Chance
Montgomery was the only boy she’d ever considered as full-on dating material.
Not that she thought for one second he’d go for her. But hey, a girl could
dream. And
if
you were gonna dream, you might as well go all out. Payton tried not to stare
at his ivy-colored eyes, or the way his brown hair curled up at the nape of his
neck.
She
even attempted not to follow the line of his arm muscles to what looked like
strong hands. Payton sucked in a deep breath. Okay. She could totally do this. Just smile.
Nervousness
took over, and her legs felt as if they were locking. Her mouth suddenly seemed
dry, like she had a wad of cotton balls stuffed in her cheeks.
“Hi,
welcome to Carter’s Sports House—can I start you off with a drink?” she rattled
off, barely remembering to smile, while her hands quaked with the simple effort
of holding a pen. She was holding a pen, wasn’t she? She peered down to make
sure.
“Lemonade,”
Chance answered, giving her one of his winning, knock-’em-dead grins.
It
was like a powerful punch to the gut, and she wanted to fall over from the
impact.
Damn.
Someone should put a warning label on this boy’s mouth. God. She
needed
to quit staring at his lips. Which, from where she was standing, looked pretty
kissable. Not that she had any experience in that area, but she sure wouldn’t
mind
getting
some if it involved him. After taking his brother’s drink order, too, she went
off to fill them.
“Do
you guys know who that is?” She glared at Bradshaw, trying to fathom how her
brothers could possibly make her wait on them.
“Yep,
the Montgomery brothers. Wonder if they’re trying to scout out the
competition?” he teased. “Try and find out, would ya?”
Author Bio:
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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