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    The Hard Count

    By Ginger Scott

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    Nico Medina’s world is eleven miles away from mine. During the day, it’s a place where doors are open—where homes are lived in, and neighbors love. But when the sun sets, it becomes a place where young boys are afraid, where eyes watch from idling cars that hide in the shadows and wicked smoke flows from pipes.

    West End is the kind of place that people survive. It buries them—one at a time, one way or another. And when Nico was a little boy, his mom always told him to run.

    I’m Reagan Prescott—coach’s daughter, sister to the prodigal son, daughter in the perfect family.
    Life on top.
    Lies.
    My world is the ugly one. Private school politics and one of the best high school football programs in the country can break even the toughest souls. Our darkness plays out in whispers and rumors, and money and status trump all. I would know—I’ve watched it kill my family slowly, strangling us for years.

    In our twisted world, a boy from West End is the only shining light.
    Quarterback.
    Hero.
    Heart.
    Good.
    I hated him before I needed him.
    I fell for him fast.
    I loved him when it was almost too late.

    When two ugly worlds collide, even the strongest fall. But my world...it hasn’t met the boy from West End.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGinger Scott
    Release dateJul 15, 2016
    ISBN9780996873420
    Author

    Ginger Scott

    Ginger Scott is a USA Today, Wall Street Journal and Amazon-bestselling author from Peoria, Arizona. She was also nominated for both the Goodreads Choice and Rita Awards. She is the author of several young and new adult romances, including recent bestsellers The Fuel Series, The Varsity Series, The Hard Count, A Boy Like You, A Girl Like Me, Cry Baby, This Is Falling and Wild Reckless.A sucker for a good romance, Ginger's other passion is sports, and she often blends the two in her stories. She has been writing and editing for newspapers, magazines and blogs for a hella long time. She has told the stories of Olympians, politicians, actors, scientists, cowboys, criminals and towns. For more on her and her work, visit her website at http://www.littlemisswrite.com.When she's not writing, the odds are high that she's somewhere near a baseball diamond, either watching her son field pop flies like Bryce Harper or cheering on her favorite baseball team, the Arizona Diamondbacks. Ginger lives in Arizona and is married to her college sweetheart whom she met at ASU (fork 'em, Devils).

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    • 5/5
      I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I love Ginger Scott as an author and this definitely is not my first book by her. I see she has a thing for making the theme of her books sports. My favorite characters had to be the Dad and Nico. I loved Nico in this book. A kid fighting to rid himself of the stereotypes people place on him based on his race and where he lives. I love how athletically and academically driven he is. And how he shows his love for Reagan is inspiring. Made me fan girl over him the whole book. The sweet scene during his mom luncheon was so adorable. I loved this book.
    • 5/5
      I need more stars! Five is waaay too few for this one! About a hundred should do it. This is one of the most brilliant, beautifully written, stunning indie novels I've ever read, in any genre.

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