Mason Vance is the guy everybody wants to be, and he knows it. He’s the best high school quarterback in New York, shoo-in for a football scholarship at any school he chooses, and he’s expected to land in the NFL one day. That is, until a broken wrist leaves him fearing whether he’ll ever play again.

In an attempt to save his crippled ego, Mason sets his sights on Lace. She’s no cheerleader or homecoming queen like his usual type. She’s too wrapped in her own misery to care about him or his pickup lines. Even though she tries to shut him out, she’s surprised to find he’s there for her when no one else is. Slowly, she lets him into the sad workings of her mind and less-than-perfect life. That’s why neither of them sees his huge mistake coming—one that instantly fractures everything between them.

Will Mason be able to confront the ugliest side of himself, and in the process see who he’s capable of becoming, or will he fall back into the life he knew before Lace and his injury?

Author Bio:

Shay Siegel is a freelance editor and writer who currently resides in Charleston, SC and New York. A Long Island native, Siegel obtained a BA in English from Tulane University. She immediately went into the MFA Writing Program with a focus in fiction at Sarah Lawrence College, where she completed her thesis in 2015.

Ever since 2012, Siegel’s short stories and poems have been featured in many literary magazines and journals. She has continued writing ever since her MFA program, and for the last four years she edits professionally for clients. Siegel has previously released a book of poetry, Bleeding Flowers, in 2019.