STILL overwhelmed by the sheer number of TBRs. So still not start something completely random aka, slowly crossing another author off my to-binge list. Here's Nicole Dykes's "Red Zone." It's the first book in her Big Bend Bears series, which is a spin-off of her Kensley Panthers series.
["Dallas Boone
Welcome to Big Bend—my nightmare and my home, all in one.
I don’t fit in here. I don’t fit in anywhere. I’ve made so many mistakes. Over and over.
Two of those mistakes haunt me. One being responsible for a friend losing his job and reputation in this town.
And two, well, that one is even worse.
I ruined so many lives with one stupid decision I barely even remember.
And now I’m going to pay for it.
Colt Howe
Kensley. A place I never wanted to be again.
But I had to come back home. My sister Chloe needs me, which is more important than escaping the town I grew up in.
I’m here for two reasons and two reasons my sister and my nephew.
I’ll make sure my nephew has a better life than I had. That his father is there for him, whether he wants to be or not.
That’s my promise.
I was so damn close to getting out of this town for good. Right in that red zone, I could see the goal, but then I got hit with a force I never saw coming.
And that changed everything."]
This one was heavy, and that’s saying something compared to the heaviness of the original series.
But Dallas only ever needed someone to see him, love him, help him with his confidence. And Colt was all too happy to volunteer (and attempt to fight some people—but he managed to refrain).
I love the cameos from Kensley Panthers—and seeing the rivalry from this side of town.
Trigger Warnings: homophobia, internalized homophobia, talk of a conversion camp, small town and smaller thoughts, sports based homophobic 'jokes', and more.
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