Cade Hall has always been the golden boy of the gridiron. Because of his talent at football, coupled with his father’s wealth, he’s always gotten his way. But when a night of drunken debauchery lands him in hot water with the college athletic board, neither his influential father nor his charming grin can save him. He finds it a total buzz kill when he is sentenced to community service with troubled youth at an inner-city shelter. But his nightmare is only beginning when his greatest high school regret is the very one in charge of the program, and she has him by the balls in more ways than one.
For Avery Prescott, senior year was a nightmare of epic proportions, and Cade Hall played the lead villain. After she fled her small town for college in the bright lights of Atlanta, she thought she had escaped the painful memories of her past. She never could have imagined Cade would waltz through the door of the outreach program she presided over. But Avery has news for Cade–she isn’t the same shy, doormat of a girl she was in high school. Since she holds Cade’s football future in her hands, she’s more than ready to make payback a real bitch.
Will the two stay in the defensive zone or discover that sometimes life’s greatest lessons are learned the hard way?
Stephanie’s 4 Star Review:
I received a copy of this book from the author for an honest review.
If you’ve never read a Katie Ashley book you’re in for a real treat. This particular story seems to be a mix of all of Katie. You have past and present scenarios in this book which are marked by memes in between. So be sure to pay attention to those and you won’t be lost.
The two main characters of this story – Avery and Cade – have a tumultuous relationship. They share a past that will be unveiled during the story but they also have a present. When they collide – well let’s just say I snickered a time or two at the story.
I can’t go into too much detail because I don’t like spoiling the story for you. Let’s just say these two have a huge cavern of issues to work through in their present that will close the gap of their past.
Ominous enough for you? HA! Katie has done a great job bringing these two characters together along with the secondaries. I really have a heart full for Cade. He’s a huge jerk but has some redeeming qualities.
I hope you give The Hard Way a chance – and you like them as much as I did.
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