Fouled Out
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Last published Mon, Jan 8, 2018
Paige has finally found a place where she belongs. She gets to be surrounded by the sport she loves, while getting paid to be there. Working at a local recreation center has provided her with many new friends, and a potential love interest in one of the hottest athletes there. But her happy world is turned upside down when a gunman with a hidden agenda takes everyone in the rec. center hostage. Will Paige and the other hostages make it out alive...or will they run out of time and foul out?
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