Path of Roses
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After tough moments in her life, Emery Rose Evans finally has it all figured out. With her love for writing and sports sets out to combine the two things she's most passionate about to have her voice be heard. The path she has in front of her is one of the things she didn't plan. A path for a different change, a different view of herself and others. Her talent will soon be put up for a test. Emery's last year of college comes with the most impacting challenge. In a whole side of her journalism major she is put up to the task of outselling Toronto University's soccer team and promoting them for whole sponsorships to seek out. Emery has a long shot coming her way....
To the general public's perspective Christian Collins has it all. The family, the money , the girls the team, the talent, but does he overall have the happiness? Does he have the satisfaction of becoming someone great on and out the field?His first love because the biggest loss during the summer and now it's his last year at Toronto University with a whole new year for a do over. Each year, each party, different girl, no mutual feeling. This year. This is the year that everything changes. Toronto University's soccer team is finally reaching the championship. With captain Christian Collins leading the team to their first championship since 8 years, all bets are on and he is more focused than ever. No more distractions. This is it......or so he insisted. He is stuck seeing the school's new journalist and Emery Rose Evans is ready to let her voice be heard. It is not new for her to be familiar with the sport and that is one of the things that surprises Christian. Is he finally ready to feel every emotion he has been afraid of letting in? Day by day he will help her shine the light on herself. While as she will bring out every feeling he has left to give.....their path of roses awaits them as each pedal continues to fall..
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