Against the Odds

Against the Odds

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Sixteen-year-old Cody "CJ" Fleming lives for speed. Whether he's flying over motocross jumps or helping his big sister at Jubilee Bakery, CJ believes nothing can slow him down. After losing their parents five years earlier, his sister Nicola "Nikki" Fleming sacrificed everything to raise him, determined to give him the life they both almost lost. But one rainy February afternoon changes everything. On the drive home from a day at the track with his best friends, a devastating collision leaves CJ fighting for his life. With catastrophic head trauma, spinal cord injuries, and internal bleeding, doctors aren't sure he'll survive the night. One phone call shatters Nikki's world. As CJ battles through surgeries, intensive care, and an uncertain future, Nikki refuses to give up on the little brother she promised to protect. Surrounded by loyal friends, heartbreaking setbacks, and impossible choices, they discover that surviving the crash is only the beginning. Some races aren't won with speed. Some victories are measured by courage, hope, and the people who refuse to let you fall. Against the Odds is a powerful and emotional novel about family, resilience, first love, friendship, and finding the strength to rebuild a life when everything you knew has been turned upside down. Because sometimes the greatest fight isn't to cross the finish line-it's simply to keep moving forward.
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Alessandra has never believed in safety. Life never gave her a reason to. Pain carved her childhood, silence became her armor, and trust? That was a luxury she could never afford. So when she runs -- bloody, broken, and barely breathing, she doesn't expect saving. She certainly doesn't expect to be taken in by a family dripping in wealth and power and. . . warmth? A mother who refuses to give up on her. A father who watches like he's waiting for her to let him in. And six brothers. Rough. Protective. Complicated. Brothers, who don't know what to do with a sister who won't speak. She doesn't know how to trust. How to believe that maybe not everyone wants to hurt her. Every instinct tells her to run. To shut down. But they don't let her go. Not when she flinches. Not when she hides. Not even when she breaks. Happiness is for other people, or that's what she believes. But when love comes wrapped in gentle patience and fierce protection, when hands reach for her without demand, when hearts break themselves wide open just to hold her... she starts to wonder. Can a girl stitched together with silence and fear ever belong in a family built on love? Can she stand tall when the ghosts of her past refuse to let go? And when danger claws its way back into her life, threatening everything she's come to know... will she find her voice, or will she shatter all over again? Trigger Warnings: Child abuse. Violence. Addiction. Panic attacks. SA. Self-harm. Death, and more.

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