Cross Check

Asher Buchanan has spent half his life proving that cancer doesn't get to decide who he is.

A junior at Huntington Beach High School, the seventeen-year-old captain of the hockey team seems to have it all. He's one of the best athletes on the coast, a gifted surfer, loyal friend, loving big brother, and the son of two of Southern California's most respected doctors. After surviving acute lymphoblastic leukemia and enduring three devastating relapses, Asher is finally beginning to believe that life is giving him a second chance.

Then, on the night of the biggest win of the season, everything changes.

At a beach bonfire celebrating the victory, the girl he's secretly loved for years, figure skater Ebony Reynolds, asks him to be her boyfriend. But someone else hears the moment too-Ebony's twin brother, Cameron.

Once Asher's closest friend, Cameron has become consumed by jealousy and resentment, convinced that Asher is handed everything while his own life falls apart. Drunk, furious, and determined to make Asher pay, Cameron follows him home after midnight.

One reckless decision.

One violent crash.

One life changed forever.

Asher wakes to a future filled with devastating injuries, uncertain recovery, and a battle unlike any he's faced before. As the Buchanan and Reynolds families are forced together by tragedy, long-buried secrets, broken friendships, and impossible choices come to light.

Sometimes surviving is only the beginning.

Shattered Rivalry is a powerful story of resilience, family, forgiveness, first love, and discovering that even the strongest heroes can't fight every battle alone.