Try for a Down
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MatureOngoing1h 48m
Last published Fri, Oct 16, 2015
Zoe Kensington is a tomboy. What she really wants is to be left alone by the male race as a whole - until this year. But the heart gave in during sophomore year and she fell in love..But now the fairytale has ended leaving her alone with nightmares and with a lesson to stay away from men. More specifically, football players.
Adrian Byrd has been burned in the worst possible way. Blacklisted by his own father from any scouting agency in England, slicing, dicing, and effectively ending his possible career as a professional rugby player. With his parent's divorce, his dreams are dashed. Having nothing to lose and wanting a complete change of scenery that didn't remind him of everything he lost Adrian follows his mother and enrolls in Blackwell University. But when the football team suddenly loses its running back, Adrian in an exasperated moment of weakness,caves to pressure to chase a ball and in one action finds a new home on the football team and is enchanted by the beautiful brunette that hates football players.
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