Denial is Not Only a River

Brooklyn Miller has everything. Well, now she does.

And that everything gets threatened when her older brother, Beckham, unexpectedly comes back during her senior year of high school. She hasn't seen him for three years, when he left her in the middle of the night her freshman year. Beckham comes crashing back into her life, but he doesn't come alone. He brings along her old crush, his best friend, player, golden boy, and star athlete.

River Collins.

The name alone makes girls faint, squeal, or sigh.

Brooke used to be one of his victims. Not anymore.

When River and Beckham come back, Brooke notices that they haven't changed a bit, but she has.

This is a story about a girl who embarks on a journey of heartbreak and betrayal while trying to find herself along the way.

During this return, she fights to maintain her captain spot on the soccer team and remain control of her emotions and urges while trying to prevent heartbreak. There are only two things that help keep her grounded - soccer and underground fighting. When they left, Brooke made decisions that she thought was right. I mean who did she have to tell her they were wrong? Now, she must deal with those consequences or try to rewrite her future.

Will she forgive River and her brother for creating the monster that she sees in the mirror? Will she let them break down her walls that she built during those 3 years? When River comes back will sparks fly between him and Brooke like they did before he left? Or will Brooke only see him as the boy who broke her?

Perhaps, when he comes back they realize that they are just too different. Perhaps they might just be too similar. However, the reason why he left might just ruin all of those efforts to try and rekindle the flame. He never forgot about her, and she surely wanted to but never could.

Like they say, denial is not just a River in Egypt.

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Warning! *some profanity