12/21/2023 0 Comments The foxhole court neil![]() He held up his shaky fingers where he could see them better and wondered at the equally weak flutter in his chest.” “As he slipped the lock into place again he realized his hand was trembling. His team are Dan wilds, the team Captain – a stripper turned athlete who has fought all her life to be where she is now, Matt Boyd – Neil’s roommate and a Backliner on the team and a former addict, Seth Gordon – a striker like Neil, who has nothing but bad attitude and family problems, as well as some pill abuse that he is supposedly over, Nicky Hemmick – another Backliner, a gay guy who was kicked out by his religious parents, Renee Walker – a Goalkeeper who says she’s a born-again Christian, Aaron – the last Backliner of the team who has endured abuse and addiction, Allioson – a Defensive Dealer, a rich girl who was disowned by her family when she chose to play sports and follow her dream, Kevin – a celebrity striker that has recently changed teams to join the Foxes after an ‘accident’, and lastly, Andrew – the prodigy Goalkeeper who is as high as a kite and has been through too much to mention here and not spoil the following books. He wants to believe he’s not the kind of kid who picks fights. He tries to keep to the persona he has create, but it’s hard for him to keep it up, especially when his past comes knocking on his door and his temper gets the better of him. It builds over the course of the books and that’s for the best. There are hints of it, of the possibility of it in the first book, but it’s not an insta-romance, it’s a slow one. The series is in general a well-balanced lgbt series, with both male and female characters that are just as developed. He wants to do this one thing for himself, to do something he loves even for a short period of time, even if that brings him face to face with his past. His stay with the Palmetto Exy team has an expiration date, but he just couldn’t help himself. Neil comes in the story knowing he’s going to lie through his teeth to everyone, to his teammates and his couch. The story is full of disasters for every character. ![]() I wasn’t really expecting that I would enjoy a book about sports. Maybe he’s finally found someone and something worth fighting for.” Book Review: Neil has survived the last eight years by running. One of Neil’s new teammates is a friend from his old life, and Neil can’t walk away from him a second time. But Neil’s not the only one with secrets on the team. His lies will hold up only so long under this kind of scrutiny and the truth will get him killed. The team is high profile and he doesn’t need sports crews broadcasting pictures of his face around the nation. Signing a contract with the PSU Foxes is the last thing a guy like Neil should do. He’s short, he’s fast, he’s got a ton of potential-and he’s the runaway son of the murderous crime lord known as The Butcher. “Neil Josten is the newest addition to the Palmetto State University Exy team. Neil pressed his hands harder against the ledge just to prove to himself that he could just to remind himself that he was real, and he was still there.(Last Updated On: August 30, 2017) Synopsis for “The Foxhole Court” by Nora Sakavic: ![]() It was like looking in a mirror and having the deep realization that it was actually you who you were looking at. ![]() On days like these, things didn’t feel real. What he did know was that these off days were driving him crazy. He didn’t know why they happened, and sometimes it wasn’t even a nightmare that threw him off. He had heard some of his teammates calling them his “off days” in whispering tones in the locker room when they happened. Neil could feel it was one of those days. The chilly morning air hit his face as he went to the ledge, dangling his legs toward the ground, and he pulled his hood up over his head to block out the cold. Once he was out of the room, he grabbed a pack of cigarettes and headed for the roof. Neil climbed swiftly down his ladder, careful to be quiet and not wake any of the other sleeping boys. He rubbed his eyes, clearing away the pictures still surfacing of his dream, and he reminded himself how to breathe again. Dark smoke still stained his view, billowing up to the ceiling of his room. Neil awoke with the image of a burning car in his mind. Great prompt! I’ve gotten everybody else’s asks, and I promise i’m going to try and write them all, but it’s slow moving.
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