Zack Hayes was taught that hard work pays off. He lives by that adage, working a part-time job, playing football and taking a full load of courses in the hope that his parents can stop working themselves to the bone. However, when things start to go wrong, Zack begins to believe that when you come from nothing, working hard doesn’t get you anywhere. Emma Wilson has spent her whole life hiding in … whole life hiding in the shadows because she isn’t who her parents wanted her to be—who her father wanted her to be.
She loses herself in her studies and in the piles of romance books she devours. It isn’t until her roommate begins dating a football player that the worlds she’s worked so hard to separate inevitably collide.
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Zach’s family has always been poor, Emma has always known that she’s a disappointment as her father wanted a son and got her. Zach is a football player hoping to make it big, and Emma hates football players because her father always preferred football to her. She is more likely to be found nose in her e-reader drooling over her latest book boyfriend. When Zach fails one of his exams, the football coach tells him he has found him a tutor so that he passes the exam on the next try and still be eligible to play. Given no option but to do as she’s told, Emma agrees to tutor Zach so that he passes his exam, but as they spend time with each other, the come to realize that our perceptions and stereotyping can be way of base. This book is funny, touching and full of the warm fuzzies. Another reason why Gianna Gabriela is on my must read list.
What an amazing book. Once again I was sucked into their story. Gianna writes on such a level it’s like their so realistic. Zach and Emma are thrown together under unusual circumstances. The nerdy book girl and the football jock. Each have their own little secrets that slowly come out. Their story is heartfelt and passionate though. I devoured this in one day and disappointed when I finished because I could have read about them forever. So looking forward to more. I loved this one.
Gah I loved this book!! Gianna never fails to draw me in with her words. Emma is the quiet “nerdy” girl. Zack is the aspiring football player. After Emma is forced to tutor Zack they realize the thing they are missing in their lives just might be each other. A secret Emma keeps threatens to destroy what they are trying to build. This is a sweet, HEA, story that you should definitely read! This might just be my favorite of the BU series!
Between football, classes, work and studying, Zack cannot fit anything more in his schedule. But when he fails his biology final his coach finds him a tutor to help him pass. What should have been just one more thing for Zack to fit in his day ends up being a connection with Emma that sets his plans askew he realizes there is more to life than football. Finding true love becomes his priority. But will a secret from her family set the relationship up to fail? Or will it be just the thing that Emma and her family need? Gianna Gabriela you have done it again. From the opening pages to the very last paragraph I was hooked into this emotional roller coaster ride that I did not want to end. Your crate characters that are so honest and real you readers cannot help but fall in love with them. I cannot wait for more in this series!!
Wow I love it. Zack and Emma. Two opposite that are perfect for each other. Loved these to a lot. A football player who is fighting a lot more than any one know to help his family and him self to live to make a future. A book warm who loves to read and is very shy. But who can keep up with him and his jokes. You nailed it GG