Pepper Jones Series by Ali Dean
Genres: Contemporary, Romance,
Synopsis Book 1 - Pepped Up:
Pepper Jones is ready for an epic cross country season. She wants to qualify for Nationals, and she’s willing to do anything it takes to make it happen. She can handle long miles and hill sprints, but boys? That’s an entirely different challenge.
Pepper’s never considered revealing her deeper feelings for her longtime friend, Jace Wilder. After all, he’s got the personal magnetism and good looks to hook just about any girl in town — and he has. Their friendship stands apart from high school social circles, and they’re both just fine with that (or at least they pretend to be).
That is, until running star Ryan Harding moves to town.
When it comes to running, Pepper’s goals are clear. But when it comes to Jace and Ryan, it’s nowhere near as simple.
Pepper’s never considered revealing her deeper feelings for her longtime friend, Jace Wilder. After all, he’s got the personal magnetism and good looks to hook just about any girl in town — and he has. Their friendship stands apart from high school social circles, and they’re both just fine with that (or at least they pretend to be).
That is, until running star Ryan Harding moves to town.
When it comes to running, Pepper’s goals are clear. But when it comes to Jace and Ryan, it’s nowhere near as simple.
Synopsis Book 2 - All Pepped Up:
Pepper Jones knew that being Jace Wilder’s girlfriend wouldn’t be simple. But she didn’t predict just how many complications would arise from his past. Jealous girls? That she expected. Family secrets? Not so much. At least Pepper can always hit the trails to clear her head… except when it comes to racing. The high expectations from her phenomenal cross country season haunt her, and she can’t seem to get psyched up for track season. Pepper’s junior year at Brockton Public is full of challenges on and off the track, but she’s not afraid to face them.
Synopsis Book 3 - Pepped Up & Ready:
Pepper is finally a senior, and she’s determined to defend her national cross-country title. Although Jace is busy with the demands of college football, he’s still at Pepper’s side, supporting her goals. But is she taking her renewed enthusiasm for training too far?
As Jace and Pepper focus on their athletic ambitions, they discover that Jace’s social status has followed him to college, despite his attempt to keep a low profile. With her boyfriend as an idol on campus, Pepper discovers that she might just be a target to those who find Jace threatening.
Are Jace and Pepper strong enough to withstand the pressure from those who want something from them? It won’t be easy fighting for her title and her boyfriend, but nothing easy is worth winning… or keeping.
As Jace and Pepper focus on their athletic ambitions, they discover that Jace’s social status has followed him to college, despite his attempt to keep a low profile. With her boyfriend as an idol on campus, Pepper discovers that she might just be a target to those who find Jace threatening.
Are Jace and Pepper strong enough to withstand the pressure from those who want something from them? It won’t be easy fighting for her title and her boyfriend, but nothing easy is worth winning… or keeping.
Crush. Do you remember your first crush? Was it unrequited? If so, did you ever think about making yourself known? If not, did you ever have a time when you had a crush and it was never known to that person? Why did you hold back?
I wasn’t very loyal with my crushes… at least, I had a new one every school year it seems, looking back on it. I’m not sure if that’s normal or if most girls keep the same crush for years, but I do remember one of my first was a boy who moved to town in the fifth grade named Will. He probably knew I had a crush on him, I’ve never been good at hiding my emotions, but unfortunately, he had a crush on my friend and his friend had a crush on me. In fact, Will’s friend, Nick, was my first “boyfriend” if you could even call it that. I knew Nick had a crush on me, and I felt too bad saying “no” when he “asked me out.” Asking someone out in fifth grade, at least at my school, meant that you were boyfriend-girlfriend, which, essentially, meant nothing. Sometimes we sat next to each other at the lunch table, and I remember clearly that he got me a Christmas present. I think it was a gift certificate to a sports store. I will never forget what happened after that, though. It was Christmas vacation, and I decided to break up with him, because, well, I had a crush on his friend Will, who had a really cute bowl-cut. My friend was over for a sleepover and she helped me write out an entire page of words to break up with him, which is ridiculous because we never even went on a date. I called him up, read the page for five minutes, and he said his phone wasn’t working right and he couldn’t hear me, so I had to do it all over again. It was brutal. The next day, I went to a Christmas party and his mom was there. She hadn’t heard about the breakup yet. She went on and on about how much Nick liked me, and that she had him doing all kinds of chores around the house to save up for my Christmas gift. I felt terrible. So I asked him out again before the break ended, hoping no one would even find out we broke up. Unfortunately, everyone had heard the entire story, and it was the talk of school. Everyone gave me a hard time. As for Will, he ended up “going out” with my friend who he liked, and by the sixth grade, we all had new crushes. I’ve lost track of Will who moved away sometime in junior high, but Nick and I are still Facebook friends and hung out with a lot of the same friends in high school. I should add, though… I’ve seen photos of my husband in middle school (I didn’t meet him until college) and he was adorable. I have no doubt I would have had a huge crush on him. He was totally my type even back then!
AUTHOR BIO:
Ali Dean lives in Colorado with her husband and two children. In addition to reading and writing, she loves the outdoors- everything from marathon training and biking to snowboarding and skiing.
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