Pep Talks (Pepper Jones #4)
Ali Dean
July 26, 2015
Jace
College isn’t all fun and games, and it gets lonely at the top. Thankfully, I have Pepper. She is the last person I would ever dream of hurting, but when I realize she has the power break my heart, I do the only thing I know. I push her away like I did back in high school, back when I thought she was better off without me. One thing’s becoming clear, I’m not better off without her. I need her. What have I done?
Pepper
I thought everything would fall into place when I started college, instead everything is falling apart. Uncertain of my coach’s expectations or my place amongst new cross country teammates, I’m struggling to redefine my running goals and prove myself. My steady relationship with Jace should be a source of comfort, but his unexplained behavior throws everything between us off track. Running may be the only way to help me get through it, but I’m not running away, not from this new team or from Jace. This freshman is headed for the finish line, and nothing is standing in my way.
I love the story of Pepper and Jace, although this book was a little hard to get through because of all the shit these two are put through. Pepper starts her freshman year at college, already making friends with her teammates and having fun. Things with Jace are going great, although he lives off campus it is within walking distance.
Like I’ve stated in other reviews it wouldn’t be a good story line with out drama and oh boy there is a lot of that to be had. Pepper needs to grow up, a lot. Jace has a lot to learn about him self. They say you can’t kill love, but Ali Dean does know how to wound us pretty badly.
We meet new people in this continuation of the Pepper and Jace saga, some nice and some not so nice. Pepper and Jace also hit a rough patch after some unforeseen events happen and, as much as some wish said events wouldn’t have happened I can say they were definitely necessary for the story line, more kudos to Ali for tugging at our heart strings…again.
Ali is a USA Today Bestselling author of sports romance. She has always loved to read, especially when there’s a happily ever after, but found that there weren’t enough books out there featuring girl athletes. So, she decided to work on that. Like the heroines in her books, Ali is an athlete, with running and skiing her favorite sports these days. Ali hails from Vermont and now lives in her own happily-ever-after in Colorado with her husband, boy-girl twins, and golden retriever Pancake. When she’s not pursuing an outdoor adventure, Ali’s less healthy passions include ice cream, coffee, and beer.
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