Title: Mouthful
Author: C.R. Grissom
Genre: New Adult Romance
Release Date: March 9, 2020
Publisher: Tule Publishing
Publisher: Tule Publishing
Life after high school still blows
Between a judgmental beauty advice columnist mom who sends clothes several sizes too small, and social media sex-shaming her senior year of high school, Faith Lacerna needs a self-confidence boost. Being a freshman at Fortis University in Silicon Valley will be fine, as long as she doesn’t attract attention. Except wearing oversized hoodies in sunny California isn’t the best choice for blending in.
When football jock Caleb St. John shows interest, she recommits to studying anything but the hot tight end. Caleb wants to lose himself in football, avoid his unfaithful ex-girlfriend, and – unlike his cheating dad – live his life with integrity. He knows there’s more to Faith than baggy clothes. Her humor and audacity spark more than Caleb’s competitive nature.
Faith doesn’t want to be interested, but Caleb’s kindness and sense of adventure has her hooked. She soon realizes she needs to confront her hurts and fears if she wants to embrace a relationship with Caleb and not let the past intercept her future.
C.R. Grissom lives in San Jose, California—smack dab in the middle of Silicon Valley. She works for a high-tech company by day, and at night writes contemporary sports romance featuring young adults as they transition to college. Winner of the 2018 RWA® Golden Heart® Award in young adult romance for her debut novel: Mouthful.
Faith has never felt comfortable with her curvy figure and as she grows older the feelings have only increased due to a critical mother and being betrayed in the most embarrassing way possible when she was in high school. She is determined to hide her body and protect her heart but there is something about Caleb that draws her in even if he is a football player.
Caleb was hurt by those he thought he could trust, and he knows Faith is special from their first meeting. He can see that she has been hurt and that the only way for them to be together is for her to control the pace of their relationship and he is willing to be patient until he can show her that he can be trusted.
Their journey wasn’t without its setbacks but between the support of Caleb and the strength that Faith has they can overcome anything that life throws at them. Not only are Caleb and Faith great characters with a compelling storyline but the array of secondary characters enhance the whole story.
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