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Summary
I'm Patrick Ford and I'm known as being cocky and have every right to be as I'm popular, attractive, able to get any girl I want and one of the best young soccer players in America. But why can't I ever forget that damn kid, Gus Murphy, who is wealthy, smart, one of the best soccer players I've ever played with and is so incredibly pretty, out of my mind? Why did he have to slide tackle me on the pitch and want me to punch his pretty face?
I thought after I destroyed his reputation at North Oaks Academy, he would always be an afterthought. But no, he had to interrupt our pick-up game of soccer at The Commons at Minneapolis State University. Well at least my game, as I was instantly distracted seeing him again and dumbfounded after not seeing him for over a year after I graduated high school Once again, I'm confused and my mind muddled. Why does he have this effect on me? I will do whatever it takes so Gus Murphy will not affect my game and my future to become a professional footballer.
I'm Gus Murphy, son of one of the wealthiest men in America. I should have everything right? I grew up in mansions in the Twin Cities, Malibu and Lake Como Italy; my parents gave me everything including my dad built me a Football pitch on our Minnesota property and bought the TCFC Football team because I loved Football so much. I was even on my way to Stanford to play Football.
But on my first day of practice my Freshman year at North Oaks Academy, some perfect asshole decided to punch my face because I slide tackled him. Patrick Ford the asshole who told everyone at my High School I was a 'rich asshole' to the entire school, destroying my reputation. I had few friends because everyone decided to ice me out. At least I was great on the pitch until one too many slide tackles during my senior year changed everything.
Now I'm attending Minneapolis State University, the same school as Patrick Ford and planned on avoiding him at all costs. But no, fate had other plans. As I walked across The Commons on my first day of class, I saw a football coming my way and headed it back towards the asshole. But damn, he is sexy as fuck wearing gray athletic shorts and no shirt. He's sweaty with droplets protruding from his temples, his muscular arms and chest which now has a smattering of brown fur extending down to his V. His floppy brown hair is soaked, no don't go there. Patrick Ford is a straight man-whore and nothing will ever happen.
"Slide Tackle' is a M/M, Love / Hate, Fraternity, Soccer / Football Gay Romance of two men who will do everything to ignore what is right in front both their faces. Will they overcome their own fears and obstacles they face, or run the other way?
*** Please note this book may have triggers for some readers as it discusses Assault and Sexual Assault***
