High Hopes

<p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: var(--__N4QdChibkmGo#fff)>BIRDIE Collins has a plan: finish her junior year in Dayton U's competitive 3D4M program and secure a coveted arts fellowship. But since a car accident left her battling anxiety and chronic pain keeping it together has become an uphill climb. The very last thing she needs? A distraction-especially not from a loudmouthed overly-charming soccer player.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: var(--__N4QdChibkmGo#fff)>LIAM Donovan is the carefree jokester everyone assumes he is. As a star right winger on Dayton's D1 soccer team he's always ready with a sarcastic remark or teasing grin. But the nonstop banter? It's a cover for the heavy weight of family expectations he struggles to bear. He doesn't have time for a complicated artist who sees straight through his defenses.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: var(--__N4QdChibkmGo#fff)>When Birdie and Liam's paths collide what starts as a reluctant partnership quickly turns into something deeper. Late-night study sessions melt into midnight confessions and they find themselves drawn into each other's worlds in ways they never expected.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: var(--__N4QdChibkmGo#fff)>As the final stretch of soccer season heats up and Birdie's fellowship deadline looms they'll have to decide if they're willing to take a chance on each other. Because sometimes leaning on someone else isn't a sign of weakness-it's a leap of faith.</span></p><p></p>