SAINTS of the ASPHALT

<p><strong>A gritty heartfelt story of second chances lost dreams and the game that just might save a life.</strong></p><p></p><p> In the summer of 1997 Atlantic City is booming - a glittering playground for the rich and reckless. But for Timmy Davenport it's just home. And he wants out.</p><p> Once hailed as a can't miss basketball prospect Timmy seemed destined to escape the streets that shaped him. But after a disastrous sophomore year derails his college career he returns to the city he tried to leave behind - broke broken and battling his demons. Addiction self-destruction and the weight of expectations hang over him like a storm.</p><p> Over one sweltering summer Timmy confronts the people and places that defined him: street courts buzzing with talent and trash talk old friends swallowed by the underworld and a fractured family he can't quite reach. As he prepares for a high-stakes tournament that could revive his basketball dreams he stumbles into a love that might finally anchor him - if he doesn't lose himself first.</p><p></p><p> <strong>Raw emotional and unflinching <em>Saints of the Asphalt</em> is more than a sports novel - it's a powerful coming-of-age story about redemption resilience and the fight to reclaim your future when the past won't let go.</strong></p><p></p>