Jim Wiggins is a star quarterback for his high school team, the Palouse Panthers. He has a hard life doing chores for his dad on their wheat farm in Idaho. Jim's best friend, Aaron Fleming, is the star receiver with a monumental secret. They each have girlfriends who couldn't be more different. Tragic events pull one of the couples closer together and one of the couples further apart. The Panthers have a stellar season and go to the state championship football game, a suspenseful game full of fireworks whose outcome goes down to the final play. But the real fireworks happen after the game. Bruce Shaffer has written feature magazine stories and sports articles for publications near his adopted hometown of Folsom, California. As a civil engineer, he authored many water resources documents during his 26-year career. Now retired, Bruce enjoys tapping into his life experiences and creativity to compose works of non-fiction and fiction. He lives happily with his wonderful wife, a playful dog, and a defiant cat, and has two awesome grown sons in Northern California.
