Leaving July

By Tracy Broemmer

Twenty-year-old college sophomore, Steph Patton, has a past that haunts her more and more each day. As she tries to assimilate back into college life, get to know her new roommate, and make friends with the guys that live next door in the brick house, Steph carries bittersweet memories in a heavy heart. Reminders in the form of text messages and unopened mail Steph hides in a drawer vie for her attention. Each day becomes harder and harder for her to face, and though her new friends want to help, Steph is scared to confide in them. What if they hate her for what she's done? College freshman, Cody Wescott, takes his stress and the memories that haunt him to the basketball court. He pushes himself, and he and his roommate are the two on two team to beat, though none of his new friends know about the demons that drive him. College life is hard to adjust to, after what he did last summer. Parties and hook ups and even college algebra seem a little trivial to him after what he and his friend, Steph, went through last July. The text messages with personal thank yous and pictures only make it harder for him to stay grounded in the present. Steph is homesick for the girl she used to be. Cody is frustrated that no one understands that Steph's loss is also his loss. Will Steph and Cody find themselves in order to move on with their lives, or will they always be lost in July?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1511468157
• ISBN13: 9781511468152
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 8.0"