Q+C: The Teachers of Hardwood High Kindle Edition

A love story about going viral, on and off camera.Quari Giles likes his life loud. He coaches seventh grade girls basketball, keeps Hardwood High laughing, and swears he is not looking for more. Then the Aspire mentor program brings homegrown influencer Ciara Lawson back to campus for a series of filmed visits, and the fun coach with a wandering focus suddenly wants to show up serious.Ciara built a career on bright humor and clean shots. Off camera she is tired of being reduced to a body and a trend. Her mother calls it shaking her ass online. Brands call it content. Ciara calls it work. What she does not expect is a PE teacher who treats her like she is enough without an audience.Weekly check-ins turn into inside jokes and late texts. A viral clip puts them under a spotlight. Mom comes for her. The internet piles on. Quari holds the line with steady care, team huddles, and a calm that settles her racing brain. He is chaos at practice and peace when it counts.She teaches him intention. He teaches her rest. Together, they learn that being seen and being visible are not the same. When the noise rises, they choose each other. Officially.A fresh, flirty, heartfelt romance set at Hardwood High with kid shenanigans, Ranley-isms, and one coach determined to be better than he was yesterday..or something like that. Read more