Kate Forest

Standing Up Kate Forest

Standing up for yourself doesn't require legs. Brilliant physics major Jill Kramer tutors jocks in math to pay her tuition. The college junior has big dreams-NASA. And if her self-centered ex taught her anything, it's to never again let a guy distract her from her goals, especially the hottie failing calculus. Former football star Mike Lewis hopes the cute calculus tutor will save his otherwise perfect GPA. Top grades will convince his demanding father that he's still pursuing law school and not his real dream-the Broadway stage. Acting seems unachievable at the moment, with him hunched over crutches and in crippling pain from a past car accident, but after amputation surgery he'll strut on state-of-the-art prosthetics. Jill can't help but fall for Mike-brains in his head, muscles in his chest, and vulnerability in his legs. Mike loves her determination and her refusal to pity him. But when choices have to be made-family versus goals, dreams versus love-they both need to find strength to stand on their own, side-by-side.