The Rebound by Max Hudson

Taylor is the top-tier basketball player at Indiana University, the all-around star and captain. When Milo’s taken up from the city school, tensions are high. Milo’s gruffer, faster, stronger—all the things Taylor is not. And with Milo’s brooding personality, it’s clear that he won’t fit into the team easily, nor be Taylor’s good friend. After all, Taylor is bright-eyed and blond, dating the cheerleading captain. But nothing’s ever been quite “right” for Taylor. Despite having it all, he’s dismally unhappy. And when he’s faced with his growing infatuation for Milo, he must reckon with the truth of himself.

How can he possibly “have it all,” if what he wants is so far removed from the reality of himself? After a chaotic encounter, Taylor becomes the reason for Milo’s removal from the team. Suddenly, the pro-ball future Milo’s been trying to build is eliminated. The men are left to build separate worlds, separate realities. When Milo’s son, Wallace, enters college sports years later—showing masterful statistics that rival even Milo’s previous ones, a chance encounter between Taylor and Milo forces them to ask tough questions. Can you ever truly conquer the horrors of your past? And was the love that brewed between them simply a memory? Or has it come back to ruin them, yet again?