The Quarterback Sneak

By: C.C. Black

Narrated by: Ryan Patrick Morris

Jace Merrick wears number seven with pride—just like his father did. As the star quarterback and hometown hero, everyone expects greatness from him. What no one sees is how empty he feels beneath the lights.

River Hale is used to staying out of sight. A quiet trombone player, he never expects someone like Jace to notice him—much less choose him. What begins as simple conversations turns into something neither of them planned. As their worlds collide in a town that isn’t known for acceptance,

Jace and River find comfort in each other while everything else fades into the background. With a championship approaching and pressure mounting, they’ll have to decide if what they’re building is strong enough to survive being seen.

Join Best Selling Author C.C. Black for this heartfelt story about first love, courage, and being true to yourself.

©2025 C.C. Black (P)2026 C.C. Black

the narrator

the narrator sounds like a robot. plus the story seems a bit on the sappy side, just way too much acceptance than you'd expect.

slow

this is a slow story which could probably take out several paragraphs of this I show him to just an hour just constantly talking about the inner monologues which is so boring