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There\u2019s no way Uncle George\u2014football legend and hometown hero of Rustin, Alabama\u2014could have secretly owned a queer bar\u2026 right?<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nBut The Frisky Cricket is real, and so is the messy legacy Uncle George left behind\u2014including his grumpy ex-partner, Hatch, who wants nothing more than to sell the bar. Louisa may have zero business experience, but she\u2019s determined to keep it open for the vibrant queer community that calls it home.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nAs the summer heats up, Louisa\u2019s crusade puts her on a collision course with Aubrey Calhoun: the pretty, popular, and sharp-tongued daughter of Rustin University\u2019s newly crowned football coach. The girls start off on the wrong foot, but a tentative truce leads to late nights, shared secrets, and a growing spark.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nBut things threaten to sputter out when Coach Calhoun sets his sights on The Frisky Cricket, scheming to replace it with a new athletic facility\u2014celebrating Uncle George\u2019s football career while erasing his queerness. Now Louisa must decide if she can fight for Uncle George\u2019s legacy without losing sight of herself in the process.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Inheriting a gay bar from your secretive great-uncle? Awkward. Trying to save it while catching feelings for the wrong girl? Complicated. From the author of\u00a0She Drives Me Crazy\u00a0comes an exuberant YA novel story about queer joy, found family, and standing your ground. 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