Citrus City Dreams: Part 1: Part 1

By J.D. Clemente

An injured superstar battles alcoholism and drug addiction. Publicly, Matty Bligh is a GQ cover boy, an NFL wide receiver on the road back to stardom. Privately, the local legend is engulfed in a personal battle through the darkest times of his life.A young girl is brutalized and left for dead. Emma James, the forgotten child of a distant father and drunken mother. The survivor.A coach, murdered, leaving behind a mysterious legacy. And a city in which all of this happens, set against the backdrop of high school football.As the lives of these characters take them in opposite directions, they are unavoidably brought back together by the dreams of one school, one team. Citrus City High School, just like any other southern California high school, only this is not just any other high school. The football program produced multiple state titles and one Super Bowl MVP. Trophies, championship rings, these are the shiny bi-products of Citrus City football. But behind the scenes, the dark secrets whispered among the orange groves threaten to tear a city apart. Citrus City Dreams, the first in a series of books written by J.D. Clemente, portrays a fantastic world of sex, drugs, and football. Will Matty Bligh be able to conquer his demons and get his life back on track? Where will he find the strength to endure? Together with his unlikely savior in Emma James, Matty Bligh will seek to right the wrongs of his recent past, and recapture a mantra that he once lived by... "I am invincible. I am unstoppable."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1530041317
• ISBN13: 9781530041312
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"