ABOUT THE BOOK An ex-Marine who believes he can motivate 11th Graders to like math , a professional lacrosse player who wants the rules for womens' lacrosse to be like the mens, the coach of the girl's team who wants to coach the boys' team, and a woman with an extraordinary background interact to shed inaccurate assumptions, conquer fears, and find love.

ABOUT THE AU THOR Richard (Dick) Pariseau, A retired military officer with a PhD, has taught graduate level math courses at prestigious Universities, and who was a 1st Team All-American lacrosse player, believes in the symmetry and happiness from the confluence of sports, math, and love. For his 88th birthday he challenged himself to write a novel. Here it is; he hopes you enjoy it.