Rematch: To Be the Best

Award winning fiction - To Be The Best is the 2017 winner for "Best Characters" in the Red City Review book awards.

Nick Castle picks up where he left off his sophomore year. Yet, as his star continues to rise, he soon finds that some of the greatest challenges to his season dwell inside his very own wrestling room. Meanwhile, older brother Ron recuperates from the injuries that sidelined him as a junior but finds himself in unfamiliar territory, lost in the shadow of his younger sibling. Recovering from his own injuries and struggling with their after-effects, Sean MacCallister also returns as assistant coach for Riverside. Still haunted by demons from his youth, he reaches out for anything that resembles stability, including vices from his past, and finds his life in a relentless downward spiral. Unwilling to settle for mediocrity, life-altering choices will be made by each as they endeavor to be the best.