Southern Girl — Renee J. Lukas

Growing up in the 70s and 80s in Tennessee leaves Jesse Aimes confused about pretty much everything. Nothing makes sense to her at all. Not bell-bottoms or crazy teachers and especially not boys. But when she finally wins a spot on the high school basketball team, she begins to feel comfortable in her own skin.

Then her childhood best friend Stephanie comes back to town and stirs feelings in Jesse that leave her even more confused. She knows those feelings must be wrong. She only has to listen to the "you're going to hell" sermons by her preacher father to know it.

But romance secretly blossoms between the two girls ... until their secret is blown wide open by a jealous classmate. As the truth comes out it threatens everything -- Jesse's future in basketball, her family and even her relationship with Stephanie. What can she do when there seems to be no way out?