An Unexpected Friendship

Aric is a professional soccer player in Germany, spending majority of his time on the soccer field or traveling to various parts of the world. Axel is a dedicated teacher in the United States, willing to go above and beyond to ensure the people around him are successful. Their lives will forever change after Axel flies across the world to attend one of Aric's soccer games, proving that everything in life does, in fact, happen for a reason.

Aric is a professional soccer player in Germany, spending majority of his time on the soccer field or traveling to various parts of the world. After competing in the World Cup this summer, Aric begins preparing to start a new season for his soccer club, hoping this is his year to break another club record. Axel is a dedicated teacher in the United States, willing to go above and beyond to ensure the people around him are successful. Axel is enjoying his summer by keeping busy with his online teaching job and spending time with his family and friends as often as he can. He eventually plans a trip to Germany so that he can see his favorite soccer player for the opening match of a new season. With Aric and Axel in the same stadium, fate will find a way to make their worlds collide, proving that everything in life does, in fact, happen for a reason.

Adam Holsomback is a brain tumor survivor and an enthusiastic teacher, working with students of all age groups and different backgrounds. He dreamed of writing a realistic-fiction novel at a very early age, shortly after writing a funny story about a cat and dog with superpowers. His first novel, "An Unexpected Friendship: Summer" is the first in a quartet about two people from different countries who realize they have more in common than they could ever imagine. When Holsomback is not sipping coffee and having his fingers sprint across his keyboard, he's likely to be found watching a soccer game, entertaining his two cats, solving a Rubik's Cube, or attending a game night with close friends. You can visit him at his Instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/adam.holsomback.