But there is someone out there for her, and she's a lot closer than Gray ever realized. That's when Gray wakes up to the fact that Darby isn't the one she wants. It's a struggle, but things finally start to gel, and the team takes baby steps in the right direction.

Her primary focus is to take a bunch of reluctant young men, and turn them into a team. And, of course, love isn't the only thing on Gray's mind. Yet as hard as she tries, Gray just doesn't feel that 'spark' that she always expected.

Darby pulls out all the stops to make Gray hers. Gray, of course, has been so focused on playing and coaching, that she's rarely dated. She's helped along in her transition to the Bay Area by Kesara, Tavian's kind, resourceful, competent and attractive Executive Assistant Kesara's large and talented pool of cousins and by Darby Evan, the women's volleyball coach at LMU.ĭarby has harbored a crush on Gray for twenty years, and throws herself into claiming the woman of her fantasy. In fact, while she gives it her best, she's even a little unsure about the position herself. Her young team, which has been decimated by graduations and transfers, isn't completely on board with having a female coach. Knowing that her future at GWU was jeopardized just by 'testing the waters', she reluctantly takes the position. Both played in the Olympics and both played professionally. Gray and Tavian go way back to their college days at UNC. In the story, we meet Graysen Viola (long 'i'), who is tricked into leaving her George Washington University women's team and taking over the helm of the depleted and sanctioned Lake Merritt University men's team by her best friend and LMU Athletic Director, Tavian. No! Not that kind of one finger spin!!!! The Harlem Globtrotters kind.

Full Court Pressure by Lynn Galli