Running On Empty

From the acclaimed author of The Space Between and The First Stone All Ethan Palmer wants is wheels of his own, and he’s finally saved enough money to buy his dream car . . . when he accidentally rams his dad’s Volvo into their garage. It’s not like his lawyer/politician father can’t afford to pay for the damage, but of course his old man is going to turn this into another Big Life Lesson. With all of his hard-earned cash going into repairs, Ethan won’t be sliding behind the wheel of that Mustang Cobra any time soon. Or will he? He thinks he’s found a way to make some easy money, and suddenly nothing is more important. Not school, not the girl he loves, not even the secrets that divide his family. For Ethan, it’s all about payback. But he-has no idea what his choices will cost him. "Ethan Palmer just wants the car, and he's finally saved enough money to buy it. That is, until he accidentally rams his dad's Volvo into their garage. It's not like his lawyer/politician father can't afford to pay for the damages, after all, they do have insurance - but his lecture-prone old man is all about teaching him Big Life Lessons. When he makes Ethan use his savings instead of the insurance, owning the Mustang Cobra SVT turns into an unattainable dream. Or does it? Lured by the promise of easy money, Ethan finds himself caught up in the world of online gambling, only to discover that he's exchanged one problem for another. His downward spiral intensifies when he learns the secret his dad has been hiding from him, and it takes a shocking act of violence to serve as a wakeup call for both father and son and offer a final chance to heal the growing rift between them."--Publisher All Ethan Palmer wants is wheels of his own, and he’s finally saved enough money to buy his dream car . . . when he accidentally rams his dad’s Volvo into their garage. It’s not like his lawyer/politician father can’t afford to pay for the damage, but of course his old man is going to turn this into another Big Life Lesson. With all of his hard-earned cash going into repairs, Ethan won’t be sliding behind the wheel of that Mustang Cobra any time soon. Or will he? He thinks he’s found a way to make some easy money, and suddenly nothing is more important. Not school, not the girl he loves, not even the secrets that divide his family. For Ethan, it’s all about payback. But he has no idea what his choices will cost him. All Ethan Palmer wants is wheels of his own, and he's finally saved enough money to buy his dream car ... when he accidentally rams his dad's Volvo into their garage. Ethan thinks he has found a way to make some easy money, and suddenly nothing is more important When Ethan Palmer crashes his dad's car into their garage he is forced to use his savings to pay for the repairs. Wanting to make easy money in order to buy his dream car, Ethan turns to gambling with disastrous results