Garcia-Aguilera (One Hot Summer) creates a lovably imperfect heroine in this Pretty Woman–type tale. Blonde, blue-eyed Magnolia Larson left Minneapolis behind when she followed her boyfriend, Fred, to Miami. Turns out he didn’t know the meaning of fidelity, and she couldn’t find a job with her art history degree. Down to her last few dollars and nursing a rum and coke in a decrepit bar, she meets Oona O’Ryan, a sports agent looking for an “edge”—a way to keep from losing clients—and sees it in Magnolia. Oona convinces her to become a high-priced call girl, or “sports geisha,” for her clients. The author paints a believable scenario whereby the innocent, Midwestern Catholic girl—who wanted to start an art school for underprivileged kids—now engages in exotic sexual activities such as BDSM and pony play. While she enjoys the attendant luxury perks of her new lifestyle, Magnolia increasingly feels conflicted about the way she’s earning it and soon must make a choice: her self-respect or her bank account. Despite an abrupt and somewhat unsatisfying ending, readers will fall in love with Magnolia in this engaging tale of what unexpected choices can be made when one’s back is against the wall. (Dec.)
On a hot, sultry August afternoon, twenty-two-year-old Magnolia Larson finds herself sitting on a barstool at the Miami Sports Bar having to decide whether to remain in Miami or return home to Minneapolis.
Suddenly, a very attractive, beautifully dressed woman sits down and identifies herself as a sports agent. Almost out of money and with no prospects of making any, Magnolia is intrigued by the sports agent's proposal to train as a "sports geisha," a high-priced hooker for elite athletes. If she accepts Magnolia would acquire skills that will serve her well throughout her life¿learning languages, studying the pressures elite athletes are under with a sports psychologist, and getting into top-notch physical shape. The offer allows Magnolia to remain in Miami while enjoying a huge payday. But can a conservative Catholic girl from the Midwest transform herself into a courtesan? And if she does, at what personal cost?
Contains mature themes.
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Suddenly, a very attractive, beautifully dressed woman sits down and identifies herself as a sports agent. Almost out of money and with no prospects of making any, Magnolia is intrigued by the sports agent's proposal to train as a "sports geisha," a high-priced hooker for elite athletes. If she accepts Magnolia would acquire skills that will serve her well throughout her life¿learning languages, studying the pressures elite athletes are under with a sports psychologist, and getting into top-notch physical shape. The offer allows Magnolia to remain in Miami while enjoying a huge payday. But can a conservative Catholic girl from the Midwest transform herself into a courtesan? And if she does, at what personal cost?
Contains mature themes.
Magnolia
On a hot, sultry August afternoon, twenty-two-year-old Magnolia Larson finds herself sitting on a barstool at the Miami Sports Bar having to decide whether to remain in Miami or return home to Minneapolis.
Suddenly, a very attractive, beautifully dressed woman sits down and identifies herself as a sports agent. Almost out of money and with no prospects of making any, Magnolia is intrigued by the sports agent's proposal to train as a "sports geisha," a high-priced hooker for elite athletes. If she accepts Magnolia would acquire skills that will serve her well throughout her life¿learning languages, studying the pressures elite athletes are under with a sports psychologist, and getting into top-notch physical shape. The offer allows Magnolia to remain in Miami while enjoying a huge payday. But can a conservative Catholic girl from the Midwest transform herself into a courtesan? And if she does, at what personal cost?
Contains mature themes.
Suddenly, a very attractive, beautifully dressed woman sits down and identifies herself as a sports agent. Almost out of money and with no prospects of making any, Magnolia is intrigued by the sports agent's proposal to train as a "sports geisha," a high-priced hooker for elite athletes. If she accepts Magnolia would acquire skills that will serve her well throughout her life¿learning languages, studying the pressures elite athletes are under with a sports psychologist, and getting into top-notch physical shape. The offer allows Magnolia to remain in Miami while enjoying a huge payday. But can a conservative Catholic girl from the Midwest transform herself into a courtesan? And if she does, at what personal cost?
Contains mature themes.
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| BN ID: | 2940176205404 |
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| Publisher: | Tantor Audio |
| Publication date: | 03/09/2021 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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