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Violence
A lot
Violence tied to the criminal conspiracy; a lethal threat emerges
Language
Some
Moderate language
Sexual Content
A lot
Explicit sexual content as part of the arranged pregnancy premise
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
What a disgraced man owes and is owed, the way wealth constructs arrangements that look like consent, a woman in a marriage with its own dark architecture
What this book is about
Griff Burkett was the most promising quarterback in the NFL before a gambling scandal ended his career and sent him to federal prison. Released after five years, he's hired by wealthy businessman Foster Speakman for an assignment he can't refuse: produce a child with Foster's wife Laura. What begins as a controlled transaction becomes dangerous when the real nature of the arrangement emerges, and Griff realizes that the person he least expected to trust may be the only one who isn't lying to him. Sandra Brown's thriller uses football celebrity and southern money as its backdrop.
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explicit sexual content
criminal conspiracy violence
morally complex premise
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