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Basketball Jones

By E. Lynn Harris

By E. Lynn Harris

By E. Lynn Harris

By E. Lynn Harris

By E. Lynn Harris
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By E. Lynn Harris
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Category: Romance

Category: Romance

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Paperback $16.00

Jan 05, 2010 | ISBN 9780307278678

Ebook $9.99

Jan 27, 2009 | ISBN 9780385529259

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Jan 27, 2009 | 427 Minutes

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    About Basketball Jones

    AJ Richardson is living the good life. Thanks to his longtime lover, NBA star Dray Jones, he has a gorgeous townhouse in New Orleans, plenty of frequent-flier miles, and an MBA he’s never had to use. Built on a deep and abiding love, their hidden relationship sustains them both. But when Dray’s teammates begin to ask insinuating questions, Dray puts their doubts to rest by marrying Judi, a beautiful and ambitious woman. Judi knows nothing about Dray’s “other life.” Or does she?
     
    In Basketball Jones, E. Lynn Harris explores the consequences of loving someone who is desperate to conform. Filled with nonstop twists and turns, it will keep readers riveted from the first page to the last.

    About Basketball Jones

    AJ Richardson is living the good life. Thanks to his longtime lover, NBA star Dray Jones, he has a gorgeous townhouse in New Orleans, plenty of frequent-flier miles, and an MBA he’s never had to use. Built on a deep and abiding love, their hidden relationship sustains them both. But when Dray’s teammates begin to ask insinuating questions, Dray puts their doubts to rest by marrying Judi, a beautiful and ambitious woman. Judi knows nothing about Dray’s “other life.” Or does she?
     
    In Basketball Jones, E. Lynn Harris explores the consequences of loving someone who is desperate to conform. Filled with nonstop twists and turns, it will keep readers riveted from the first page to the last.

    About Basketball Jones

    E. Lynn Harris has wowed and seduced more than three million readers with the wicked drama and undeniable heart in his novels. Now he’s back with another winner sure to top the bestseller lists—a rip-roaring tale of sex, secrets, betrayal . . . and blackmail.

    Aldridge James “AJ” Richardson is living the good life. He has a gorgeous town house in always-flavorful New Orleans, plenty of frequent-flier miles from jet-setting around the country on a whim, and an MBA—but he’s never had to work a regular job. He owes it all to his longtime lover, Dray Jones. Dray Jones the rich and famous NBA star. They fell in love in college when AJ was hired to tutor Dray, a freshman on the basketball team. But Dray knew if he wanted to make it to the big time, he must juggle his public image and his private desires. Built on a deep, abiding love, their hidden relationship sustains them both, but when Dray’s teammates begin to ask insinuating questions about AJ, Dray puts their doubts to rest by marrying Judi, a beautiful and ambitious woman. Judi knows nothing about Dray’s “other life.” Or does she?
    In Basketball Jones, E. Lynn Harris explores the consequences of loving someone who is forced to conform to the rules society demands its public heroes follow. Filled with nonstop twists and turns, it will keep readers riveted from the first page to the last.

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    About E. Lynn Harris

    E. Lynn Harris is a nine-time New York Times bestselling author. His work includes the memoir What Becomes of the Brokenhearted and the novels A Love of My Own, Just as I Am, Any Way the Wind Blows (all three… More about E. Lynn Harris

    About E. Lynn Harris

    E. Lynn Harris is a nine-time New York Times bestselling author. His work includes the memoir What Becomes of the Brokenhearted and the novels A Love of My Own, Just as I Am, Any Way the Wind Blows (all three… More about E. Lynn Harris

    About E. Lynn Harris

    E. Lynn Harris is a nine-time New York Times bestselling author. His work includes the memoir What Becomes of the Brokenhearted and the novels A Love of My Own, Just as I Am, Any Way the Wind Blows (all three… More about E. Lynn Harris

    Product Details

    Category: Romance

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Anchor
    Jan 05, 2010 | 256 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780307278678

    Category: Romance

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Anchor
    Jan 27, 2009 | 256 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780385529259

    Category: Romance | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $17.50
    Published by Random House Audio
    Jan 27, 2009 | 427 Minutes | ISBN 9780739381878
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    Praise

    “There’s nothing like a little love triangle. . . . Steamy.” —Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    “Harris’s books are hot, in more ways than one.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer

    “Harris is a great storyteller who knows how to tug on the heartstrings with wit and sensitivity.” —USA Today
     
    “Keeps the sex, scandal and drama churning.” –People
     
    “[Harris’s] prose is clean and engaging, the characters compelling, and the plot fast and twisted.” —Seattle Weekly 
     
    “Slam-dunk entertainment. . . . A big score for novel lovers.” —Insight News 

     “A story of intrigue. . . . We come to understand why, even in our enlightened time, a pro athlete cannot feel that being openly gay is an option.” —The Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)
     
    “Scandalously entertaining. . . . A look into the glitz and glamour of the NBA.” —Urban Reviews
     
    “In true E. Lynn fashion, there’s betrayal, deceit, secrets and of course, sex; all leading to a high-impact denouement.” —Bleu magazine 
     
    “Harris . . . create[s] characters that remind us of someone we know. . . . Titillating.” —GBM News 
     
    “Since his first novel . . . Harris has challenged and delighted his readers with juicy stories of love, betrayal and the lives of beautiful people. . . . Fast-paced, funny [and] hip.” —Bookreporter

    Author Q&A

    1. This is your 11th novel—how do you come up with new ideas? Do you write books in the same way you’ve done so since you wrote Invisible Life, or has your process changed?I get my ideals from just living life and listening carefully to everyone I meet.2. How much of yourself did you put into the character of AJ? Do you inject some of your own personality into characters?This is probably the first novel where I didn’t infuse my own personality. But I have realized that 15 years after Invisible Life was published there is a new generation of Raymond’s and Basil and Kyle’s!3. What inspired you to make Dray’s character an NBA star?I love basketball and realize I’d never made one a major character. I also was approach to counsel an NBA player thinking about coming out but later decided against it.4. Talk about New Orleans—what made you decide to center so much of the book’s plot there?I love New Orleans and when I visited there I was struck by how much they’d lost and what great people that still live there and are rebuilding it. I want to pay tribute to those people. I look forward to returning with my son to stay for a while and do what we can do to help the rebuilding.

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