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Reluctant mixed-doubles specialist Mel King encounters a kindred spirit on the U.S. Open practice courts: Frank Langdon, the golden boy of the ATP. Their connection strengthens over a charmed week of tournament play, until it’s abruptly shattered by devastating news: Frank’s doping scandal.
Six months later, Mel’s life looks nothing like she imagined. She’s retired from the tour. Her partner has left. Her coach (and mother) is dead. Money is scarce and her sister’s health insurance is a bureaucratic labyrinth. By day, she coaches peewee players and weekend warriors to stay afloat; by night, she studies for the MCAT. Tennis, she tells herself, is over. It’s time to move on.
Then disgraced Frank Langdon walks into her tennis club—accompanied by his coach, Michael Robinavitch—with an offer Mel never expected… and can’t refuse.
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