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.

Aldridge James (AJ) Richardson's comfortable life with his longtime lover, famed NBA star Dray Jones, is threatened by the need to hide their relationship to maintain Dray's public image and by Dray's marriage to Judy, a beautiful and ambitious woman. 200,000 first printing.

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 andambitious woman. Judi knows nothing about Dray's other life. Or does she?

In Basketball Jones, E. Lynn Harris explores the consequences of lovingsomeone who is desperate to conform. Filled with nonstop twists and turns, it will keep readers riveted from the first page to the last.

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E. LYNN HARRIS is the author of ten previous novels, the memoir What Becomes of the Brokenhearted, and Just Too Good to Be True, due in stores July 2008. His recent novels I Say a Little Prayer, A Love of My Own, and Any Way the Wind Blows hit the bestseller lists in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and other publications. Harris divides his time between Atlanta, Georgia, and Fayetteville, Arkansas.