When the playboy quarterback of the hapless New York Templars is injured in a freak sexcapade, backup QB Quinn Novak picks up the ball and takes the team to the playoffs. There he attracts the attention of two other quarterbacks who’ve been rivals since high school, Mal Ryan of the Philadelphia Quakers and Tam Tarquin of the San Francisco Miners.<br><br>Quinn begins a volatile relationship with the narcissistic Mal and a loving one with the open-hearted Tam, keeping each secret from the other. What he doesn’t know is that the two have a complex sexual history of their own.

The Penalty for Holding

“Freddy’s just as control-freaky as Vienne was,” she said. Outside the door, she kissed him goodbye, adding, “Have a great shoot.”


“Wait, aren’t you going to stay?” Suddenly, Quinn felt uneasy.


“I trust you. I trust Elliott. Besides, if I stay, I might embarrass myself.”


“Don’t be. Hey, what you said to me: You can do this.”


But Quinn had never done anything like this before. His previous shoots for Elliott would seem tame in comparison. Maybe he was just a male slut punishing himself—for what? For not measuring up to others’ and his own expectations? Maybe he was a supreme narcissist for thinking anyone would want to see arty nudes of him. (He remembered the ribbings he’d gotten from his teammates over his previous photo shoots.) Or maybe he was just a guy in love trying to prove something to the guy he loved. All he knew was that he was a long way from Misalliance.


Chapter 69