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

“Are you traveling to Bali for business or pleasure?” the pretty stewardess in traditional dress said as she handed them hot hand towels in preparation for the breakfast after takeoff.


“Bit of both I think,” Tam said, smiling.


He looked around, muttered, “Oh, hell,” and as the plane took off, threaded his fingers through Quinn’s.29


If Jakarta were New York in July, Bali was New Orleans—or, better yet, Florida—in August. Quinn and Tam arrived mid-morning at the revamped Ngurah Rai International Airport in the capital city of Denpasar, where they were met by Pierre, the driver from the Grand Hyatt Bali in Nusa Dua.


Pierre was an amiable, talkative type—emphasis on talkative—who spoke perfect English. He peppered Quinn with questions about life in New York, which Pierre seemed to think was a cross between Home Alone 2and The French Connection, and especially the nature of their visit.


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