When a small-town’s Athletic Department is rocked by bribery and a money laundering scandal, four women will find themselves caught in the middle of a an NCAA investigation.

Lauren is the wife of the disgraced “Politician” disguised as the university athletic director, Sal. To keep their marriage intact, she’s cleaned up her husband’s messes before, but she didn’t anticipate this one.

Nora is the director’s interim replacement, trying to prove that she has earned this job and that she isn’t just a Title IX hire. It will be hard to fill her predecessor’s shoes-he was charismatic, and the media and Donors loved him.

Anne was hired as the latest “Intern” for the University, and she didn’t take the position because she was a sports fan, so she had no idea what she would be walking into on her first day on the job.

And there’s Alexis, an English professor with a secret. Was she one of the people who Sal convinced to “help” the athletes pass their courses?

I love football so, I was initially intrigued by the inside look at the Politics involved “behind the scenes” of a University Football program, but the secrets took to long to be revealed and I started to lose interest, despite the fact that the story rang true.

A big positive for me, was that as the investigation unfolded, it was GREAT to see these strong, fierce women SUPPORTING one another, instead of turning on each other, when the SECRETS came out!

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Thank You to Lake Union Publishing for the gifted copy provided through NetGalley. It was my pleasure to offer a candid review.contemporary-fiction netgalley women-s-fiction80 s3 comments Laura Kershaw50 3

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC of this book!

There were a lot of positives to this book that I greatly enjoyed. The pacing was good and the perspectives switching gave a good amount of different views on the actions in the novel. The authors passion for the subject matter was clear and it’s a great second book that makes me also want to read her first one. I love that she took her first person experience and turned it into an awesome quick read that focused on strong female characters and different pictures of strength in the sports world.

I think there are a few things that will come with more experience, primarily in more character and sentence structure variety as well as perhaps a less clean ending (more mimicry of real life, less neat little bow at the end), but honestly these things didn’t bother me much because it was a quick read within a world I didn’t know much about which made it interesting.

Looking forward to see what else this author puts out! :)6 s Tammy Lunsford - Escape to Books By Tammy1,232 32

Scandal rocks a college town when the NCAA converges on Renton University with an investigation into their athletics. The Athletic Director, Sal, is fired. Now the fireworks start. This story is told from the point of view of our four main female characters who are involved in one way or the other with the university and/or this story. Lauren is the wife of Sal, and has always been the dutiful wife. She is shocked to learn of her husband's actions. Nora was the assistant AD, and she has now been promoted to the interim AD position. She is also the wife of the English Department dean, Nathan. She is about to be tested by fire. Not only is she is being thrown into the fire of an investigation with serious implications, but some do not think a woman is capable of doing the job. Anne was a new hire by Sal. Sal had recently hired her as the new intern. Poor Anne's first day on the job is the day this scandal breaks. She is about to be tested as well, as they try to please the masses. Finally, you have Alexis. She is an English professor who is quite frightened by all of this hullabaloo. You will have to read the book to find out how true purpose to this story.

I love college football, and when I saw the blurb about this book that revolved around the NCAA investigation and four very different women in starring roles. It sounded very interesting, and it was interesting. However, it was more slow burn than fast paced. Let me preface this opinion by saying that I did this book. I just wished it had a little more pick me up. That being said, I still give it 4.5 stars because as the ending drew near, it really picked up steam and the drama intensified. The ending left me with a satisfied, smug smile on my face.

The four women characters are enough to make this story worth the read even if you are not a football fan. I loved these strong women and their fierceness to overcome.

Thank you to Lake Union Publishing and NetGalley for this ARC. I am leaving this review voluntarily.4 s Derielle25 9

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