In Professional Lies (Sunacumen Press), former LPGA champion Sidney Stapleton finds herself stuck in a bad marriage by financial necessity and further entrapped by her condescending husband’s control over her non-profit enterprise. In the search for a way to fund her charity on her own, she dives into a risky and clandestine life as a high-end escort, a gamble that threatens to destroy the final remnants of both her fan base and self-esteem.
In this fourth novel, Marj Charlier MA’80, a former journalist now residing in Palm Springs, CA, explores a woman’s struggle to leave the limelight of professional sports, and find satisfaction in one man’s love and a professional life without adoring fans.
Her previous novels, Putt for Show (’13), Drive for Dough (’14), and Hacienda: A South American Romance (’14,), tell the stories of women facing major changes late in life and trying to discover what comes next, each proving that there is no expiration date on adventure. Her books have received critical acclaim by Kirkus Reviews and the Denver Post.