VO2 Max

Katharine M. Nohr

Description

In VO2 Max, the third installment of Katharine Nohr's legal mystery sports fiction series set in Honolulu, Hawaii, attorneys Zana West's and Jerry Hirano's relationship is at risk when new challenges develop as Zana takes on a new career track as a sports agent. Will their love survive all the changes? And can Zana help new pro-triathletes, Haley O'Neill and Sean Bennett, stay on the right path?

Professional Triathletes Haley O’Neill and Sean Bennett are graduates from the University of Sacramento, but have no chance of landing jobs with their liberal arts degrees in the depressed economy.

Chasing the hope of winning a trip for two to Paris, the prize for each age group winner at the Freewheel Movement Triathlon in Honolulu, the young couple cashed in their frequent flyer miles, flew to Hawaii, and took their chances that one of them would win.

After losing the race, they find themselves homeless in Honolulu until a chance encounter with billionaire Bud Schubert leads them to a lifestyle beyond their wildest imaginations. Haley and Sean become the golden couple in the newly monetized sport of triathlon. They are amongst the first professional triathletes to garner prize money the likes of golf and tennis, and hire attorney Zana West to be their sports agent.

When Zana discovers that performance enhancing drugs have infiltrated the pro triathlon ranks, she enlists the help of Olympic Gold Medalist Ryan Peterson who was ousted from professional cycling for doping years ago. VO2 Max takes readers for a spin in the fast and newly glamorous world of professional triathlon.

Sujets

• Homelessness
• Performance-enhancing drugs
• VO2 max
• Sports agent
• Gold medal
• Cycling
• Consommation maximale d'oxygène
• Suspense
• Triathlon
• Fiction
• Honolulu

Informations

• Publié par: Written Dreams Publishing
• Date de parution: 16 janvier 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780999587287
• Langue: English

Extrait

Praise for Katharine M. Nohr’s Tri-Angles Series

Land Sharks
“Katharine Nohr’s brilliant debut has it all: smart characters, crisp dialogue, a breathtaking setting, and an ingenious plot that will keep you turning the pages until sunrise.”
—Doug Corleone, Author of Robert Ludlum’s The Janson Equation

“With lots of twists and turns, and interesting characters…in a triathlon, this book really drew me in. An excellent story… Great job, Katharine Nohr!”
—Siri Lindley, USA Triathlon Hall of Famer

Freewheel
“Katharine Nohr’s Freewheel is a fabulous mash-up of triathlon, law, and punchy characters. A great escape-to-the-beach or lazy summer day read.”
—Meredith Atwood (“Swim Bike Mom”), Author, Triathlete and Blogger

“…Zana West and a cast of memorable characters are once again entangled in a non-stop web of page-turning suspense in Katharine M. Nohr’s Freewheel .”
—Jill Marie Landis, Author of the Tiki Goddess Mysteries

VO2 Max
“Zana West is back in this third installment of the Tri-Angles triathlete series, and she goes the distance! It’s a fast-paced, entertaining romp through the world of high stakes sports, promotion and profit. Katharine Nohr’s humor and witty dialog keeps things moving. It’s a great read!”
—Brian Malanaphy, Author of The Prince of Las Vegas

“ VO2 Max continues Katharine M. Nohr’s story of pro-triathletes following a young homeless couple in Hawaii who become ‘the face’ of the sport with sponsorships and big payouts. Nohr surrounds her new characters with her first book’s cast, her clean style intertwining their lives flawlessly as they take you through the machinations of triathlete training and temptations of doping.”
—Barbara Raffin, Award-winning Author of the St. John Sibling series
















VO2 MAX

#HonoluluLaw, #ProTriathletes, and a #SportsAgent




A TRI ANGLES NOVEL





Katharine M. Nohr





Green Bay, WI 54311




V02 Max: #HonoluluLaw, #Protriathletes, and a #SportsAgent by Katharine M. Nohr, © 2018 by Katharine M. Nohr.
Author Photo courtesy of Katharine M. Nohr.

This book is a work of fiction. All names, characters, places and events are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or to actual places or businesses, is entirely coincidental.

All rights reserved. In accordance with the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without prior written permission of the publisher, Written Dreams Publishing, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54311. Please be aware that if you’ve received this book with a “stripped” off cover, please know that the publisher and the author may not have received payment for this book, and that it has been reported as stolen property. Please visit writtendreams.com to see more of the unique books published by Written Dreams Publishing.

Editor: Brittiany Koren
Copy-editor: Jessie Harrison
Cover Art Designer: Barbra Sprangers
Interior Layout Designer: Amanda Dix

Category: Legal Mystery
Description: Can attorney Zana West help two new young pro-triathletes stay on the right path?
Hard Cover ISBN: 978-0-9995872-6-3
Paperback ISBN: 978-0-9995872-7-0
Ebook ISBN: 978-0-9995872-8-7
LOCN: Catalog info applied for.
First Edition published by Written Dreams Publishing in January, 2018.




Green Bay, WI 54311








The TRI ANGLES Series by Katharine M. Nohr

Land Sharks: #HonoluluLaw, #Triathletes, & a #TVStar
Freewheel: #HonoluluLaw, #FamousTriathlete, & a #Charity







To my brother, Kim Nohr, who has and will forever be one of my best friends, and to his lovely wife, Hannah—my sis-star. She shines so brightly and beautifully, I have to wear shades. I’m blessed to have Kim and Hannah in my life and I thank them for their unconditional love and support.





Chapter One
@Haleyville I wish my #SuperPower was going back in time for 5 minutes. I need a do over!

H aley O’Neill’s teeth chattered. She pressed her body even closer against Sean’s for warmth. The ground was hard and damp. Their moth-eaten tent, purchased at the thrift store with the last of their money, provided little protection from intermittent heavy rain showers, not uncommon for February in Oahu, Hawaii. She had finally dozed off on her makeshift bed of Hefty bags, a thin army blanket and a pillow made of balled up athletic wear when an announcement from a bullhorn startled her awake.
Haley listened for a few minutes and then nudged Sean, who was bundled up in his University of the Pacific sweatshirt and matching sweats.
“Did you hear that?” she said.
“What?” He groaned.
“We have to move. They’re kicking us out of the park,” Haley said, sitting upright.
Sean rubbed his eyes. “Now? What time is it?”
“By noon, the guy said.” Haley rummaged around the tent and found her Ironman watch. “It’s after seven. If you’re going to shower at 24 Hour Fitness before your interview, you’ve got to get moving.”
Sean pulled Haley to him, kissed her and slipped his hands under her over-sized T-shirt.
“Your hands are cold.” She giggled. “I’m serious, Sean. We’re out of money and we only have one energy bar left. You need to get a job.”
He closed his eyes and moaned.
“If you don’t get up, I’ll go. I wish both of us could work, but someone has to watch our stuff.” She looked up at their triathlon racing bikes, helmets, suitcases, and gear piled at their feet.
“I’ll go.” Sean sat up slowly and then fished in his suitcase for his last set of clean clothes he’d been saving for the interview.
Haley clutched her small, ragged stuffed bear she called “Tessie”. The little brown bear with its faded blue dress had given her comfort when it traveled with her to every swim meet from the time she was six years old to college, and to every triathlon from age-grouper to pro. She enveloped Tessie in her arms and willed herself not to cry. If Sean landed a barista job at Starbucks, they could save money for plane tickets to leave this expensive island. They couldn’t go home to Sacramento, where the tent cities of homeless and unemployment was much worse, but she was sure there were some cities with opportunities for newly minted college graduates with liberal arts degrees.
She watched her boyfriend carefully place his interview clothes into his backpack along with his toiletry pouch and topsider shoes—his only non-athletic pair. He changed into shorts and a T-shirt for the quick bike ride to the gym to use a free 3-day pass to shower and shave.
“I’ll be cutting it close,” Sean said, reaching into his bag for the last protein bar and handing it to Haley.
“No, you take it.” She passed it back to him. “You’ll need the energy to answer their questions.”
Sean tore open the bar and carefully split it in half, handing Haley her breakfast. They silently chewed their portions. Haley took tiny bites, not knowing when they might be able to scrape up some food again. The night before, when they had shared a Clif Bar for dinner, Sean had commented that people throw perfectly good food away in trashcans. She knew what he was getting at and shook her head. Tonight, they might not have a choice.
“I’ll pack everything, but will you promise to return by eleven o’clock?” she said, then took the last bite.
“I should be back well before then.” He leaned down to kiss her. “We’ll be okay.”
She nodded, and gave him her most reassuring smile.
He grinned back at her, unzipped the tent and wheeled his bike out.
After Sean rode off, Haley folded up the Hefty bags along with their only blanket, and squeezed them into her big suitcase stuffed with almost everything she owned, save for a few boxes she’d left with her mom and siblings, who were crammed into a two bedroom apartment in Sacramento. She also had the large black case to pack that had been used to fly their bikes to Honolulu for the Freewheel Movement Triathlon last week.
She grimaced as she thought of their failed plan. They had used the last of their frequent flyer mileage earned from years of traveling to triathlons and swim and track meets with the hope of one of them winning the trip to Paris offered to the winner of each age group. As professional triathletes, Sean had been sure they had it in the bag. How could they lose? They hadn’t counted on stiff international competition, a few flat tires (him) and a stomachache (her).
Ever since the Freewheel Movement founder Ryan Peterson had announced the prize, she and Sean had envisioned their trip of biking south of Paris to explore the French countryside