Danielle Arceneaux: Dreams of Glory, Gebunden

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In the dynamic new novel in this award-winning crime series, a young basketball phenom is being blackmailed, and Glory must navigate the ruthless world of college sports gambling before things turn deadly.

"Glory Broussard is a character for the ages."---The New York Times Book Review

Everything is finally falling into place for Glory Broussard. Her daughter Delphine has moved back to Louisiana to start a new legal practice and finally pursue a romance with Beau Landry. It doesn't take long for Glory to announce to everyone in town that her daughter is available for legal services, and for ancient Millie Broward---and her granddaughter Imani Breaux---to walk through the door of Delphine's office with a troubling case.

A breakout college basketball star with the University of Lafayette, Imani is as electrifying as she is polarizing - brash and unapologetically aggressive on and off the court. But when she's suddenly suspended amid rumors of gambling, and whispers about her personal life spiral into something darker, her meteroric rise threatens to collapse overnight. Glory and Delphine are certain malign forces are at work to sabotage this rising basketball phenom.

Supported by her "muscle" Franklin, himself a former college basketball star, and using her skill set as a bookie, Glory soon finds herself immsersed in the world of modern-day college sports, where NIL, social media, agents and money blur the line between opportunity and exploitation. Naturally, Lafayette's prominent Benoit family is one of these influential boosters, and Glory and Delphine are dismayed to learn that Imani has become entangled with this morally dubious family.

From Imani's provocative social media presence and the host of others who have a stake in Imani's future, Glory realizes the threats to Imani---and her and Delphine---are closer than she could have ever imagined. And if that weren't enough, a new priest joins the congregation, forming an unexpected alliance with Gory that cause her to reexamine her faith. Meanwhile, her long-standing friendship with Noah Singleton, owner of the town's popular coffee shop, begins to shift in ways she can no longer ignore.

Dreams of Gloryis a riveting and thrilling read that cements Glory Broussard as one of crime fiction's most delightful "character for the ages."