The Favorites: A Novel

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She might not have a famous name, funding, or her familys support, but Katarina Shaw has always known that she was destined to become an Olympic skater. When she meets Heath Rocha, a lonely kid stuck in the foster care system, their instant connection makes them a formidable duo on the ice. Clinging to skatingand each otherto escape their turbulent lives, Kat and Heath go from childhood sweethearts to champion ice dancers, captivating the world with their scorching chemistry, rebellious style, and roller-coaster relationship.

Until a shocking incident at the Olympic Games brings their partnership to a sudden end.

As the ten-year anniversary of their final skate approaches, an unauthorized documentary reignites the public obsession with Shaw and Rocha, claiming to uncover the real story through interviews with their closest friends and fiercest rivals. Kat wants nothing to do with the documentary, but she cant stand the thought of someone else defining her legacy. So, after a decade of silence, shes telling her story: from the childhood tragedies that created her all-consuming bond with Heath to the clash of desires that tore them apart. Sensational rumors have haunted their every step for years, but the truth may be even more shocking than the headlines.

Reviews

Part Wuthering Heights and part Daisy Jones & The Six, this novel is as brilliantly choreographed as a gold medal performance and will keep you guessing until its last page.Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of Wish You Were Here

A true literary triple axel: a smart and nuanced retelling of a classic, a tense sports drama, and a perfectly twisted romance.Rachel Hawkins, New York Times bestselling author of The Heiress and The Wife Upstairs

A glittery compulsive whirl of a book, filled with spite and love and sequins and ambition.Holly Gramazio, New York Times bestselling author of The Husbands

Breathtaking . . . The ferocious passion between Kat and Heath leaps off the page, and the captivating drama that unfolds on and off the ice is unrelenting.Margarita Montimore, USA Today bestselling author of Acts of Violet and Oona Out of Order

A deliciously scathing, sexy novel . . . passionate, cutthroat, and irresistibly fun.Julia Fine, author of Maddalena and the Dark

The Favorites is Tell Me Lies meets The Cutting Edgea juicy, addictive look at an ice dancing pair whose obsession with winning is matched only by their obsession with each other.Sara Sligar, author of Take Me Apart

A tale of ambition and scorching passion that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.Jean Kwok, New York Times bestselling author of The Leftover Woman

Author Bio

Layne Fargo has a background in theater, womens studies, and library science, so its only fitting that she now writes deliciously dramatic, unapologetically feminist stories for a living. Shes the author of psychological thrillers They Never Learn and Temper, as well as co-author on the bestselling Young Rich Widows series, and her work has been translated into over a dozen languages. Layne lives in Chicago with her partner, their pets, and an ever-expanding collection of books shes definitely going to read before she dies.