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Fault Lines
Paperback
Publisher: Firebird Publishers
Published: Feb 6 2026
Pages: 132
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.31 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Arlo Finch is the Golden Boy of tennis-a stoic, tactical genius who has dominated the world rankings for over a decade with iron-clad discipline and effortless grace. But at thirty-two, his body finally betrays him. A catastrophic hip injury at Wimbledon forces him into a brutal surgery and an uncertain recovery, leaving the throne vacant for the first time in an era.
Enter Nico Santoro: a nineteen-year-old Italian phenomenon with a lethal backhand, a neon-orange wardrobe, and a mountain of arrogance. Nico doesn't just want to win; he wants to dismantle the legacy Arlo built. As Nico storms through the rankings to become the youngest World Number One in history, Arlo is left in the silence of the Swiss Alps, a ghost watching his own replacement crown himself king.
Driven by a desperate need to reclaim his identity, Arlo embarks on a high-stakes comeback, culminating in the Blue Furnace of the Australian Open. But as Arlo and Nico collide on the court, the lines between hatred and obsession begin to blur. Behind the closed doors of locker rooms and midnight practice sessions, a dangerous attraction ignites-one that threatens to expose the fault lines in both their lives.
When Arlo's reconstructed body begins to fail during the final rounds, Nico is forced to choose between the trophy he's always craved and the only man who truly understands the cost of greatness. In a world defined by winning at any cost, they must decide if their rivalry is a war to be won, or a partnership that will redefine the sport forever.
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