by T. R. Connolly (Author)

-The Adored is a story rich in character, as seven wealthy best-friends come of age. But a problem lingers: one of them committed a murder as a teenager and an innocent young black man is serving time for it.
- Along the way these seven men from the 1% have starkly different lives but remain connected by an umbilical cord stretching back to the privileged life that began in preschool.
-Santa Alba, the beauty queen of Coamo, Puerto Rico has stolen Eddie Wheelwright from Valerie McGuire, the brilliant Wall Street analyst,
-Curtis Strong is innocent of the murder he has been convicted of, Kathy Jackson, the police officer from Stamford is determined to get him free from Auburn Prison.
-Gideon Bridge grew up Catholic, attended a Jewish university, and became a Mormon after a 2 year mission in Uruguay. As he continues learning about life Gideon, a gay man, is contemplating switching sides.
-Sebastian Ball, the billionaire hedge-fund owner's son, wants to solve the energy crisis by buying Trout Solar out from underneath his best friend Winston Trout'.
-Emily Albright just wants to marry Winston Trout. As the wedding day approaches it looks problematic that Winston's six "brothers" will show up as his best men.
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From Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards, November 4, 2020: THE ADORED by T.R. Connolly

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