On a sultry August afternoon, twenty-two-year-old Magnolia Larson finds herself sitting on a barstool at the Miami Sports Bar, nursing a rum and Coke and having to decide whether to remain in Miami or return home to Minneapolis.

A beautiful, stylish woman sits on the barstool next to Magnolia and introduces herself as a sports agent. Broke and without prospects, Magnolia is intrigued by the sports agent’s proposal to train as a “sports geisha,” a high-priced hooker for elite athletes. While making a great deal of money, Magnolia would acquire skills that will serve her well throughout her life--learning languages, studying the pressures elite athletes are under with a sports psychologist, and getting into top-notch physical shape.

But the decision isn't as simple as it seems. Can a conservative Catholic girl from the Midwest transform herself into a courtesan? And if she does, what will it cost her?