{"product_id":"false-pretenses-jamila-jeffries-9798376981481","title":"False Pretenses: Book 1: Men of Motor City","description":"While woman across the globe have been fangirling for Desmond Cole Montague, I've been his ever-faithful, platonic bestie for years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the off-season or when he wasn't on a five-game road trip, DC always made time for me. He would pop up unexpectedly to witness me coach my high school girls' basketball team to a championship. Or send me flowers at the slightest hint of a bad day. He has always been thoughtful, generous. And that was the case long before his celebrity athlete status and his hall-of-fame basketball career with the Virginia Victors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDesmond has more money than he can ever spend, and the world is at his fingertips. Now that DC's ended his six-month sabbatical and he's launched officially into retirement, he has more time now, too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI should be ecstatic, right? Who wouldn't be? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI'll tell you who. Me, Cairo Clayton, the woman who started catching feelings for said bestie. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor some reason, I can no longer pretend that he isn't the most beautiful man that I've ever seen. I can't ignore his mesmerizing gold eyes, or his chiseled body that stretches to nearly seven feet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd when Desmond asks me to marry him temporarily to avoid a blackmail pregnancy scandal that threatens to collapse his business ventures, I should consent, right? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo, I do. Even if it means jeopardizing our friendship and revealing my deepest secrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jamila Jeffries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 837698148X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798376981481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.76d","brand":"Jamila Jeffries","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44121657278719,"sku":"9798376981481","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd608aa3-58eb-4319-85a2-c9935a6e69e9.jpg?v=1687420842","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/false-pretenses-jamila-jeffries-9798376981481","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}