{"product_id":"not-pretending-anymore-vi-keeland-9781951045999","title":"Not Pretending Anymore","description":"\u003cp\u003eFinding a good roommate through a classified ad isn't as easy as it sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was starting to lose hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil a knock at my door came and God answered my prayers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept...uh...\u003cem\u003ewrong prayer, God\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'd definitely requested the big guy find me a drop-dead gorgeous man on more than one occasion...just not as my roommate. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeclan Tate talked me into interviewing him anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile he was amusing and charismatic, I wouldn't have been comfortable living with a man, so I regretfully declined. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen cupcakes showed up at my door-freshly baked by Declan and just as sinfully delicious as he was.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou could say he was persistent. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI eventually folded. It wasn't like I had another viable candidate anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlus, I was interested in someone else. And Declan was into another woman. So it wasn't like anything would happen romantically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter he moved in, the two of us became the best of friends. We even started to give each other advice on getting our crushes to notice us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEventually, Declan concocted an idea: we should pretend to be a couple to make our love interests jealous. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was hesitant, but went along with it anyway. To my utter shock, his crazy plan worked. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow I was dating the supposed man of my dreams, and my best friend had the woman of his. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there was one problem. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI couldn't stop thinking about Declan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose feelings we were trying to fake?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYeah...I wasn't pretending anymore. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e VI Keeland, Penelope Ward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1951045998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781951045999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e C. Scott Publishing Corp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.81d","brand":"VI Keeland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051714015487,"sku":"9781951045999","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_38193211-2387-48cc-95b8-ea67af455fbc.jpg?v=1685014740","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/not-pretending-anymore-vi-keeland-9781951045999","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}