{"product_id":"not-pretending-anymore-vi-keeland-9781959827351","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 1959827359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781959827351\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 Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.94d","brand":"VI Keeland","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44321324564735,"sku":"9781959827351","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_47448fad-39e4-49d6-831a-7a54430b3150.jpg?v=1696330310","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/not-pretending-anymore-vi-keeland-9781959827351","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}