{"product_id":"reckless-player-r-c-stephens-9798364921659","title":"Reckless Player: A College Hockey Romance: Special Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eParis\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI've had a crush on my best friend for as long as I can remember. But he's a hockey winger, who has quite a reputation with the puck bunnies, and I'm a nerdy girl trying to survive my biochemistry degree as a single mom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf science has taught me anything, it's that facts don't lie. The truth is Ryse and I are from two completely different worlds. He's headed for the pros, and I hypothesize I'll be left behind... again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRyse might not be boyfriend material, but he makes a great fake fiancé because he's fooling even me. After months of subtle touches and staged kisses, our experiment finally combusts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe may be a reckless player... but his pretend love is the realest thing I've ever felt.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRyse\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter my gorgeous best friend moves in next door, things go from friend zone to off-the-charts chemistry. Now I'm seeing the sexy single mom in a whole new light. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's my year to go pro, and before I can draft, I need to clean up my playboy reputation and graduate. I can't risk a relationship... or my friendship with Paris.\u003cbr\u003eWhen she needs a fake fiancé to get her son into private school, I do what any good friend would do-I volunteer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the closer we get, the more blurred the lines become. Falling for her is a complication I didn't calculate... but pretending to love her is the easiest game I've ever played. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI just hope when the game is over, I don't lose her for good. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a full length novel with no cheating and an HEA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R. C. Stephens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8364921657\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798364921659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.66d","brand":"R. C. Stephens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44122296549631,"sku":"9798364921659","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0f7724e2-2e12-45ac-95b0-6a0fc2368e9f.jpg?v=1687424314","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reckless-player-r-c-stephens-9798364921659","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}