{"product_id":"the-long-game-monet-simone-9798995116325","title":"The Long Game","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen future Hall of Famer Desmond Cole Montague retires from the NBA, he must face the parts of himself he has long avoided, including a shameful truth from his past that he desperately wishes he could rewrite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe one steady thing in his life has always been Cairo Clayton-the girl who got away and the friend who never left his heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCairo has built her life on discipline, loyalty, and responsibility, carrying more than most people will ever see.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor years, the relationship between Desmond and Cairo has been precious and safe, existing in the space between friendship and something more. They have stayed close enough to matter while remaining careful enough to protect the line they never crossed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesmond has never pretended to be a saint, but when a false accusation threatens to redefine him, he refuses to allow a lie to shape his legacy. The solution is as strategic as it is risky: a carefully crafted fake relationship with the one woman he has never been able to release.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCairo agrees, fully aware that the decision could unravel everything she has worked to preserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat begins as a calculated arrangement quickly blurs into something neither of them can control. Feelings intensify, boundaries shift, and the lines they once swore to honor begin to fade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the time the truth starts to surface, what they have built no longer feels pretend. Desmond is not the only one who carries a secret, and Cairo's silence holds a cost she can no longer ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the weight of the truth grows heavier, the price of holding it may exceed anything either of them can survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Monet Simone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798995116325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sagerock Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.02d","brand":"Monet Simone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174420390143,"sku":"9798995116325","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_48368ce9-259f-4b30-a75a-edd489f6fab6.jpg?v=1788959665","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-long-game-monet-simone-9798995116325","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}