{"product_id":"the-pucking-bet-a-j-summers-9798249422790","title":"The Pucking Bet: A Fake Dating, College Hockey, He Falls First Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt started as a bet at a packed frat party.\u003cbr\u003eAs BU hockey royalty, I'm used to easy wins. Girls chase. Doors open. Nothing's off-limits.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo when my teammates dare me to make the quiet girl by the door fall for me, it's not even a challenge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut up close? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWren Marin is trouble disguised as restraint. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe doesn't flirt. She doesn't chase. And she definitely doesn't want me. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuddenly my reputation is on the line. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe strike a deal: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe pretends to be my girlfriend. I help her make her crush jealous. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTemporary. Mutual. Simple. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExcept nothing about Wren is simple. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLate-night study sessions start as strategy-my excuse to get close. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut somewhere along the way, I forget the bet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI thought this would be an easy win. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut then the truth comes out- \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eand I'm the one on my knees. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd now, if I'm going to get Wren back, I have to prove I know the difference between taking something...\u003cbr\u003eand earning it.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. J. Summers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798249422790\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.91d","brand":"A. J. Summers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440735858943,"sku":"9798249422790","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_121815a7-ed29-497b-a0b1-ff59e7d70ec6.jpg?v=1777184470","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pucking-bet-a-j-summers-9798249422790","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}