{"product_id":"the-pump-fake-nichole-ruschelle-9798312772012","title":"The Pump Fake: Sexy as Sin Series","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJade\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll my life, basketball has been everything. The dream? The WNBA. Nothing else mattered. Now that I'm playing for the Los Angeles Stars, life should be perfect. That is until the team's general manager throws me a hook shot I never saw coming-I need to be more \u003ci\u003eapproachable, \u003c\/i\u003e more \u003ci\u003elikable\u003c\/i\u003e to my teammates and fans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter Cliff-my best friend, my agent, the one person who has always had my back. His wild idea? A fake relationship to soften my image. Simple enough, right? Except I decide to take control and flip the script. If I'm going to fake date someone, why not \u003ci\u003ehim\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's just for show. Just for a little while. But somewhere between staged smiles and stolen glances, whispered secrets and touches that last a little too long, the lines blur. And suddenly, the game I thought I had mastered is playing me instead-because what started as pretend is starting to feel \u003ci\u003every\u003c\/i\u003e real.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd this time, love is on the line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCliff\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecoming a sports manager for female athletes has been a dream come true. I'm thriving in Los Angeles, working with some of the best in the game. But when the general manager of one of my top clients issues an ultimatum-make Jade \u003ci\u003esofter\u003c\/i\u003e or she'll be traded-I know I need to act fast. The problem? I have no idea how to pull it off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's when Hunter, one of my co-workers, throws out a wild idea-have her fake date someone. Simple. Easy. No strings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Jade flips the play on me and suggests that \u003ci\u003eI\u003c\/i\u003e be the one she fake dates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI knew from the start this was a bad idea. I've had feelings for Jade since the moment I met her, but I've buried them deep. This is just business. Just an act.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the more time we spend together, the harder it is to pretend. The way she looks at me, the way she fits so effortlessly into my world-none of it feels fake. And when the lines finally blur beyond recognition, I realize I might have just made the biggest play of my life-one that could cost me everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause with Jade? Losing isn't an option.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis book is a part of the Sexy as Sin Series: Where badass female athletes don't mind working up a good sweat on or off the field.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nichole Ruschelle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798312772012\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\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.37d","brand":"Nichole Ruschelle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460070781183,"sku":"9798312772012","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d4914698-c9dd-4138-87d6-2f50568c3cd4.jpg?v=1777413088","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pump-fake-nichole-ruschelle-9798312772012","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}