{"product_id":"the-summer-we-played-pretend-samantha-holt-9798283917139","title":"The Summer We Played Pretend","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChloe thought she had love...until she didn't. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter being dumped by her longtime boyfriend via text, Chloe is humiliated, heartbroken, and dreading every shift at the restaurant where he now flaunts his new romance. Enter Jackson Hawthorne-her older brother's best friend, the town's quiet bad boy with grease-stained hands and a guarded heart. When Jackson offers to pose as her fake boyfriend to save face, it seems like the perfect plan to get through the summer unscathed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the longer they pretend, the harder it becomes to separate what's real from what's not. Jackson sees Chloe in a way no one else does-fierce, brilliant, and far stronger than she realizes. And Chloe begins to notice the cracks in Jackson's tough exterior, glimpsing the boy who never quite believed he was worthy of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs old wounds resurface, secrets come to light, and hearts get tangled in the lines they swore not to cross, Chloe and Jackson must ask themselves one terrifying question: What if their fake relationship was the most real thing either of them has ever had?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of heartfelt slow burns, he falls first, complicated feelings, and the boy who's off-limits-until he isn't.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samantha Holt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798283917139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d","brand":"Samantha Holt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47427752755455,"sku":"9798283917139","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_624a205d-e2ec-4a31-bea3-d6b9f29848b7.jpg?v=1761581365","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-summer-we-played-pretend-samantha-holt-9798283917139","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}