{"product_id":"the-wild-card-emma-st-clair-9798992347081","title":"The Wild Card: A Sweet Small-Town Romantic Comedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs twenty-three too old for running away? I sure hope not. Because, right now, that's my current and only life plan.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesperate to escape the dome of control my father has dropped over my life, I visit my brother in Texas--with no plans to use my return ticket home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut after spending every cent of my savings to pay off my student loans, I need a job. Stat. Otherwise, I'll be forced to ask my brother for help and admit how bad things have gotten at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, when the production company I'm interviewing with in Sheet Cake, Texas wants proof that I've got long-term roots here, I invent a fake local boyfriend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich would have been fine had they not asked to meet him. Today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI do what any woman in a desperate situation would do: I grab a man who's giving off boyfriend vibes and ask to borrow him for an hour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToo bad I didn't recognize that man as Collin Graham, who just so happens to be the brother of my brother's wife. (Confusing, I know--but the important part is that we are NOT related.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen I finally realize who he is, two things are very clear: he knew it was me the whole time, and this fake boyfriend thing is going to be a lot more complicated now that I actually got the job.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the plus side, fake dating serves Collin's purposes as well. We're both a little lost, both deep in life transition--and apparently both struggling with the fake part of the relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI hadn't planned on coming to Texas and falling in love, especially not when the name of the game is playing pretend. But would dating Collin for real be such a bad thing?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat depends--on how long it takes the reasons we started faking to begin with finally catch up to us both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wild Card is a fake dating (and fake fake dating) closed door romantic comedy with all the sizzle but none of the spice. Set in the fictional town of Sheet Cake, Texas, this rom-comcan be read as a standalone but pairs best with the other books in the series.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emma St Clair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798992347081\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Create If Writing LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.93d","brand":"Emma St Clair","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174405579007,"sku":"9798992347081","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cd6404b7-2b15-4961-aab4-33a50ff0e5b5.jpg?v=1788959565","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-wild-card-emma-st-clair-9798992347081","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}