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Beschreibung des Verlags
An ALL-NEW sports romance from New York Times bestseller Kristen Callihan with high emotional stakes and a slow-burn, steamy heat level.
A “fake” fiancée is just the trick to help a bad-boy football player clean up his image. Trouble is, there’s nothing fake about the way August feels about his “pretend” fiancée.
August Luck is on the brink of greatness: top NFL draft pick, a great team, multiple corporate sponsorships, but he keeps messing it up with bonehead moves. After his latest shenanigan goes viral, everyone is telling him to get his act together.
Penelope Morrow grew up with August. Their mothers were best friends. Unfortunately, Pen always fled the room with a look of disapproval on her pretty face whenever August was around. But Pen has a problem too: she inherited her grandparent’s house and can’t pay the estate tax.
On a whim, August decides a temporary public engagement is the solution to both their problems—he’ll pay her taxes, and she’ll help his image. Win-win.
But, when it comes to Pen, nothing is certain or safe. Because Pen isn’t so reserved anymore. This time, she’s smiling back at him. And he likes it. A lot. Will they each survive the ruse unscathed?
Game on...
Perfect for readers who love: Shy girl/sunshine boy Hero in hot pursuit Unrequited love + epic yearning Fake dating (or is it?) Delicious slow-burn romance Childhood nemeses (all grown up)
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The fun standalone fifth installment of Callihan's bestselling Game On series (after The Hot Shot) offers a slow-burning but still steamy take on the fake-relationship trope. Rookie NFL quarterback August Luck comes from a football dynasty. The pressure of his family legacy leads to him "messing up and acting out" off the field, garnering him a bad-boy reputation. After reconnecting with longtime family friend Penelope Morrow, August realizes she may be the key to improving his image and proposes a PR relationship. If this arrangement enables him to act on his long-standing feelings for her, well, that's a plus. Penelope, an introverted and inexperienced college senior majoring in film history, has always felt shy around August, but she agrees to pose as his fiancée on game days. As they get to know each other as adults, their simmering mutual attraction gives way to some high-heat love scenes. Though both of their families are surprised at their relationship, Callihan doesn't put too many barriers in the way of this couple's happily ever after, instead allowing their intense chemistry to blossom naturally. Readers will have no trouble rooting for these two.
