âI told them I had a girlfriend.â
I start to laugh. âThis is the greatest day of my life.â
âOh, it gets better, Dixon. I told them it was you.â
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Diana Dixon has a lot going on this summer. Sheâs rehearsing for a ballroom dance competition, juggling two jobs, and dealing with an ex-boyfriend who canât take the hint itâs over. Yet despite all that, she still has plenty of time and energy to tell Shane Lindley to screw off.
Shane just moved into her apartment building and seems dedicated to sleeping his way through her entire cheerleading squad. Sure, heâs a tall, gorgeous hockey player, but heâs messing with her turf. This calls for some ground rules: no parties in her apartment, leave her teammates alone, andâmost importantlyâleave her alone.
What Diana doesnât realize is that Shaneâs sick of hookups and tired of being on the rebound after his long-term girlfriend called it quits. He wants a relationship. And when his ex comes back into the picture, he pretends he has one to make her jealousâĶand who better to play the girlfriend role than his sassy new neighbor?
Despite Dianaâs reluctance to break her rule, a fake relationship is the perfect solution for her own ex issues, and soon she canât deny something is sizzling between her and Shane. Something hot and completely unexpected.
And it might just be getting a little too real.
CONTENT WARNING:Â This book contains on-page depictions of physical abuse and past dating violence.
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Keywords: fake dating, opposites attract, hockey romance, hockey player hero, cheerleader, off campus spinoff
A New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Elle Kennedy grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, Ontario, and holds a B.A. in English from York University. From an early age, she knew she wanted to be a writer, and actively began pursuing that dream when she was a teenager.
Elle writes romantic suspense and contemporary romance for various publishers. She loves strong heroines and sexy alpha heroes, and just enough heat and danger to keep things interesting!