When you agree to a fake marriage to help your childhood crush keep custody of his daughter, you think you know exactly what you're signing up for—a summer of playing house, nothing more. But Deacon Kane, the hockey star who used to make your teenage heart skip a beat, has grown into someone far more irresistible than you ever imagined, and those convenient kisses start feeling dangerously real. As the lines blur between pretend and possibility, you're caught in a delicious spiral of chemistry and connection, wondering if this beautiful lie might actually have a shot at becoming something true. Just don't let him discover the secrets you're keeping, because some revelations might be harder to survive than a fake marriage ever was.

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