{"product_id":"just-playing-for-keeps-lauren-blakely-paperback","title":"Just Playing for Keeps -- Lauren Blakely, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA grumpy\/sunshine fake dating hockey romance from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver hear the story about the dating coach who got dumped on the hockey arena's jumbotron?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone did. But I lived it. Including the moment when the team's broody, tattooed winger Lake Axelrod swooped in on skates to rescue me from public humiliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven more surprising? When the famously grumpy (and ridiculously sexy) hockey star insists on being my fake boyfriend for my sister's high-profile wedding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the perfect sweet revenge plan since my ex is the best man. Bonus - I might even salvage my professional reputation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe need rules though.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo pull this off, everyone from his teammates to my boss has to believe we're a real couple.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat means swoony touches and knee-weakening kisses are required.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen it ends, we walk away.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the intensity in Lake's eyes after every post-game kiss makes me wonder if he's pretending. With each whispered secret, the line between fake and real bends. Until it shatters one night in a hotel room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon, he isn't just playing the protective boyfriend-he's the only one who truly sees me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf I'm not careful, I'm going to break the most important rule of all: \u003cstrong\u003edon't fall for your fake date.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Lake and Remy's romance. Tropes include: grumpy\/sunshine hockey romance, fake dating, workplace romance, best friend's brother, obsessed hero\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lauren Blakely\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lauren Blakely Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 1.12d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781964048512","brand":"Lauren Blakely","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68177759961316,"sku":"9781964048512","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781964048512.jpg?v=1794124918","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/just-playing-for-keeps-lauren-blakely-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}