{"product_id":"just-playing-for-keeps-paperback","title":"Just Playing for Keeps - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLauren Blakely\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 450\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.12 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43441105764441,"sku":"9781964048512","price":30.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6465\/9545\/files\/gYHBB1MBZ-9781964048512.webp?v=1781704620","url":"https:\/\/warrenssanctuaryofthemind.myshopify.com\/products\/just-playing-for-keeps-paperback","provider":"Warren's sanctuary of the mind","version":"1.0","type":"link"}