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Ready to tackle the latest in the Fall Lake Ballers? Pick up Pump Fake from Isla Vaughn today!
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Blurb:
A fake relationship between a fiery teacher and a notorious football star heats up into something dangerously real—but is this game worth the risk?
Brielle
Starting my teaching career as the butt of a prank gone wrong is not how I imagined things going. The hits keep coming when it’s none other than the notorious Ares Bellingham’s nephew who pulls the prank.
Ares, Fall Lake University’s most controversial rising football star, is the last person I expect—or want—to see standing in my classroom, but here he is, infuriatingly smug as he tries to fix things.
Just when I think things can’t get worse, my past resurfaces, threatening to disrupt the life I’ve worked so hard to rebuild.
But Ares has a plan, one that might be worth the Hail Mary he’s throwing my way, and suddenly my life becomes even more complicated.
Ares
One ridiculous mistake almost cost me everything—my shot at the NFL, my reputation, and my family. Now, I’m just inches away from getting benched for good.
My coach is breathing down my neck, the scouts are watching my every move, and I can’t afford another fumble.
But when my nephew’s prank lands me in Brielle Sinclair’s crosshairs, the fiery teacher with a no-nonsense attitude, I’m suddenly facing another fourth-and-long.
She needs help running interference on her past, and I need…well I need her.
The Play
It’s simple, really.
I’ll be her pretend boyfriend to keep her tormentors at bay, and she’ll help me show the world I’m not the PR nightmare they think I am.
But as we spend more time together, faking it becomes harder, especially with sparks flying whenever I’m near her.
I’m ready to fight for her, but will she let me prove that what we have is more than just a game?
Pump Fake is a fake relationship, one-night stand turned friends with benefits, college sports romance, filled with all the heat and angst you crave—without any cliffhangers.
Trigger Warnings:
Some violence but not between the main characters
Renee’s Five Star Review
This is the story of Brielle and Ares. Her life is a mess. The woman might as well carry a fire extinguisher with her at all times. She is always putting out fires all the time. She is a teach and as a substitute teacher of course the kids are not going to be on their best behavior. But the prank they pull on her goes wrong she ends up meeting the man that is going to rock her world. He is the uncle of the boy who pulled the prank. He however has his own trouble resurfacing from his past and threatening his senior year at the college he attends. But from the moment he meets Brielle he knows that she could be the buffer that he needs. But one night turns into something more then either of them plan for. This is a fast paced read with so much chemistry it might melt your kindle in your very hands.
About the Author:
Isla Vaughn is the author of the Hidden Valley Elite and Fall Lake Ballers series. Her romance books are full of complex characters, strong alpha males, and the fierce women who bring them to their knees. When not writing, she can be found daydreaming about owning a beach house, reading, or drinking too much coffee.
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