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Last Updated : 2026-04-04
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“Rule #1: Don’t fall for the roommate. Rule #2: Seriously, don’t fall for the roommate.” *** After an incident that shattered her confidence, Phoenix wants nothing more than to disappear. So, when her twin brother makes her a crazy, bizarre but deliciously sinful offer, she slips on a uniform and takes her place as his twin ‘brother’ at Harrison Park Academy — a chance to restart and feel in control, just until she feels okay again. But HPA has its own rules—and none of them account for bathroom phobias, shared dorms, or accidentally locking eyes with your ridiculously attractive new roommate. Justice is intense, loyal, and way too perceptive for her comfort. Worst of all? He’s the one person she can’t seem to avoid… or stop thinking about. He’s just irritating enough to make her blood boil. But he’s also kind in the quietest ways, and she’s falling, fast. Now Phoenix is navigating locker room close calls, midnight showers, secret crushes, late-night parties with their sister all-girls’ school across the lake and an escalating rivalry between the athletes and the academic elite. Her lies are stacking higher than her jump shots, and with each game, the stakes get heavier. Everyone thinks she’s just another boy chasing a spot on the team. But she’s playing for more than victory. She’s playing to feel like herself again. She’s playing to forget what happened last year. And if anyone finds out who she really is, it won’t just be her cover that’s blown— it’ll be her entire world. Phoenix is one step away from getting exposed. And when you’re living a lie? One wrong move is all it takes to lose the game. How long can she keep playing it straight?
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Play it Straight I DON'T LIKE YOU
JUSTICE’S POVI don’t get my roommate at all. Sometimes I wished he was as easy to understand and relate with as Jackson.It was obvious he didn’t want to share the room with me, but he mostly didn’t want to share it with someone else. His waking up extra early in the morning and coming back extremely late was all the indication I needed to know that he was avoiding me. He didn’t have meals with the basketball players or anyone from The Arena, and during classes, he always tried really hard to not be paired with me.The rest of the team were still mad at me for cancelling PRG and taking the room for myself and they hated the fact that I defended Phoenix while ‘abusing’ my position as his brother’s replacement, but I couldn’t care less what they thought of me especially since I knew they were only influenced by Christopher. But, their hostility towards me, coupled with the fact that Jackson wasn’t here and his brother treated me like a plague just meant I was friendless, and if there w
Last Updated : 2026-04-04Play it Straight RACKS AND BANDAGES
PHOENIX’S POVMy head felt light when I finally opened my eyes. I sat up straight and noticed the rows of neatly made beds separated by sliding curtains, each with crisp sheets and state-of-the-art monitoring equipment.“You’re up.”I jumped at the sound of Marlow’s voice. He looked different – carefree and giddy, with a very suspicious teasing grin on his face. I looked around me and saw no one else, just Marlow leaning against the pole holding up my curtain, grinning his face off silly. It was the first time I was seeing him like this – happy and so full of life. There was not an ounce of sleep in his eyes and his messy hair gave him a very cute boy-next-door look.“What’s going on? What am I doing here?”“That’s the same question I wanted to ask you.” He moved closer, his steps swift and eager, and plopped down on the stool beside me. He gave me a once over, his smile never once leaving his face.“You passed out during practice. Luckily, the guys and I were there to watch you so Mi
Last Updated : 2025-09-02Play it Straight YOU BREAK ONE CURSE, ANOTHER FOLLOWS YOU
JUSTICE’S POV“What the hell did you think you were doing making Christopher a part of the tryout process?”I winced at Harry’s sharp voice. I was still trying to decide what to wear for the private room match – my favorite jersey that I got from Jackson or the ones the school gave me when I became assistant captain.“Harry, Chris is a key player in the team. Of course he should be part of the tryout process. How else would we be able to choose great new players to be on the team?” I patted his shoulder and he groaned loudly in frustration.“Do you have a death wish, Justice? Is that it? Is Jackson’s absence beginning to eat you from the inside out?” I pretended to brush off imaginary dust from my sneakers before putting them on. Harry found this to be irritating since I had done it in his general direction.“Christopher is one of the best players we have on the team. He is a vital player and his input during this recruiting session will be invaluable. Why on earth do you think it was
Last Updated : 2025-08-30Play it Straight THE FINE ART OF NUTMEGGING A STAR PLAYER
PHOENIX’S POV“Okay, so I asked around and the person you need to impress today is Cristopher, not Justice.”Zeke was pulling stuff out of the duffel bag that he brought with him. He had packed a bottle of water, a towel, protein bars and fresh set of clothes. One would think that he got all that for me to use after tryouts, but they were actually for him. He claimed that being near these many athletic guys would make him lose his cool and he’d need to be hydrated to continuing functioning like a normal human being.“By ‘asked around’ you mean you flirted with someone on the team,” Miles stated and Zeke replied with a cheeky grin.“Zeke, not to sound like the most righteous amongst us, but don’t you have a girlfriend? You’ve been flirting around lately.”Zeke’s face contorted into a frown while Marlow and Miles smiled. Something happened, and they knew about it while I didn’t.“Zeke?” I probed. “Did you break up with your girlfriend?”“As a matter of fact, he did.’ There was a smugness
Last Updated : 2025-08-25Play it Straight I GET TO SHARE A BATHROOM WITH THREE OTHER GUYS
PHOENIX’S POVI held my breath and waited for him to expose me.“Phoenix Jameson?” the voice called again. I realized then that the person in front of me wasn’t the one who had called me. His mouth hadn’t moved the whole time he was ogling me.Looking over his shoulder, I saw a middle-aged man with
Play it Straight COVER BLOWN ALREADY?
PHOENIX’S POVWhat’s the worst that can happen, I asked? Well, I’ll tell you what the worst that can happen is: my brother not answering his phone for two days straight like he was supposed to and today, which is the day that we are to go back to school, he’s unavailable!My heart was pounding rapid
Play it Straight I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS ALL SUMMER
PHOENIX’S POVIt’s official. My twin brother was crazy! All that time our mother said he needed therapy and we ignored her! If she was here today, I’d have apologized for yelling at her whenever she suggested that.I blinked back at Jackson who was staring at me as well, waiting for me to respond.
Play it Straight A SINFULLY BRILLIANT IDEA
PHOENIX’S POV“You’ve been in that same position all summer. I am sick and tired of you looking like a fetus.”Before I could open my mouth to shoo him away, I felt a sharp pain course through my back as a basketball landed smack on it.“Jackson!” I yelled and shot up from my bed like a rocket. I w
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