starfly
Julio Hayes has six months to save his hockey career.
After a viral nightclub fight threatens his NHL draft prospects, his management team gives him one way to repair his reputation: a respectable girlfriend, a spotless public image, and absolutely no more scandals.
Sierra Rosso is the last woman he should choose.
A ruthless criminal law student with no patience for athletes, Sierra couldn't care less about Julio's fame—or his charm. But when she realizes dating him gives her access to the powerful family circles surrounding Marcus Stirling, the man she's secretly investigating, she agrees to a six-month fake relationship.
The rules are simple:
Pretend in public.
Keep your hands to yourself.
Don't fall in love.
But the closer Sierra gets to Stirling, the more dangerous her investigation becomes. And the closer she gets to Julio, the harder it becomes to remember that their relationship is supposed to be fake.
Because someone is watching Sierra, someone inside her own investigation is feeding her secrets to the enemy.
And Julio is hiding something too.
When their carefully constructed arrangement begins unraveling, Sierra discovers that the corruption she's been chasing is far more personal than she ever imagined—and the man she thought she could trust may be connected to it all.
Their fake relationship was supposed to save Julio's career.
Instead, it might cost them everything.
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