Irresistible Illusion
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She's survived loss by keeping her heart on lockdown.
He's college football's golden boy with everything to lose.
One careless lie cracks the door wide open.
Rikki has built her life around endurance, grief tucked away, debt piling up, and no room for distractions. Romance belongs to another version of her, before everything fell apart. When she's cornered into producing a date for her dad's wedding, she tells a reckless lie, dragging the past back into her present by naming the one person she swore she'd never need again.
A star quarterback chasing a Heisman and a national title, George's talent is undisputed, but his reputation is under fire. One more scandal could cost him his future. The fix is simple: a stable girlfriend. The catch? The woman who could save his career is the girl who knows his secrets best.
With the wedding looming and a championship on the line, the clock is running out on their lie. Can either of them afford the final play?
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