Playing Pretend
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Last published Mon, Sep 12, 2016
('The Pretend To Be Agreement' Spin-off)
He had been Hollywood's golden boy.
But that was before the incident that changed his life.
Xavier's life takes a turn down the wrong road after a drunken fight and night spent in a jail cell. The famous singer's reputation is sent spiraling down the toilet with his fans turning against him. But that's not the worse thing to have happened to him.
Without his knowledge, he's forced into a fake relationship with Talia Hughes, the daughter of one of the most well-known and respected businessman in New York.
Will the two be willing to put their differences aside to make this not-so-real relationship work or will they fail before it even begins? Read to find out.
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