I expect to run into some of the players from the Seattle Phantom Football team when I attend my friend Violet’s party. After all, her husband is one of their star wide receivers. I don’t expect to end up in the lap of the biggest player of them all—Alexander Xavier—or for him to introduce me as his girlfriend, but that’s exactly where I find myself. And by the time the clock hits midnight, I have to make a decision—one that could change everything.

What’s worse than playing a fake girlfriend to the all-pro defensive end for the Seattle Phantom? When the same infamous playboy is my ex-husband’s best friend. I’m normally great at keeping my distance from him—pretending like he doesn’t get under my skin. But after he punches a teammate over me, we’re stuck faking a relationship to save his career and mine. If we play the game well, we could both get out ahead. I just have to remember everything about this is for show, including the reformed player act. A few blurred lines and crossed boundaries won’t change things. Because falling for your ex’s best friend is wrong, right?

Colton St. George is the league’s star quarterback, the most eligible bachelor in the country, and the poster boy for “nice guy”. Everyone wants a piece of him. Including me—because I need him in front of my camera to raise money for charity. There’s just one problem. Before he was famous, I took his already broken heart and shattered it. So he only agrees to do the photos on one condition—I go first. In his home, at his discretion. And in private? He isn’t quite the good guy I remember. Before I know what's happening we're unraveling in a game of favors and bets. One I’m not sure either of us can win