{"product_id":"the-play-9781999549763","title":"The Play","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA brand-new standalone novel in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling Briar U series!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat I learned after last year's distractions cost my hockey team our entire season? No more screwing up. No more screwing, period. As the new team captain, I need a new philosophy: hockey and school now, women later. Which means that I, Hunter Davenport, am officially going celibate...no matter how hard that makes things.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there's nothing in the rulebook that says I can't be friends with a woman. And I won't lie--my new classmate Demi Davis is one cool chick. Her smart mouth is hot as hell, and so is the rest of her, but the fact that she's got a boyfriend eliminates the temptation to touch her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept three months into our friendship, Demi is single and looking for a rebound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd she's making a play for me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvoiding her is impossible. We're paired up on a yearlong school project, but I'm confident I can resist her. We'd never work, anyway. Our backgrounds are too different, our goals aren't aligned, and her parents hate my guts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHooking up is a very bad idea. Now I just have to convince my body--and my heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKennedy, Elle:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - A New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Elle Kennedy grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, Ontario, and holds a B.A. in English from York University. From an early age, she knew she wanted to be a writer, and actively began pursuing that dream when she was a teenager. Elle writes romantic suspense and erotic contemporary romance for various publishers. She loves strong heroines and sexy alpha heroes, and just enough heat and danger to keep things interesting!","brand":"Bloom Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50580047298834,"sku":"9781999549763","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0ee0dc61-eeb3-4c60-b118-1c67ac56a300.jpg?v=1732007555","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-play-9781999549763","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}