{"product_id":"campus-fake-a-steamy-hockey-romance-9781957300740","title":"Campus Fake: A Steamy Hockey Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe bold, confident girl everyone loves? She's the best lie I've ever told.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe's loud, fearless, always laughing, and being a rock for everyone around her. No one has any clue that I've spent the last five years faking the confidence I exude like it comes naturally. No one would guess I've built a carefully crafted house of cards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil my estranged brother shows up at my door and threatens to tear it down. He demands I come home for Christmas and that it's time to face my family-despite the fact we both know they still blame me for what happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen my roommate and one of my closest friends, Harrison Gordon, swoops in with a rescue I didn't see coming. He tells my brother that he's my boyfriend and he's coming with me. And instead of refuting the obvious lie, I go with it because the truth is I'm not strong enough to face my family alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe quiet hockey goalie has always seen more than he should. He sees through every joke, every deflection, every carefully crafted lie. And somehow, instead of running, he stays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe more time we spend together, the harder it becomes to keep my walls up. Because Harry makes me feel safe in a way I haven't felt in years. He keeps insisting I deserve forgiveness. That I deserve love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Harry doesn't know the whole story. And I have no doubt that when he learns the truth about the night that changed everything, he'll realize what I've known all along.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome sins are too big to be forgiven, and some people don't deserve to be truly happy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCampus Fake is a steamy friends to lovers, fake dating college hockey romance featuring a quiet goalie who falls first, found family, survivor's guilt, emotional healing, and a heroine who must learn that surviving isn't the same thing as living. It is the fourth and final book in the CFU Hockey series, but can be read as a standalone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Love Locked Press, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957300740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.78d","brand":"Cadence Keys","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53514345283765,"sku":"9781957300740","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781957300740.jpg?v=1791903725","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/campus-fake-a-steamy-hockey-romance-9781957300740","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}