{"product_id":"dont-fool-yourself-9781957745268","title":"Don't Fool Yourself","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho knew my little white lie would spiral into fake dating my grumpy boss?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was an accident, I swear. But when my parents think I'm dating my boss, I don't correct them. They hover over my life enough as it is. A make-believe boyfriend could take some of the pressure off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey're half a world away. Nobody will even find out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept for the nosiest women in Sunshine, Oregon. And possibly everyone who watched that video of us that went viral...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReed Bridger doesn't do small talk, hates anything that throws off his routine, and regularly scares away our coffee shop customers with his perma-frown. But I know he's not a gargoyle, even if he tries to pretend he's made of stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe suggests a fake relationship could help us both. Now, I'm practicing PDA with Reed, making up romantic stories on the fly, and being embraced by his entire family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe longer we pretend to date, the more I see the man behind the scowl. A man who would drop everything to help his family. One who's living under unmet expectations of his own. And the only man who's ever truly seen me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut I can't risk developing very real feelings for my very fake boyfriend, or the biggest fool of all could be me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Genny Carrick Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957745268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.82d","brand":"Genny Carrick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52934345294005,"sku":"9781957745268","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dont-fool-yourself-9781957745268","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}