{"product_id":"9781946660480","title":"Well Played","description":"Lauren:\u003cp\u003eGraham is my brother's best friend. He's always been my protector and my confidant because he accepts me the way I am-and not many do. I can't imagine not having him in my life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur weekend together was supposed to be a celebration. I graduated from college, Graham got engaged and signed with a pro football team, and my brother landed his dream job. It should have been the best time of our lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept that the weekend started with me walking in on Graham's fiancée going down on my brother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI complicated the situation by having sex with Graham after that, but I wanted to comfort him and, damn, when I saw desire in his eyes-for me-I couldn't say no. I've wanted him for so long.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow he doesn't want to see me. He says he has a darker side he needs to protect me from.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere do we go from here? Do I try to pretend to be his friend again or push him to open up to me and possibly lose him forever?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGraham\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSleeping with one of my best friends was not exactly a brilliant idea. It made things complicated, and I didn't do anything that threw my life into chaos. The fiancée her brother Jack, had stolen had been part of my life plan, one more step I was taking to be somebody. Granted, I hadn't been in love with my intended bride, but I didn't really know how to love anybody.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI survived. I pushed to achieve more. I battled my way to the top of the heap in my pro football career..\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm a total dick, and I don't want Lauren to see the side of me that would trample over anybody to work my way up in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLauren sees me as a hero, a title I'd never gain with anybody else in my life, so I wanted to keep her sheltered from the hard realities of my life. I wanted her to continue to think I was a nice guy when I was really just the opposite. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe never should have crossed the line of going from friends to lovers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's too much Lauren doesn't know about me, and I care enough about her that I don't want her to share my pain and the darkness that never sees daylight inside me. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI want her, but she's a woman I can never have. She's too smart, too sweet, and way too good for a guy like me. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately, pushing her away becomes much more difficult than I'd planned...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Golden Unicorn Enterprises Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47044366991600,"sku":"9781946660480","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781946660480_p0.jpg?v=1763797876","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781946660480","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}