Pump Fake: A College Sports Romance (Fall Lake Ballers series, paperback #2)

A fake relationship between a fiery teacher and a notorious football star heats up into something dangerously real—but is this game worth the risk?   Brielle   Starting my teaching career as the butt of a prank gone wrong is not how I imagined things going. The hits keep coming when it’s none other than the notorious Ares Bellingham’s nephew who pulls the prank.    Ares, Fall Lake University’s most controversial rising football star, is the last person I expect—or want—to see standing in my classroom, but here he is, infuriatingly smug as he tries to fix things.    Just when I think things can't get worse, my past resurfaces, threatening to disrupt the life I've worked so hard to rebuild.    But Ares has a plan, one that might be worth the Hail Mary he’s throwing my way, and suddenly my life becomes even more complicated.   Ares   One ridiculous mistake almost cost me everything—my shot at the NFL, my reputation, and my family. Now, I’m just inches away from getting benched for good.