Waiting To Score

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>** WINNER - ROMANTIC BOOK OF THE YEAR - SHORT CONTEMPORARY with Romance Writer's of Australia!**</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>EMILY 'MONTY' MONTGOMERY</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>When I walked up to the closest guy on the quad and mauled him with my mouth to escape my overzealous ex-boyfriend I had no idea he was the stupidly hot star of the Pierson University basketball team.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>So what if it was the hottest accidental makeout of my life? West Wright has just as many scores on his headboard as he does on the court. And I have no desire to be one of many.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But when my ex turns to outright stalking West's unexpected offer to play the role of fake boyfriend suddenly seems like a safe bet.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>I have a few rules to throw down though because despite his killer charm I have no intention of getting involved with a guy like West for real no matter how hard he tries to shoot his shot.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>WEST WRIGHT</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>It's not like girls throwing themselves at me is a new thing but the hot brunette with legs for days who jumped me in the quad definitely caught me off guard.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Shame my eyes are firmly on the prize-making it to the NBA. Which means I don't have time for relationships. Even fake ones.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But after one hot kiss that hit harder than a three-point buzzer-beater I can't get Monty out of my head. And I want her between my sheets.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Next thing I know I'm her campus knight offering to fake date her under the guise of getting her ex-boyfriend off her back. So why does this relationship suddenly feel real? And why aren't I bolting in the other direction?</span></p>