False Pretenses: Book 1: Men of Motor City

By Jamila Jeffries

While woman across the globe have been fangirling for Desmond Cole Montague, I've been his ever-faithful, platonic bestie for years.

During the off-season or when he wasn't on a five-game road trip, DC always made time for me. He would pop up unexpectedly to witness me coach my high school girls' basketball team to a championship. Or send me flowers at the slightest hint of a bad day. He has always been thoughtful, generous. And that was the case long before his celebrity athlete status and his hall-of-fame basketball career with the Virginia Victors.

Desmond has more money than he can ever spend, and the world is at his fingertips. Now that DC's ended his six-month sabbatical and he's launched officially into retirement, he has more time now, too.

I should be ecstatic, right? Who wouldn't be?

I'll tell you who. Me, Cairo Clayton, the woman who started catching feelings for said bestie.

For some reason, I can no longer pretend that he isn't the most beautiful man that I've ever seen. I can't ignore his mesmerizing gold eyes, or his chiseled body that stretches to nearly seven feet.

And when Desmond asks me to marry him temporarily to avoid a blackmail pregnancy scandal that threatens to collapse his business ventures, I should consent, right?

So, I do. Even if it means jeopardizing our friendship and revealing my deepest secrets.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BW2GWGVK
• ISBN13: 9798376981481
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"