{"product_id":"9780008749088","title":"Cross My Heart: the perfect slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers college romance you need","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eThe perfect fake-dating college sports romance for fans of Bal Khabra and Hannah Grace\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMay Velasco has always wanted to be a lacrosse player, and she’s finally achieved her dream: joining her college team on a scholarship. Now she's got to give her all to keep her hard-fought place on the team.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then CJ \"Colt\" Bradley shows up at her college to help with training. He's a professional player, but he was also her grade school nemesis, and the last thing May wants to do is take pointers from \u003cem\u003ehim\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when they're photographed having what looks like – but definitely isn't – an intimate moment at a bar, May's outraged. But the college is thrilled that women's lacrosse is getting press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMay and Colt will have to pretend they're dating until the lacrosse team is happy. But it doesn't take long before this fake relationship starts to feel all too real, and May begins to question if she really wants this relationship to be fake after all…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReaders are loving \u003cem\u003eCross My Heart\u003c\/em\u003e!\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Couldn't put it down!' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Everything you want in a romance' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eCross My Heart \u003c\/em\u003ehas my heart!' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEsha Patel's latest novel, Cross My Heart, is a contemporary sports story that explores friendship and love in a unique workplace setting. The narrative takes an unexpected turn when a fake relationship starts to feel all too real, making it a must-read up-coming fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Lauren Asher (Terms and Conditions), Stephanie Archer (In Your Dreams, Holden Rhodes), Liz Tomforde (Play Along), Becka Mack (Fall with Me), and Sarah Adams (Beg, Borrow, or Steal).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins 2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Esha Patel, Read by Maria Jose Pacreu Rodriguez and Nezar Alderazi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889232728213,"sku":"9780008749088","price":45.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008749088_fd26ef48-6353-4c9c-8fc9-8fe9441859a0.jpg?v=1776888497","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008749088","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}