Never Say Never: The Ladies Who Brunch Book 1 -- Harlow James

<p>"I need you to pretend to be my girlfriend."</p><p><br></p><p>When those words left the lips of Damien Shaw, my childhood nemesis, I should have told him to kick rocks right then and there.</p><p><br></p><p>But sadly, his scheme to impress his boss left me with something to gain from it too-getting my meddling mother, who was obsessed with my love life, off my back just in time for my parents' thirtieth wedding anniversary celebration in Hawaii.</p><p><br></p><p>You see, Damien and I grew up together, but we weren't friends. No-we were rivals.</p><p><br></p><p>And when we both moved out to California to go to different colleges, we promised never to think of each other again.</p><p><br></p><p>It had been twelve years since we had been face to face, but when he kept popping up everywhere, I should have known that trouble would follow.</p><p><br></p><p>And sure enough, during a lunch with my parents he told them we were dating.</p><p>I was hellbent on exposing him, but then my mother's reaction made it hard to say no. So, I ended up fake dating my enemy while trying desperately not to fall for him.</p><p><br></p><p>My gut told me to keep my distance. But my heart? That bastard was falling for the man with every sweet gesture he made and every orgasm he gave me.</p><p><br></p><p>But when the reason for our rivalry and our fake relationship comes to light, everyone and everything explodes, leaving one hell of a mess to clean up.</p><p><br></p><p>I never thought I'd fall for D