{"title":"Fake Dating","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt started as a scheme. It ended in feelings. Shop our fake dating romance and romantasy reads — where pretending leads to the real thing.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"game-on-by-navessa-allen","title":"Game On (Book Three Into Darkness Series) By Navessa Allen","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"mb-1 mt-2 whitespace-pre-line leading-relaxed first:mt-0\" data-sentry-component=\"P\" data-sentry-source-file=\"p.tsx\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Three of the Into Darkness Series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-1 mt-2 whitespace-pre-line leading-relaxed first:mt-0\" data-sentry-component=\"P\" data-sentry-source-file=\"p.tsx\"\u003eGet ready to fall (hard) for the latest darkly hilarious, scorchingly hot entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling Into Darkness Series. 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