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Chapters (52)
  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. CHAPTER ONE
  5. CHAPTER TWO
  6. CHAPTER THREE
  7. CHAPTER FOUR
  8. CHAPTER FIVE
  9. CHAPTER SIX
  10. CHAPTER SEVEN
  11. CHAPTER EIGHT
  12. CHAPTER NINE
  13. CHAPTER TEN
  14. CHAPTER ELEVEN
  15. CHAPTER TWELVE
  16. CHAPTER THIRTEEN
  17. CHAPTER FOURTEEN
  18. CHAPTER FIFTEEN
  19. CHAPTER SIXTEEN
  20. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
  21. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
  22. CHAPTER NINETEEN
  23. CHAPTER TWENTY
  24. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
  25. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
  26. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
  27. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
  28. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
  29. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
  30. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
  31. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
  32. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
  33. CHAPTER THIRTY
  34. CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
  35. CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
  36. CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
  37. CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
  38. CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
  39. CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
  40. CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
  41. CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
  42. CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
  43. Epilogue
  44. Acknowledgments
  45. Discover More
  46. READING GROUP GUIDE
  47. Book ClubDiscussion Questions
  48. Q&A withFarrah Rochon
  49. Bonus Scene
  50. About the Author
  51. Also by Farrah Rochon
  52. Praise for Farrah Rochon andThe Dating Playbook

“I’ll read it to you,” Taylor said. She didn’t need Mr. Penmanship dissecting her messy handwriting. “This is our official dating playbook. Our overall goal is to convince everyone that we’re the hot new fitness couple on the block. I’d love to come up with a couple’s name, but all I can think of is TayJar.”

“Please don’t make me half of TayJar.”

Taylor had to bite the inside of her cheek to stop herself from laughing at the desperation in his frantic plea.

“Forget TayJar,” she said, tapping the pen in a chaotic rhythm against her leg. “It’s not important. What is important is selling this story to the public so that they’ll believe we’re really a couple.”

“And how do you propose we do that?”

“I told you, by becoming a fitness power couple. We’ll convince people you’re helping me develop new exercise routines for Taylor’d Conditioning. I’m known for my boot camp workouts, but I can say that I’m moving into a new genre—work out like an NFL player, or something.

“Now, in order to really sell this, we’re going to have to play up the whole couples routine.” She ticked items off on her fingers. “Posting pictures of ourselves together online, especially when we’re working out. Maybe even making a few YouTube workout videos together. But it can’t be all about working out,” she stressed. “We’re going to have to stage a few dates where I get to wear cute clothes and heels.”

The furrows in his forehead were so deep Taylor feared he’d end up with permanent frown lines.

“Taylor, are you sure about all of this?” he asked. “I can clear this up with a single text to Alec Mooney.”

“No, it will work. I promise.” She pointed to the envelope. “If we follow the playbook, we can both get what we want. What do you say, Twenty-Three?”

He sat in contemplative silence, studying her. After several strained moments passed, he said, “I guess we’re dating.”

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Jamar refastened the belt on the heat wrap around his knee and flexed the muscle, trying not to wince at the sharp pinch that shot through the joint. He dialed back the flash of worry that immediately sparked, reminding himself that even an uninjured knee would ache after the punishing workout he’d put it through.