Most Valuable Playboy. Lauren Blakely. 2025.

Hot new professional quarterback Cooper Armstrong entered the Most Valuable Playboy charity auction with one goal in mind be the player who goes for the most dough. But when trouble shows up in the form of an unscrupulous journalist who wants Cooper to marry her, he needs a whole new play.

Enter Violet Pierson, his best friend's sister who has always been there for him. With a smile as sweet as cherry pie and a mind quicker than the 40-yard dash, Violet saves the day with the highest bid. To seal the deal, Cooper smacks a kiss on her and announces in front of the whole crowd that she's his girlfriend.

It was only supposed to be one kiss, but now Cooper's agent says it's better for his contract negotiation to keep up the act. Violet takes one for the team and agrees. After all, the good press helps her hair business. Soon, the boyfriend-girlfriend scrimmage turns into a full contact sport. But even though most of their kisses are for show, the world seems to disappear when their lips touch.