Best Fake Dating Books | Summaries & Audio

Fake Dating Book Summaries

When Grumpy Met Sunshine

by Charlotte Stein • 2024

Tabloids force a curvy ghostwriter to fake a romance with her surly footballer client.

3.36

11k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine Romance ⚽ Sports Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 💖 Plus Size Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn

When Grumpy Met Sunshine

Tabloids force a curvy ghostwriter to fake a romance with her surly footballer client.

by Charlotte Stein 2024 336 pages

3.36

11k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine Romance ⚽ Sports Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 💖 Plus Size Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn

Best Served Cold

by Angela Casella • 2025

Betrayed by her fiancé, she fake-dates his estranged brother for revenge, and finds something real.

4.02

3k+

😂 Romantic Comedy 💍 Fake Dating 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🏘️ Small Town

Best Served Cold

Betrayed by her fiancé, she fake-dates his estranged brother for revenge, and finds something real.

by Angela Casella 2025 382 pages

4.02

3k+ ratings

😂 Romantic Comedy 💍 Fake Dating 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🏘️ Small Town

Sweet Collide

by Ava Harrison • 2024

When a hockey star hires a fake girlfriend, she conceals that they were childhood best friends.

3.68

13k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🍬 Childhood Sweethearts 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏡 Found Family

Sweet Collide

When a hockey star hires a fake girlfriend, she conceals that they were childhood best friends.

by Ava Harrison 2024 412 pages

3.68

13k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🍬 Childhood Sweethearts 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏡 Found Family

The Husband Hoax

by Saxon James • 2023

One needs a wedding date, the other a husband. Fake dating was the easy part.

4.02

11k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏠 Found Family 💰 Class Difference ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

The Husband Hoax

One needs a wedding date, the other a husband. Fake dating was the easy part.

by Saxon James 2023 284 pages

4.02

11k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏠 Found Family 💰 Class Difference ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Play Fake

by Riley Paige • 2025

A cheated-on linebacker and a trapped cheerleader fake a romance. Their hearts refuse to play along.

3.93

3k+

🏈 College Sports Romance 🤝 Fake Dating Turns Real 📣 Jock And Cheerleader 🩹 Mutual Healing 🫂 Found Family

Play Fake

A cheated-on linebacker and a trapped cheerleader fake a romance. Their hearts refuse to play along.

by Riley Paige 2025 418 pages

3.93

3k+ ratings

🏈 College Sports Romance 🤝 Fake Dating Turns Real 📣 Jock And Cheerleader 🩹 Mutual Healing 🫂 Found Family

Just Our Luck

by Denise Williams • 2025

A winning ticket and a failing donut shop force a fake romance that stops being pretend.

3.44

6k+

🎭 Fake Dating ⚡ Opposites Attract 💫 Messy Heroine 💪 Caretaker Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Expectations

Just Our Luck

A winning ticket and a failing donut shop force a fake romance that stops being pretend.

by Denise Williams 2025 400 pages

3.44

6k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating ⚡ Opposites Attract 💫 Messy Heroine 💪 Caretaker Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Expectations

Baggage Claim

by Juliana Smith • 2022

Dreading a family Christmas, she lets her charming flight companion pose as her fake boyfriend.

3.67

13k+

🎄 Christmas Romance 🎭 Fake Dating ✈️ Forced Proximity 💔 Family Estrangement 🏔️ Mountain Town

Baggage Claim

Dreading a family Christmas, she lets her charming flight companion pose as her fake boyfriend.

by Juliana Smith 2022 271 pages

3.67

13k+ ratings

🎄 Christmas Romance 🎭 Fake Dating ✈️ Forced Proximity 💔 Family Estrangement 🏔️ Mountain Town

Dungeons and Drama

by Kristy Boyce • 2024

A theater kid in her dad's game store fakes dating a gamer to spite her ex.

4.09

46k+

💕 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn 🎭 Musical Theater 🎲 Tabletop Gaming

Dungeons and Drama

A theater kid in her dad's game store fakes dating a gamer to spite her ex.

by Kristy Boyce 2024 304 pages

4.09

46k+ ratings

💕 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn 🎭 Musical Theater 🎲 Tabletop Gaming

Bright Lights & Summer Nights

by Kat Singleton • 2024

An NFL quarterback claims a lost stranger as his girlfriend for his sister's Hamptons wedding.

4.20

37k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🏈 Sports Romance ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Playful Banter

Bright Lights & Summer Nights

An NFL quarterback claims a lost stranger as his girlfriend for his sister's Hamptons wedding.

by Kat Singleton 2024 362 pages

4.20

37k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🏈 Sports Romance ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Playful Banter

I Think They Love You

by Julian Winters • 2025

A people-pleasing event planner fake-dates the ex who broke him to prove he's CEO material.

3.80

2k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💔 Second Chance Romance 😂 Romantic Comedy 🖤 Black Romance 🏢 Family Business

I Think They Love You

A people-pleasing event planner fake-dates the ex who broke him to prove he's CEO material.

by Julian Winters 2025 336 pages

3.80

2k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💔 Second Chance Romance 😂 Romantic Comedy 🖤 Black Romance 🏢 Family Business

Wish Upon a K-Star

by Kat Cho • 2025

A shunned idol and her childhood rival fake a televised romance to rescue their reputations.

3.73

1k+

🤝 Fake Dating 🎤 K-Pop Romance 💘 Rivals To Lovers 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💔 Angsty Romance

Wish Upon a K-Star

A shunned idol and her childhood rival fake a televised romance to rescue their reputations.

by Kat Cho 2025 336 pages

3.73

1k+ ratings

🤝 Fake Dating 🎤 K-Pop Romance 💘 Rivals To Lovers 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💔 Angsty Romance

Wyatt

by Jessica Peterson • 2024

She returned to comfort her grieving best friend. Their fake date feels more real than goodbye.

3.94

66k+

🐴 Cowboy Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🖤 Grieving Hero

Wyatt

She returned to comfort her grieving best friend. Their fake date feels more real than goodbye.

by Jessica Peterson 2024 362 pages

3.94

66k+ ratings

🐴 Cowboy Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🖤 Grieving Hero

Fake As Puck

by Sarah Smith • 2024

After a viral kiss, a notorious hockey star and his coach's daughter must fake a romance.

3.81

2k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 📝 Fake Dating 👨‍👧 Coach's Daughter 😈 Reformed Playboy 💼 Workplace Romance

Fake As Puck

After a viral kiss, a notorious hockey star and his coach's daughter must fake a romance.

by Sarah Smith 2024 340 pages

3.81

2k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 📝 Fake Dating 👨‍👧 Coach's Daughter 😈 Reformed Playboy 💼 Workplace Romance

Wishing for Champagne Kisses

by Brittanee Nicole • 2022

Best friends fake a relationship for a Tahoe wedding, but their feelings are anything but fake.

4.14

2k+

💞 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🏡 Small Town 🎄 Christmas Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Wishing for Champagne Kisses

Best friends fake a relationship for a Tahoe wedding, but their feelings are anything but fake.

by Brittanee Nicole 2022 142 pages

4.14

2k+ ratings

💞 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🏡 Small Town 🎄 Christmas Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Date Knight

by Sam Parks • 2025

Fake-dating her brother's best friend was meant to protect her heart, not hand it over.

3.68

197

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎲 Nerdy Romance 🫂 Found Family 🏠 Caregiver Hero

Date Knight

Fake-dating her brother's best friend was meant to protect her heart, not hand it over.

by Sam Parks 2025 402 pages

3.68

197 ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎲 Nerdy Romance 🫂 Found Family 🏠 Caregiver Hero

The Cuddle Clause

by Roxie Ray • 2025

Her Craigslist roommate is a wolf shifter. The lease requires cuddles. Now she's his fake mate.

4.05

9k+

🐺 Shifter Romance 🎭 Fake Dating 🏠 Forced Proximity 🧠 Neurodivergent Romance 🫂 Caretaking Rituals

The Cuddle Clause

Her Craigslist roommate is a wolf shifter. The lease requires cuddles. Now she's his fake mate.

by Roxie Ray 2025 326 pages

4.05

9k+ ratings

🐺 Shifter Romance 🎭 Fake Dating 🏠 Forced Proximity 🧠 Neurodivergent Romance 🫂 Caretaking Rituals

Craving Their Omega

by Sadie Moss • 2025

Three rival Alphas need one wife, and the Omega they just hired is hiding her designation.

3.84

2k+

🐺 Omegaverse 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💕 Why Choose Romance 🛡️ Protective Alphas 🤫 Hidden Omega

Craving Their Omega

Three rival Alphas need one wife, and the Omega they just hired is hiding her designation.

by Sadie Moss 2025 418 pages

3.84

2k+ ratings

🐺 Omegaverse 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💕 Why Choose Romance 🛡️ Protective Alphas 🤫 Hidden Omega

Every Promise Broken

by Ashley James • 2024

Two ex-husbands fake their marriage. The lie forces them to feel everything they buried.

4.23

2k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Hurt/Comfort

Every Promise Broken

Two ex-husbands fake their marriage. The lie forces them to feel everything they buried.

by Ashley James 2024 314 pages

4.23

2k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Hurt/Comfort

Wood You Rather?

by Daphne Elliot • 2023

A PI must fake-date the lumber exec who destroyed her career to solve his father's murder.

4.15

2k+

🎭 Fake Dating ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Wounded Hero

Wood You Rather?

A PI must fake-date the lumber exec who destroyed her career to solve his father's murder.

by Daphne Elliot 2023 434 pages

4.15

2k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Wounded Hero

I Think He Knows

by Katie Bailey • 2023

Fake-engaged to her movie star best friend, a single mom battles a decade of hidden feelings.

3.93

11k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💍 Fake Engagement 👩‍👧 Single Mom Romance 🎬 Hollywood Romance 🥺 Mutual Pining

I Think He Knows

Fake-engaged to her movie star best friend, a single mom battles a decade of hidden feelings.

by Katie Bailey 2023

3.93

11k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💍 Fake Engagement 👩‍👧 Single Mom Romance 🎬 Hollywood Romance 🥺 Mutual Pining

Until You Say Stay

by Nate Wilder • 2025

A disgraced F1 driver and an aspiring singer agree to fake-date. The contract says no feelings.

4.38

1k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🏎️ Sports Romance 🏁 Formula One Romance 🎤 Musician Heroine 😈 Reformed Playboy

Until You Say Stay

A disgraced F1 driver and an aspiring singer agree to fake-date. The contract says no feelings.

by Nate Wilder 2025 406 pages

4.38

1k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🏎️ Sports Romance 🏁 Formula One Romance 🎤 Musician Heroine 😈 Reformed Playboy

Fury

by Anna Hackett • 2023

To survive a cartel, a bartender on the run becomes her nightclub boss's fake girlfriend.

4.33

8k+

🤝 Fake Dating 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 💔 Wounded Heroine 🖤 Alpha Protector

Fury

To survive a cartel, a bartender on the run becomes her nightclub boss's fake girlfriend.

by Anna Hackett 2023 286 pages

4.33

8k+ ratings

🤝 Fake Dating 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 💔 Wounded Heroine 🖤 Alpha Protector

Stranger Things Have Happened

by Kasie West • 2026

A bar bet lands her in fake couples therapy with a stranger. The feelings turn real.

3.80

4k+

🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter ⚡ Opposites Attract 🔒 Emotionally Guarded

Stranger Things Have Happened

A bar bet lands her in fake couples therapy with a stranger. The feelings turn real.

by Kasie West 2026 352 pages

3.80

4k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter ⚡ Opposites Attract 🔒 Emotionally Guarded

The Hookup Situation

by Lyra Parish • 2025

Grieving billionaire meets barista fleeing her ex: fake-date until Halloween. No feelings.

4.15

2k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎭 Fake Dating 💘 He Falls First 💰 Billionaire Hero 🖤 Wounded Hero

The Hookup Situation

Grieving billionaire meets barista fleeing her ex: fake-date until Halloween. No feelings.

by Lyra Parish 2025 414 pages

4.15

2k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎭 Fake Dating 💘 He Falls First 💰 Billionaire Hero 🖤 Wounded Hero

How to Kiss a Movie Star

by Jenny Proctor • 2023

A movie star's fake romance with a scientist who studies squirrels turns unexpectedly real.

4.19

8k+

🎬 Celebrity Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🔬 Opposites Attract 🏡 Small Town Romance 🚪 Closed Door Romance

How to Kiss a Movie Star

A movie star's fake romance with a scientist who studies squirrels turns unexpectedly real.

by Jenny Proctor 2023 364 pages

4.19

8k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🔬 Opposites Attract 🏡 Small Town Romance 🚪 Closed Door Romance

Hello Fake Boyfriend

by Kelsie Hoss • 2023

A romance novelist's anti-love rant goes viral, forcing her to fake-date an accountant.

3.95

8k+

🌼 Plus Size Heroine 🤝 Fake Relationship 🌦️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔄 Opposites Attract ⏳ Slow Burn

Hello Fake Boyfriend

A romance novelist's anti-love rant goes viral, forcing her to fake-date an accountant.

by Kelsie Hoss 2023 434 pages

3.95

8k+ ratings

🌼 Plus Size Heroine 🤝 Fake Relationship 🌦️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔄 Opposites Attract ⏳ Slow Burn

Rock Bottom Girl

by Lucy Score • 2019

Broke and jobless, Marley returns to her town, coaches soccer, and fake-dates her high school crush.

4.25

73k+

🌾 Small Town Romance ⚽ Sports Romance 🎭 Fake Dating 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Return

Rock Bottom Girl

Broke and jobless, Marley returns to her town, coaches soccer, and fake-dates her high school crush.

by Lucy Score 2019 532 pages

4.25

73k+ ratings

🌾 Small Town Romance ⚽ Sports Romance 🎭 Fake Dating 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Return

Billion Dollar Lie

by Linnea May • 2023

A broke waitress takes a billionaire's fake engagement deal, but his criminal past could break them.

3.83

500+

💍 Fake Engagement ⛓️ Dominance And Submission 🏠 Foster Care Survivor 🔪 Criminal Family 📚 Bookish Heroine

Billion Dollar Lie

A broke waitress takes a billionaire's fake engagement deal, but his criminal past could break them.

by Linnea May 2023

3.83

500+ ratings

💍 Fake Engagement ⛓️ Dominance And Submission 🏠 Foster Care Survivor 🔪 Criminal Family 📚 Bookish Heroine

Crooked

by Vi Keeland • 2026

A mob daughter in hiding. A bodyguard with a past. One house, no boundaries left unbroken.

3.93

2k+

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 👑 Mafia Princess 🏠 Forced Proximity 💋 Fake Dating 🎭 Hidden Identities

Crooked

A mob daughter in hiding. A bodyguard with a past. One house, no boundaries left unbroken.

by Vi Keeland 2026 367 pages

3.93

2k+ ratings

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 👑 Mafia Princess 🏠 Forced Proximity 💋 Fake Dating 🎭 Hidden Identities

Power Play

by Chelsea Curto • 2024

A reporter proposes a deal: fake dates for sex lessons with hockey's most guarded goalie.

4.03

89k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎭 Fake Dating 💒 Marriage Of Convenience 💼 Workplace Romance 🔥 Sex Positivity

Power Play

A reporter proposes a deal: fake dates for sex lessons with hockey's most guarded goalie.

by Chelsea Curto 2024 514 pages

4.03

89k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎭 Fake Dating 💒 Marriage Of Convenience 💼 Workplace Romance 🔥 Sex Positivity

Scarlett and the Fake Boyfriend

by Ivy Smoak • 2025

Scarlett fake-dates her best friend to get her crush's attention, but the charade stirs real desire.

4.35

1k+

🎭 Fake Dating 👫 Friends To Lovers 🔺 Love Triangle 🏫 High School 🕵️ Amateur Sleuthing

Scarlett and the Fake Boyfriend

Scarlett fake-dates her best friend to get her crush's attention, but the charade stirs real desire.

by Ivy Smoak 2025 458 pages

4.35

1k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 👫 Friends To Lovers 🔺 Love Triangle 🏫 High School 🕵️ Amateur Sleuthing

The Grump Next Door

by Brighton Walsh • 2025

A single mom's one-night stand is her new landlord, and he's anything but pleased.

4.18

8k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💍 Fake Dating 👩‍👧 Single Parent 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Small Town Romance

The Grump Next Door

A single mom's one-night stand is her new landlord, and he's anything but pleased.

by Brighton Walsh 2025 368 pages

4.18

8k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💍 Fake Dating 👩‍👧 Single Parent 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Small Town Romance

Caught on Camera

by Chelsea Curto • 2023

Her NFL coach best friend fake dates her after a viral kiss cam rescue. Don't fall.

3.92

16k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏈 Sports Romance 🫠 He Falls First 🛡️ Protective Hero

Caught on Camera

Her NFL coach best friend fake dates her after a viral kiss cam rescue. Don't fall.

by Chelsea Curto 2023 434 pages

3.92

16k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏈 Sports Romance 🫠 He Falls First 🛡️ Protective Hero

Otherwise Engaged

by Avery Keelan • 2021

Her fake boyfriend lie lands her in a contract with the playboy who broke her heart.

3.97

6k+

👫 Fake Dating 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Second Chance 🕯️ Slow Burn 🥂 High Society

Otherwise Engaged

Her fake boyfriend lie lands her in a contract with the playboy who broke her heart.

by Avery Keelan 2021 480 pages

3.97

6k+ ratings

👫 Fake Dating 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Second Chance 🕯️ Slow Burn 🥂 High Society

Duke

by Kayley Loring • 2023

To survive a viral photo scandal, a grumpy NFL kicker and a British actress pretend to date.

4.20

1k+

🎭 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏈 Sports Romance 📸 Celebrity Romance 👧 Single Dad

Duke

To survive a viral photo scandal, a grumpy NFL kicker and a British actress pretend to date.

by Kayley Loring 2023 338 pages

4.20

1k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏈 Sports Romance 📸 Celebrity Romance 👧 Single Dad

The Mayor and the Mystery Man

by A.J. Truman • 2022

To salvage his campaign, a mayor asks his straight best friend to pose as his boyfriend.

3.97

2k+

🤝 Fake Dating 💞 Friends To Lovers 🌈 Bisexual Awakening 👨‍👧‍👦 Single Father 🏘️ Small Town Romance

The Mayor and the Mystery Man

To salvage his campaign, a mayor asks his straight best friend to pose as his boyfriend.

by A.J. Truman 2022 280 pages

3.97

2k+ ratings

🤝 Fake Dating 💞 Friends To Lovers 🌈 Bisexual Awakening 👨‍👧‍👦 Single Father 🏘️ Small Town Romance

A Peak Performance

by Victoria Wilder • 2023

Betrayed heiress takes over her family's rival, and boss's son was her masked stranger in London.

4.16

2k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Dating 🏔️ Small Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance

A Peak Performance

Betrayed heiress takes over her family's rival, and boss's son was her masked stranger in London.

by Victoria Wilder 2023 374 pages

4.16

2k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Dating 🏔️ Small Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance

A Not So Meet Cute

by Meghan Quinn • 2021

200k+

Romance

Fake Dating

Contemporary Romance

Contemporary

Enemies To Lovers

A Not So Meet Cute

by Meghan Quinn 2021 404 pages

200k+ ratings

Romance

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Contemporary Romance

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