Fake dating romance books

1. 

   Funny Story

   Emily Henry

   Spice 3/5 · Steamy

   Her fiancé left her for his best friend, so she moves in with the best friend's ex. Revenge fake-dating at its finest.

   • Fake dating
   • Roommates
   • Cinnamon roll hero
2. 

   The Deal

   Elle Kennedy · Book 1 of 5 in Off-Campus

   Spice 4/5 · Spicy

   She tutors him, he fake-dates her to make her crush jealous. The OG college hockey romance.

   • Fake dating
   • He falls first
   • Hockey player
3. 

   The Duke and I

   Julia Quinn · Book 1 of 8 in Bridgertons

   Spice 3/5 · Steamy

   A duke who never wants to marry and a Bridgerton who needs suitors. Fake courtship, very real feelings.

   • Fake dating
   • Regency
4. 

   The Love Hypothesis

   Ali Hazelwood

   Spice 3/5 · Steamy

   A grad student fake-dates the scariest professor in the department. STEM rom-com that started a Hazelwood obsession.

   • Fake dating
   • Grumpy x sunshine
   • He falls first
5. 

   Boyfriend Material

   Alexis Hall · Book 1 in London Calling

   Spice 2/5 · Simmer

   A tabloid-disaster rock-star son needs a respectable fake boyfriend: an uptight barrister. Hilarious.

   • Fake dating
   • Opposites attract
   • Grumpy x sunshine
6. 

   Happy Place

   Emily Henry

   Spice 3/5 · Steamy

   Exes pretending they are still engaged for one last friends' trip. Sweet, sad, very swoony.

   • Second chance
   • Fake dating
   • Found family
7. 

   The Spanish Love Deception

   Elena Armas · Book 1 of 2 in The Spanish Love Deception

   Spice 3/5 · Steamy

   She needs a date to her sister's wedding in Spain. Her irritating coworker volunteers.

   • Fake dating
   • Enemies to lovers
   • Workplace romance
8. 

   The Unhoneymooners

   Christina Lauren

   Spice 2/5 · Simmer

   The whole wedding gets food poisoning except the bride's sister and the groom's grumpy brother. Free honeymoon, one bed.

   • Enemies to lovers
   • Fake dating
   • Road trip / vacation
9. 

   Fix Her Up

   Tessa Bailey · Book 1 of 3 in Hot & Hammered

   Spice 4/5 · Spicy

   A party clown fake-dates her brother's best friend, a former pro baseball player having a crisis.

   • Brother's best friend
   • Fake dating
   • Athlete
10. 

    Love, Theoretically

    Ali Hazelwood

    Spice 3/5 · Steamy

    A theoretical physicist with a side gig as a fake girlfriend runs into the man who ruined her mentor.

    • Rivals to lovers
    • Fake dating
    • Workplace romance
11. 

    Lovelight Farms

    B.K. Borison · Book 1 of 3 in Lovelight

    Spice 3/5 · Steamy

    A Christmas tree farm owner fake-dates her best friend for a contest. Holiday cozy with real heat.

    • Fake dating
    • Friends to lovers
    • Holiday romance
12. 

    The Bodyguard

    Katherine Center

    Spice 1/5 · Sweet

    She is the bodyguard. He is the movie star. She has to pose as his girlfriend. Gender-flipped and adorable.

    • Bodyguard
    • Fake dating
    • Rockstar / celebrity
13. 

    The Soulmate Equation

    Christina Lauren

    Spice 3/5 · Steamy

    A DNA matchmaking app says her soulmate is the arrogant scientist who founded it. Data does not lie.

    • Enemies to lovers
    • Fake dating
    • Single parent
14. 

    The Wedding Date

    Jasmine Guillory

    Spice 3/5 · Steamy

    Stuck in a hotel elevator with a stranger who then needs a date to his ex's wedding.

    • Fake dating
    • Opposites attract
    • BIPOC main character
15. 

    Throttled

    Lauren Asher · Book 1 of 4 in Dirty Air

    Spice 4/5 · Spicy

    The F1 bad boy fake-dates the team principal's daughter. Formula 1 romance with a big heart.

    • Fake dating
    • Opposites attract
    • Racing driver

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