
This Time It's Real
Ann Liang
A teen writer's fake viral love story spirals out of control when her 'fake' actor boyfriend starts feeling very real.
Description
When seventeen-year-old Eliza Lin’s essay about meeting the love of her life unexpectedly goes viral, her entire life changes overnight. Now she has the approval of her classmates at her new international school in Beijing, a career-launching internship opportunity at her favorite magazine…and a massive secret to keep.Eliza made her essay up. She’s never been in a relationship before, let alone in love. All good writing is lying, right?Desperate to hide the truth, Eliza strikes a deal with the famous actor in her class, the charming but aloof Caz Song. She’ll help him write his college applications if he poses as her boyfriend. Caz is a dream boyfriend -- he passes handwritten notes to her in class, makes her little sister laugh, and takes her out on motorcycle rides to the best snack stalls around the city.But when her relationship with Caz starts feeling a little too convincing, all of Eliza’s carefully laid plans are threatened. Can she still follow her dreams if it means breaking her own heart?Get ready to fall in love in this hilarious romcom about a girl who begins a fake relationship with the famous actor in her class, perfect for fans of Meg Cabot and Jenny Han.
Books like this

Better Than the Movies
Lynn Painter
A rom-com-obsessed teen enlists her annoying neighbor to win her crush — and falls for him instead.
9 tropes in common

Geekerella (Once Upon a Con, #1)
Ashley Poston
A Cinderella retelling where a fangirl and a famous actor fall for each other over text — before the con.
8 tropes in common

Counting Down with You
Tashie Bhuiyan
A rule-following Bangladeshi teen agrees to fake-date the school bad boy for 28 days — and loses track of why she wanted
8 tropes in common

Back to September
Melissa Brayden
A shy bookstore owner and a famous romance novelist discover the real thing is messier — and sweeter — than fiction.
9 tropes in common

Today Tonight Tomorrow
Rachel Lynn Solomon
Bitter high school rivals team up for one wild last night in Seattle — and fall for each other by sunrise.
8 tropes in common

The Soulmate Equation
Christina Lauren
A stat-obsessed single mom matches at 98% compatibility with the insufferable scientist she already can't stand.
9 tropes in common

Pretending to be His: A Billionaire Fake Dating Romance
Everly Summers
A romance writer fakes a relationship with Manhattan's hottest billionaire to make her ex jealous — then actually falls.
8 tropes in common

Dungeons and Drama
Kristy Boyce
A theatre girl fakes flirting with a D&D nerd — and ends up rolling for real feelings.
7 tropes in common

The Fill-In Boyfriend
Kasie West
Dumped at prom, Gia convinces a cute stranger to be her fake date — then can't stop thinking about him.
7 tropes in common

How to Fake It with a Fae
Amy Boyles
A fae king plots revenge on a witch family — then gets magically bound to the daughter he's supposed to destroy.
8 tropes in common

Big Duke Energy: A Grumpy/Sunshine Standalone Romantic Comedy
Emma Hart
A blocked romance author rents a duke's estate — and accidentally writes him as her next spicy hero.
9 tropes in common

The Bodyguard
Katherine Center
A no-nonsense bodyguard must protect a Hollywood heartthrob — while pretending to be his girlfriend.
8 tropes in common

Role Play
Kay Cove
A broke romance author hires an escort as her muse — then starts falling for the man behind the role.
8 tropes in common

Fake Dates and Mooncakes
Sher Lee
A Brooklyn teen chef fake-dates a charming rich boy at a Hamptons wedding — and accidentally falls for real.
7 tropes in common

Romantic Comedy
Curtis Sittenfeld
A self-deprecating SNL writer falls for the dreamy pop star guest-hosting her show — but men like him don't date women l
8 tropes in common

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares (Dash & Lily, #1)
Rachel Cohn
Two strangers swap a dare-filled notebook across NYC bookshops — but can they connect in person?
7 tropes in common

She Gets the Girl
Rachael Lippincott
A bold flirt teaches an awkward girl to get her crush — but they end up falling for each other instead.
7 tropes in common

Fake Skating
Lynn Painter
Childhood best friends reunite years later — but the nerdy boy she remembered is now the town's hockey god.
7 tropes in common

Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating
Adiba Jaigirdar
Two Bengali girls fake-date to solve each other's problems — and accidentally fall for real.
6 tropes in common

Here For The Cake: A fake dating, beach wedding romance
Jennifer Millikin
Fake dating her sister's wedding frenemy: one contract, one bed, and way too many real kisses.
7 tropes in common