Favorite Romance Trope: Fake Dating

Fake dating? Count us in! There’s nothing more exciting than two characters who swear they’re only pretending to be into each other . . . until they’re no longer pretending. If your favorite romance trope is fake dating, then you’ll love reading these YA romance novels about characters pretending they’re in love!

Love on Ice

By Sara Ney

What’s a girl to do when the star of the hockey team crash lands in her backyard after a prank gone wrong? Help him cover up the evidence…in exchange for him posing as the perfect prom date, of course. Get ready to swoon with this hilarious YA rom-com debut from the USA Today bestselling author Sara Ney!

We're a Bad Idea, Right?

By K. L. Walther

Coming 03.31.26

The business of love gets messy when two best friends decide to fake a relationship in this uproarious and swoony novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Summer of Broken Rules.

All Roads Lead to Rome

By Sabrina Fedel

When the daughter of a diplomat fake dates a Scottish celebrity in Italy, she soon finds herself living her own Roman Holiday until the feelings get real and the paparazzi’s knives come out.