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!

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.

Dungeons and Drama

By Kristy Boyce

When it comes to romance, sometimes it doesn’t hurt to play games. A fun YA romcom full of fake dating hijinks!

Fake Dates and Mooncakes

By Sher Lee

An aspiring chef discovers the recipe for love is more complicated than it seems when he starts fake-dating a handsome new customer.

Caught in a Bad Fauxmance

By Elle Gonzalez Rose

Neighborhood rivals turned fake boyfriends discover that there’s a fine line between love and payback in this fresh, fun YA rom-com.

Borrow My Heart

By Kasie West

When a girl overhears a guy getting verbally destroyed by his friends for being catfished, she jumps in to save the day—and pretends to be his online crush. A young adult romance from the critically acclaimed author of Places We’ve Never Been.

Picture-Perfect Boyfriend

By Becky Dean

Two strangers, one tropical island, and lots of lies in this funny beach romance from the author of Love & Other Great Expectations!

Well, That Was Unexpected

By Jesse Q. Sutanto

A laugh-out-loud YA rom-com about a girl who’s whisked from LA to her mother’s native Indonesia to get back to her roots and finds herself fake-dating the son of one of the wealthiest families there, from the bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties and The Obsession.