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Fake Dating - Contemporary Romance

 
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Professor and grad student who is not his own, workplace romance, fake dating, originally Reylo
The Love Hypothesis: Collector's Edition|Hardcover
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OMG, football coach kisses his friend on the kisscam during a game because her date sucks so bad
Caught on Camera|Paperback
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The only way to get your family off your back at a wedding is to pretend you have a boyfriend (bonus, he's a vampire)
My Vampire Plus-One|Paperback
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Going to an ex's wedding where all your friends are going to be concerned? Tell them you have a new girlfriend (who you also have a crush on)
Hers for the Weekend|Paperback
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Childhood friends who drifted apart, recently dumped by respective partners, spotted together and assumed to be revenge dating
The Break-Up Pact: A Novel|Paperback
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Love quadrangle here. Two people's best friends are engaged to each other, so they fake date to throw off the scent.
The Next Best Fling|Paperback
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Temporary neighbors. Fake dating so he can open a restaurant and she can win the summer boat race.
Savor It: A Spunes Novel|Paperback
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Meddlesome mothers need thwarting with fake boyfriends
Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie: A Novel - Barnes & Noble
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Her ex-boyfriend is such a jerk that she needs a new (fake) boyfriend to keep her from being hassled
First Down: A Novel by Grace Reilly, Paperback
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She's ghostwriting his memoir, they get spotted together and assumed to be dating, so they go with it for good publicity
When Grumpy Met Sunshine: A Novel|Paperback - Barnes & Noble
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One night stand, turned co-worker, turned boyfriend to help prevent political scandal
The Bodyguard Affair by Amy Lea, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
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Should have been friends to lovers, but they added a fake dating step
Lovelight Farms|Paperback
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When your parents find you naked in your flat with a woman, they're gonna assume she's the girlfriend you've been talking about all year (but you just met her that day)
Christmas Fling by Lindsey Kelk, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
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She wants to make her brother's best friend jealous, so brings a fake boyfriend to her family retreat
Pitcher Perfect: A Novel (B&N Exclusive Edition)|Paperback
 
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Partners on the pickleball court
All's Fair in Love and Pickleball|Paperback
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He needs a fake girlfriend for publicity reasons, luckily she lives next door
Summer in the City (B&N Exclusive Edition) by Alex Aster, Hardcover
 
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Two people being set up by their friends decide to fake date and then plan a big revenge break-up
Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese, Paperback
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Fake dating for small business publicity
Yin Yang Love Song by Lauren Kung Jessen, Paperback
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Keep a terrible ex-boyfriend away with a new fake boyfriend (who also clearly has a crush on you)
The Fake Out: A Vancouver Storm Novel|Paperback
 
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Second chance and fake dating for when you need to prove you're a serious contender for a promotion
I Think They Love You: A Novel|Paperback
 
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Fake dating so your mom doesn't think you're depressed
It's All in Your Head: A Novel|Paperback
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Show up at a work conference with your rival, someone thinks you're together, you accidentally don't correct them, now you're stuck so you don't get called a liar
Love and Other Brain Experiments: A Novel|Paperback
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Second Chance - Contemporary Romance

 
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Second chance and fake dating for when you need to prove you're a serious contender for a promotion
I Think They Love You: A Novel|Paperback
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Secret friends with benefits situation because everyone's in the closet, and the divorced guy shows up at the other one's dad's funeral ten years later
The Shots You Take|Paperback
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Whirlwind Summer romance ends because she's got to go back to college and an internship, reunited three years later with an exclusive interview
Still Into You|Paperback
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Secret relationship (for ethical reasons), career implosion, and then they're back on a highland tour
Scot and Bothered by Alexandra Kiley, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
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High school sweethearts… now stuck on an island together after a plane crash on their way to a friend's wedding
Crash Landing: A Novel by Annie McQuaid, Paperback
 
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Married, then divorced, now on a road trip after dropping their kid off at college
Left of Forever: A Spunes Novel|Paperback
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Amidst a divorce, they have to fake being in a steady relationship on a family vacation
Sunk in Love|Paperback
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Former secret relationship while one was a foreign exchange student, meeting again in Amsterdam
What Happens in Amsterdam|BN Exclusive
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College sweethearts until one totally ghosted the other, now they have to work together
Love in Focus|Paperback
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They had a whole wedding that didn't happen. Ouch.
The Four Engagement Rings of Sybil Rain|Signed Book
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A Christmas break fling that didn't pan out, and now they're enemies who need to get along for their friends' wedding
The Gingerbread Bakery (Dream Harbor, Book 5)|BN Exclusive
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Childhood friends to something more to heartbreak to coworkers on a trip to Iceland
Secret Nights and Northern Lights|Paperback
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I swear most of these second chance romances happen because of someone else's wedding
The Ex Vows|Paperback
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I don't even know why they broke up in the first place, but they make very good partners in crime
Jewel Me Twice|Paperback
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She wants to stay put and he wants to travel; I'm not entirely sold on the ability to compromise here
For Never & Always|Paperback
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B&B restoration with your ex-husband and a bunch of hilarous sidekicks
No One Does It Like You|Paperback
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How do you even recover after leaving someone at the altar?
Make the Season Bright|Paperback
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Former Summer fling and now they inherit a house they need to fix up
The Co-op: A Novel|Paperback
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The wedding planner is allergic to commitment and her florist ex-boyfriend is on their shared job
Forget Me Not|Paperback
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I feel like the break-up was a miscommunication error here
Snow Place Like LA and Seas and Greetings: A Christmas Notch in July Collection|Paperback
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Ghosting and then thrown back together for a TV special interview
Fated Skates: A Novel|Paperback
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Childhood co-stars and partners, one went off the grid, the other is writing a memoir
Anderson in Bloom: A Novel|Paperback
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Friends to Lovers - Contemporary Romance

 
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She's been denying her feelings for him because her best friend had a crush first
Catch Her If You Can: A Novel (B&N Exclusive Edition)|BN Exclusive
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OMG, they're best friends who didn't even know they were in love, doesn't help they assumed the other guy was straight
Delay of Game: An MM Opposites Attract Hockey Romance|eBook
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So awkward when your friend rejects your attempt at a kiss
Last First Kiss: A Novel|Paperback
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Saving her first kiss for a scavenger hunt prize… so they do everything except
Kiss Me, Maybe|Paperback
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Former bandmates and he for sure had a crush on her the whole time
Never Been Shipped|Paperback
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Neighbors, and she's trying to help him date other people
Morbidly Yours|Paperback
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Personally, I think they have too many different life goals to be compatible
Anywhere With You|Paperback
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They're more like childhood friends here
The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn: A Novel|Paperback
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Coach-player relationship, and they're friends, and then have some benefits
Game Point: A Novel|Paperback
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New guy in town befriends the local girl
People Watching: A Novel|Paperback
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She's just broken up and he's taking it super slow to make sure he's not a rebound
Overdue: A Novel|Hardcover
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Childhood friends to dating lessons
Julia Song Is Undateable|Paperback
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Best friends who fake date
Lovelight Farms|Paperback
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He's got a London bucket list and needs a black cat girly guide
The Friendship Fling: A Novel|Paperback
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Too many missed connections, but we finally get a chance at a mutual friend's wedding
Mistakes We Never Made|Paperback
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Pretty sure he falls first and harder here, but thinks he's not good enough for her
Hook, Line, and Sinker|Paperback
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He helps her with a summer bucket list
The Cinnamon Bun Book Store (Dream Harbor, Book 2)
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He helps her fix up an old bus and convert it into a camper
Next to You: A Novel|Paperback
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They're both teachers at the same high school
Flirty Little Secret|Paperback
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Enemies for a bit, then friends, then more. When Harry Met Sally meets Reylo.
You, Again: A Novel|Paperback
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It takes an alternate reality for her to realize that he's perfect for her
This Spells Love: A Novel by Kate Robb, Paperback - Barnes & Noble
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Neither wants to jeopardize the friendship, but come on people, get it together
Crazy Stupid Bromance|Paperback
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Total and complete opposites. But let's go on vacation together every year.
People We Meet on Vacation: Deluxe Edition|Hardcover

Marriage of Convenience - Historical Romance

 
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Deathbed promise to take care of a soldier's sister
Slightly Married (Bedwyn Saga Series #1)|Paperback
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She needs protection from her family and he just needs some cash
Devil in Winter (Wallflower Series #3)|Paperback
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Settle your unpaid bills by showing up at a duke's doorstep wearing his ex-fiancee's wedding gown. Receive a marriage proposal.
The Duchess Deal (Girl Meets Duke Series #1)|Paperback
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Their parents set them up in a gambling debt, but they worked out their own arrangement.
Blame It on the Duke (Disgraceful Dukes Series #3)|Paperback
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After becoming guardian to his half-sisters, he needs a wife
Marry in Haste|Paperback
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A rake to the rescue, I guess
Marry in Scandal|Paperback
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When in scandal, marry your childhood friend and neighbor
First Comes Scandal (Rokesby Series: The Bridgerton Prequels #4)|Paperback
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Idiot man thinks he's cursed to die young, so needs to marry and reproduce quickly
The Perfect Arrangement (The Perfect Regency Series, #4)|eBook
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Marriage so no one has to testify on murder charges
Moonlight on My Mind (Second Sons Series #3)|Paperback
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Technically, she starts as his mistress because she was previously ruined and needs to survive
How to Steal a Scoundrel's Heart: A Novel|Paperback
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