Showing results for "A Fake Friend" in Literature & Fiction

Want to know the fastest way to get screwed out of a football career? Get photographed in a compromising position in a gay bar. Yep, welcome to my life. My agent says he can fix my image. He wants me to become the poster boy for gay football players. Me? I just want back on the field. I'll do anything to play for the NFL again, even pretend to have a steady boyfriend. If only my fake boyfriend wasn't Noah Huntington III - the most arrogant, entitled rich guy in the world. 

Max has been in love with his childhood best friend, Ash, for years. The reason he has kept it a secret is because Ash also happens to be Max's brother's ex-boyfriend. Complicated doesn't begin to explain their relationship.

Maddox - The reason I rarely go home is three simple words: I'm a liar. When the pressure to marry my childhood sweetheart became too much, I told her I was gay and then fled to New York like my ass was on fire. Now, five years later and after a drunken encounter, I find myself invited to her wedding. And I have to bring my boyfriend-the boyfriend who doesn't exist because I'm straight. At least, I think I am. Meeting the guy I'm bribing to be my boyfriend for the weekend makes me question everything about myself.   

Pretending to be in love with a shifter is dangerous. My sister and I have never gotten along, but she’s adamant she wants me to attend her wedding. The worst part is she’s marrying Tony, who was my high school sweetheart. That’s where Sting comes in. He’s my date for the wedding. When he hears Bridget talking me down - like she always does - he stepped in and offered to be my “boyfriend”.

Word of advice: Don't come out to random guys in public restrooms. Even if they're charming and adorably nerdy and offer to help. My family believes I can't be happy if I'm not out to the world. I have a bitter ex-boyfriend and an unstable NHL career to show for it. A fake boyfriend seems like an easy and quick solution to get my family off my back, and this guy is volunteering. I take him up on it without asking his name. I really should've asked for his name.

Bridgerton meets The Goldfinch in How to Fake It in Society, a stunning queer romance by rising genre star KJ Charles. It is 1821 and Nicolas-Marc, Comte de Valois de La Motte is making a splash in London Society. The son of Jeanne de Valois de La Motte, infamous for stealing a priceless diamond...

You know what's not fun? Going on a Fiji vacation with four other couples. Especially when recently single. What's even worse is when a past hook-up arrives unannounced. Not only do we have a history, but he's 10 years younger and a famous rock star. Most importantly, he's my friend's little brother. Being trapped on an island with Jet Jackson is going to be sweet torture because all I want is another chance. I just don't think he's going to give it to me.

Before their futures become the present, Noah convinces his friends they need a group vacation—a final play before they're all tied down by responsibility and unyielding schedules. Everything is changing. Marriage. Kids. Careers. A trip to Fiji is the last hurrah to end all hurrahs. And from disastrous marriage proposals to grand gestures to life-changing confessions, two weeks on a private island becomes the beginning of the rest of their lives.

The strong one. The dependable one. Eldest son. Big brother. Now the family farm is mine to run. My entire life is centered around others. To keep the attention off me at my baby sister's wedding, I impulsively hire a fake boyfriend to give the pretense of happiness. What I don't expect is a man that seamlessly fits into my life. Trevor holds me up when no one else thinks twice about my needs or wants. And he keeps coming back for me. Again and again. Our relationship might be fake to Trevor, but I'm playing for keeps.

‘This is cosy, small-town romance at its best. Swoony, sweeping and cinematic’ ELLE McNICOLL ‘I AM STILL SWOONING SO HARD. I don't feel like I will ever get over this book’ LUCY VINE From the author of Under Your Spell comes a funny, cosy small-town romance about an accidental Vegas...

It was just a one-time thing. And then a two-time thing. And a three-time thing. Before I know it, I'm in his fancy car, heading to the Wine Country for an extended weekend. My mission? Be the loving boyfriend you bring home to meet the parents. I'm risking my scholarship and my future at the elite Highgate Academy for a charming stranger in need of a boyfriend. Why? I wish I could tell you. But there's more to him than I imagined. I'm doing my best to convince everyone that we're a couple. But maybe I'd be wise to remind myself that we are not.

A sassy fake-dating-with-a-twist, friends-to-lovers, laugh-out-loud romance for readers of Rachael Johns, Beth O'Leary and Marian Keyes. When Finn and Sweeney return to their hometown to surprise their mothers at Ronnie and Connie's joint sixtieth birthday party, they expect to be the biggest...

I know it shouldn’t matter what people say about me. But when my parents told me that I would never find love because I liked guys, I was willing to do anything to prove them wrong. So, when the most romantic guy ever asked me to marry him, I had to show him to them immediately. Was I moving too fast? Because as soon as I scored him an invitation to one of our obnoxious family get-togethers, he called things off. Now, I need a fiancé to replace the one I thought I had or my parents will think they were right about me all along.

Almost everyone in Calico Cove knows how I feel about Mari…well, except for Mari. Truth is, I've had a serious crush on her since high school, but I've been friend-zoned. Only now, her jerk face ex-boyfriend is back in town filming a Christmas movie, and she needs me to be her fake fiancé to prove she's moved on with her life. What do I want in exchange? Real Christmas dates. Hot chocolate, sledding, cookie baking, all of it. Oh, and did I mention the kisses? Yeah, there will be nothing fake about those.

Four Sizzling Fake Dating Rom Coms! Get the entire Fake Dating in the City series together for the first time.

"Manchmal hörst du einen Song, und plötzlich wird er zum Soundtrack deines Lebens." Caleb "Soren" Sorensen hat sich den Urlaub anders vorgestellt. Nicht genug damit, dass er im entlegensten Winkel der Welt dabei zuschauen muss, wie seine Freunde ihr Liebesglück genießen, plötzlich taucht auch noch Jet auf – der Mann, den Soren seit Jahren nicht vergessen kann. Der kleine Bruder seines Freundes Matt ist inzwischen ein berühmter Rockstar. Und wie es aussieht, hat er Liebeskummer, den Soren nur zu gerne vertreiben würde... Jet Jackson hat sich seinen Ausflug nach Fidschi anders vorgestellt.

Ein beliebter Draufgänger und ein neuer geheimnisvoller Mitschüler, der ihm den Kopf verdreht. Die mitreißende Gay Romance, die die Herzen berührt. Niklas hat alles, wovon jeder 18-Jährige träumt: Freunde, mit denen man Spaß haben kann, eine Familie, die immer hinter ihm steht, und noch dazu jede Menge Follower auf Social-Media. Sein Leben scheint perfekt zu sein. Zumindest, wenn man nur die Videos kennt, die er online hochlädt. In Wahrheit ist Niklas der reinste Chaot. Auch seine Noten lassen zu wünschen übrig.

I should have known it was too good to be true. My whole life, nothing good ever lasts. Nothing stays the same. Now, my past, which should be far behind me, is catching up with me, and in ways I never expected. Come to find out, I have a thirteen year old brother I never knew about, and he’s now my responsibility. What do I know about kids? Nothing really, but I’m going to do my best.

»Das Leben ist gerade nicht leicht. Aber ist es das jemals?«»Jetzt, in dieser Sekunde. Ja!«Ein Coming-out? Für Levi undenkbar! Er flüchtet lieber vor seinen Gefühlen und seiner Familie nach London. Leider hat er seinen Neuanfang nicht wirklich durchdacht. Keine Möbel, eine verlorene Reisetasche und noch dazu eine WG, in der alle mehr nebeneinander her leben als miteinander. Niemand interessiert sich für ihn – außer Jannis. Durch jeden Blick, jedes Gespräch und jede Berührung kommen sich die beiden näher, doch Levis große Klappe und seine oft unüberlegten Worte trüben die anfängliche Harmonie. Dennoch lässt sich die gegenseitige Anziehung kaum leugnen. Aber: Mitbewohner küsst man nicht. Oder?

Magnetic billionaire, Isaiah Wentworth, made me a tantalizing offer. Pretend to be his girlfriend for the world to see. He had to prove to his powerful grandfather that he was a man who could settle down. I yearned to show my cruel ex that I was more than the plain Jane girl he’d dumped. What could go wrong? We were perfect strangers and it was a perfect plan.