The Valentine Fakeout

She needs a fake boyfriend. He needs a career win. Neither of them planned on falling for real.

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and everything in Sophie Carter’s life is a mess. Her ex is engaged. Her family won’t stop asking questions. And she may have slightly, accidentally implied she’s in a very serious relationship.

There’s just one tiny problem. There is no boyfriend.

Enter Luke Reynolds — charming, ambitious, and in desperate need of good publicity after a recent career stumble. When Sophie proposes a mutually beneficial arrangement, it sounds simple enough: attend her family’s Valentine’s festivities, look convincingly in love, absolutely no real feelings involved.

It’s just two weeks. What could possibly go wrong?

But between stolen glances across candlelit dinners, unexpected kisses that feel a little too convincing, and late-night confessions neither of them meant to share, the lines start to blur. Because pretending to be in love is easy. Stopping yourself from actually falling? That’s the hard part.

As Valentine’s Day approaches and the truth threatens to unravel everything, Sophie and Luke will have to decide if what they’ve built is just a performance — or the real thing.