Fake Dating & Fauxmances

Alexandria Bellefleur · 2020

An astrologer and an uptight actuary fake a relationship to get their meddling families off their backs—queer, cozy, and swoony.

Talia Hibbert · 2020

A viral rescue video leads to a fake relationship between a romance-skeptical academic and a cinnamon-roll ex-rugby security guard.

Helen Hoang · 2018

Stella hires Michael as a ‘practice boyfriend’ in a businesslike arrangement that becomes very real, very fast.

Jenny Han · 2014

Lara Jean and Peter Kavinsky draft formal rules for their pretend relationship—a YA gold standard for the trope.

Rachel Lynn Solomon · 2021

Co-hosts fake being exes for a radio show concept, blurring lines between performance and reality.

Alyssa Cole · 2021

An investigator and a reluctant possible princess fake a royal romance as they hunt down proof of a missing heir.

Katherine Center · 2022

A female bodyguard has to pose as the down-to-earth movie star’s girlfriend during a trip home to his family.