4 hand-picked romance and fake dating books curated by NextBookAfter.
If you binged Our Perfect Storm for that destined-yet-disastrously-messy romance and Fortune's whirlwind lake-shore passion, you need the same explosive chemistry wrapped in forced proximity and grumpy-sunshine sparks. Practice Makes Perfect stacks every craving—tattooed alpha edge, poignant vulnerability, unapologetic steam—into one perfectly escapist small-town storm that builds to all-consuming HEA bliss.
If Evan's crumbling walls mid-flight made you feral, you need a brooding hockey star clashing with a woman who refuses to worship him. The Fake Out delivers that same combustible friction, witty sparring that ignites into raw chemistry, and emotional authenticity that rewires egos instead of just softening them. It's high-stakes athletic glamour meets essential spice—escapist fantasy forged through friction, not fairytales.
If you lived for Everly dismantling baseball egos while Asher transformed into an obsessive protector, you need this combustible clash between a rule-obsessed heroine and the cocky athlete determined to wreck her control. Same sharp banter bleeding into chemistry, same slow-burn tension exploding into scorching scenes that prioritize her pleasure, same found-family warmth and grand gestures that made you screenshot every page.
If Say You'll Remember Me wrecked you with its blend of witty banter and emotional devastation, you need a romance that refuses to sugarcoat the hard stuff. This follow-up delivers flawed, fiercely real characters who confront past heartaches with vulnerability and humor, building to a payoff that feels gloriously earned—not handed to you on a silver platter.