Ryleigh Donovan has been unsuccessfully dodging her motherâs matchmaking attempts for far too long. In an act of desperation, she finds the one guy in her small town who is guaranteed to shock everyone to be her fake boyfriend. It doesnât need to be for longâshe just needs to buy herself enough time to recover from her motherâs last disastrous fix-up. Itâs really a fool-proof plan. But when a few staged kisses lead to some very real feelings, she realizes she might be in over her head. Ryker Masella has been patiently waiting for the perfect opportunity to get Ryleigh to take himâand his numerous attempts at asking her outâseriously. When she grabs him and kisses him in front of her family to prove a point, heâs more than on board. But when she proposes a fakeâand temporaryârelationship, heâs 100% on board. After all, she might be all about pretending, but he sees it as a way for Ryleigh to truly see the real him. Fake flirting and orchestrated dates quickly bring on real feelings. For Ryker, theyâve always been there, and heâll be as patient as he needs to be. She might have asked him to save her from her family, but what he wants is to save her from herself. Each book in the Donovans series can be read as a standalone.