Hiring him was the easy part. Everything else? Dumpster fire.
James Ellison has one problem: her readers want receipts, but she hates dating. Narcolepsy keeps her at home, safe in her Snuggie. Her spicy faux-autobiographies pay the rent, but they’re all imagination. James is nothing like her alter ego, Kitty Quivers.Malo Kane has two rules: keep it professional and don’t get caught. His parents each wanted different futures for him, so he joined the navy to dodge both. Fourteen years later, he’s determined to chart his own course, working for Foxy’s Rent-a-Date to fund his boat-building dream—while keeping his family in the dark.
When James needs help faking a love life, she hires Malo. Date one ends in the ER. Date two? Another spectacular flop. By date three, Malo’s first rule is toast and #KittyClues goes viral. Now they’re in too deep … and pretending they’re not catching feelings is the real lie.
He chose freedom over honesty. She chose fiction over real life. But when James gets doxed and Malo’s parents show up, reality rushes in.
Tropes:
- Fake dating and dating disasters
Slow burn, friends-to-lovers
Low drama, high comedy
Author heroine and escort hero (no cheating)
Own-voices disability representation (narcolepsy/cataplexy)
Scene-stealing dog with main-character energy
A laugh-out-loud, slow-burn rom-com full of bad dates, big feelings, and the best kind of chaos. This novels contains descriptive love scenes and adult language.
Genre: Romance
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