Falling For My Fake Girlfriend
(2026)(The third book in the Denning College series)
A novel by Kiva Hart
He promised to keep things strictly friends. His heart never signed off on the deal.
If you love sweet and wholesome romance books where the boy falls first — and falls hard — this clean, slow-burn college love story was written for you.Jennie has exactly one rule at Denning College: no dating. Not now, maybe not ever. She's building a future — top grades, a growing book business, a coveted spot in the campus art workshop — and a relationship is the one distraction she refuses to allow. So when a gorgeous, mysterious transfer student helps her gather a spilled box of books, she does the only sensible thing. She drives away.
Zayn isn't trying to complicate anyone's life. He's quiet, kind, and carrying a past he'd rather not explain. All he wants is a fresh start in the small town of Starlight Valley — and maybe a friend who makes him laugh. So when Jennie turns up at his door needing help, they strike a deal: he'll teach her to draw, she'll show him around town, and neither of them is allowed to ask the other out. Strictly friends. No feelings. No exceptions.
There's just one problem. Zayn is already falling.
As art lessons turn into late-night talks and a pretend breakup starts to feel painfully real, both of them have to decide whether guarding their hearts is worth losing the one person who finally makes them feel seen.
What's inside this book:
- A boy-falls-first hero who's swoony, patient, and quietly devoted
A fake-dating, "strictly friends" deal neither of them can keep
A slow-burn, friends-to-lovers romance with real emotional depth
An ambitious heroine learning that letting people in isn't weakness
A cozy college setting, a found-family friend group, and small-town charm
No cheating, no spice, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after
Falling For My Fake Girlfriend is Book 3 in the Denning College series, set in the heartwarming Starlight Valley universe. It's a clean, closed-door, coming-of-age romance — all the butterflies, none of the spice — and like every book in the series, it reads perfectly as a complete standalone.
Perfect for readers who love coming-of-age romance books, new adult and college romance books, and feel-good clean love stories you can recommend to anyone. If you reach for boy-falls-first slow-burns and heartfelt first-love novels, you'll feel right at home in Starlight Valley. It also makes a thoughtful gift for the romance reader or college student in your life.
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Genre: New Adult Romance