Fake It Up, Baby!
(2025)(The eighth book in the Hope Island Holiday Romances series)
A novel by Teagan Hart
You never forget your first love. Even if it’s one-sided. But just when you’re ready to give up hope that anything will ever change, Hope Island gives you a shove and says, ‘Fake it ‘til you make it.’
Maddie Burke adores her wacky, wonderful island home. It’s always called her back with open arms and occasionally a terrifying talking turkey and roaming statues of its founders. Even in November, Hope finds a way to feel like a tourism fever dream. But with her best friend Jamie by her side, Maddie’s never minded the madness. November has always been that magical deep breath between Halloween and Christmas, and this year, she needs every bit of magic she can get just to survive it.
Jamie Baskin has known since his Gran handed him a Fisher-Price hammer that he was born to build things. Now twenty-six and a full partner in the family construction business, he’s built everything he’s ever wanted… except a life with Maddie.
When Maddie’s ex shows up asking for a favor that could save his family’s Thanksgiving, her quiet fall turns into a full blown fiasco. Suddenly, she’s juggling two fake relationships, a turkey prankster, roaming statues, and half a dozen town events — all while protecting her heart by keeping under wraps the only secret she’s ever hidden from her best friend.
As the lines between friendship and something more start to blur, even faking it is starting to feel dangerously real. Life is change, but will it be for better or for worse?
So grab your ferry ticket and a steaming cup of Miss Mandie’s ‘Commando Broom Ride’ dark roast from De-Floured, and settle in for one unforgettable November on Hope Island!
Fake It Up, Baby! is a small town second chance, friends-to-lovers, fake relationship, holiday romantic comedy with young adult aged MCs that will have you laughing out loud, tearing up, and always wanting more from this hilarious, island community.
This extended length third person novel contains profanity and is not a clean romance. It is a plot-focused, emotional slowburn HEA with realistic characters and no instalove. The MMC is a green flag / cinnamon roll hero who falls first. While part of the Hope Island Holiday Romance series, it can be read as a stand alone, and has no cliffhanger.
Join the wacky residents of Hope Island today and dive into this first book in the Hope Island Holiday Romances.
Genre: Romance
Maddie Burke adores her wacky, wonderful island home. It’s always called her back with open arms and occasionally a terrifying talking turkey and roaming statues of its founders. Even in November, Hope finds a way to feel like a tourism fever dream. But with her best friend Jamie by her side, Maddie’s never minded the madness. November has always been that magical deep breath between Halloween and Christmas, and this year, she needs every bit of magic she can get just to survive it.
Jamie Baskin has known since his Gran handed him a Fisher-Price hammer that he was born to build things. Now twenty-six and a full partner in the family construction business, he’s built everything he’s ever wanted… except a life with Maddie.
When Maddie’s ex shows up asking for a favor that could save his family’s Thanksgiving, her quiet fall turns into a full blown fiasco. Suddenly, she’s juggling two fake relationships, a turkey prankster, roaming statues, and half a dozen town events — all while protecting her heart by keeping under wraps the only secret she’s ever hidden from her best friend.
As the lines between friendship and something more start to blur, even faking it is starting to feel dangerously real. Life is change, but will it be for better or for worse?
So grab your ferry ticket and a steaming cup of Miss Mandie’s ‘Commando Broom Ride’ dark roast from De-Floured, and settle in for one unforgettable November on Hope Island!
Fake It Up, Baby! is a small town second chance, friends-to-lovers, fake relationship, holiday romantic comedy with young adult aged MCs that will have you laughing out loud, tearing up, and always wanting more from this hilarious, island community.
This extended length third person novel contains profanity and is not a clean romance. It is a plot-focused, emotional slowburn HEA with realistic characters and no instalove. The MMC is a green flag / cinnamon roll hero who falls first. While part of the Hope Island Holiday Romance series, it can be read as a stand alone, and has no cliffhanger.
Join the wacky residents of Hope Island today and dive into this first book in the Hope Island Holiday Romances.
Genre: Romance
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