Summer Charade

Every summer, Izzy returns to Florida to unwind before heading back to San Diego to continue her work as an ambitious journalist. This year, however, a simple conversation about dating turns her life upside down. After overhearing Izzy about the lack of good men and Luke, a man she knows, arrogantly dismiss women as unrealistic, their meddling mothers make a bet: if the two can fake date for the summer and convince everyone that opposites attract, they'll both get what they want-Izzy, funding for her next big journalism project, and Luke, a coveted internship through his mother's network.

Neither can back down from the challenge, but the mutual disdain is palpable. Izzy sees Luke's crass humor and conservative views as everything wrong with society, while Luke finds Izzy's idealism self-righteous and exhausting. As they fake date through awkward family dinners, poolside BBQs, and beach outings, the line between fake and real begins to blur. Beneath his bravado, Izzy discovers a thoughtful, sensitive man unsure of his place in the world, and Luke sees past her activism to the woman grappling with self-doubt and burnout.

But when summer comes to an end, misunderstandings and lingering fears threaten to tear them apart, leaving them to question whether the love they've found is real or just another part of the charade. Can they push past their pride and trust in what they've built, or will the bet that brought them together be the very thing that drives them apart?

In Summer Charade, two opposites discover that love is messier, more beautiful, and far more real than they ever imagined.