Faking it
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Last published Sat, May 10, 2025
*****Since im writing another book im taking a little break with this one so this won't get updated in a while*****
At their highschool reunion,Leanora reconnects with Elio, a successful but recently heartbroken heir to a powerful family bussines. Facing a pressure to secure an heir to his company, Elio proposes a deal, fake dating until they both get what they need. Leanora,desperate to escape a toxic ex agrees.
But the stakes rise when Elio suggests a marriage of convenience to seal their arrangement. What beggins as a practical solution soom blurs the lines between fake and real, and both Leanora and Elio find themselves fighting with unexpected feelings. As their marriage turns from a strategic move to something more complicated, they must decide if their growing connection is built on truth or just another lie.
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