After a relentless year pestering sixteen-year-olds and marking essays past midnight, Bella Delaney decides she's had enough. She needs a break - not a weekend getaway, but a full escape.
So she books a one-way ticket to a quiet, windswept island - a place where no one knows her name.
What she doesn't know is that the same island happens to be the home, and summer retreat of Harry Lewis, a YouTuber known for chaos, laughter, and everything she's trying to avoid.
When their paths unexpectedly collide, what begins as a series of awkward encounters slowly turns into late-night swims, shared secrets, and the kind of peace neither of them thought they deserved.
But as summer fades and real life looms, Bella and Harry are forced to face the question they've both been avoiding:
Can something built under the island sun survive once the cameras - and the school bells - start again?
When YouTuber George Clarkey signs a fake dating contract with Instagram model Persephone Hayes to boost his career, sparks fly-but not the good kind. Stuck in a year-long PR stunt, their clashing personalities and biting sarcasm make faking love harder than they imagined.
As their act convinces everyone else, the line between pretending and reality starts to blur. Can they keep their feelings in check, or will their "fake" romance become something real?
This is a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers story of misunderstandings, vulnerability, and the blurry line between what's real and what's just for show.
George Clarkey x OC
(This story is definitely a little farfetched and embellished but bear with me)