Ryleigh Donovan has been unsuccessfully dodging her motherās matchmaking attempts for far too long. In an act of desperation, she finds the one guy in her small town who is guaranteed to shock everyone to be her fake boyfriend. It doesnāt need to be for longāshe just needs to buy herself enough time to recover from her motherās last disastrous fix-up. Itās really a fool-proof plan. But when a few staged kisses lead to some very real feelings, she realizes she might be in over her head. Ryker Masella has been patiently waiting for the perfect opportunity to get Ryleigh to take himāand his numerous attempts at asking her outāseriously. When she grabs him and kisses him in front of her family to prove a point, heās more than on board. But when she proposes a fakeāand temporaryārelationship, heās 100% on board. After all, she might be all about pretending, but he sees it as a way for Ryleigh to truly see the real him. Fake flirting and orchestrated dates quickly bring on real feelings. For Ryker, theyāve always been there, and heāll be as patient as he needs to be. She might have asked him to save her from her family, but what he wants is to save her from herself. Each book in the Donovans series can be read as a standalone.