A fake relationship.
A scorching summer.
And an even hotter best friend.
Shoua Lo has a love-hate relationship with summer. The blistering heat of Sunset Valley? A nightmare. But as a realtor, it’s her golden season, bustling with clients ready to buy. This summer, though, her best friend Anthony adds a sizzling twist: a fake relationship that might stir her growing feelings for him.
Anthony Hughes doesn’t mind the heat—his real problem is his mom’s college friend, Aunt Sue. Her and her matchmaking marathon with her daughter, Evelyn. Every other June, it’s the same old story: a month of awkward interactions with Evelyn in boring Sunset Valley. But this year, Aunt Sue ups the ante by bringing in her nephew Kelvin to woo Shoua.
In a desperate move, Anthony’s mom claims Anthony’s already taken. When asked who was his girlfriend? Anthony blurts out Shoua’s name.
As Shoua and Anthony fake their way through a June of sweltering days and sultry nights, genuine feelings bubble to the surface. When a steamy kiss leads to a fiery night, they’re left wondering if they’re still pretending at all. Will their pretend romance survive the heat, or will it burn them both?
Tropes:
Friends to Lovers
Fake Dating
She falls first, He falls harder
Trigger warnings: Mention of controlling and/or emotionally abusive parent-child relationships and of anxiety and PTSD.
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No Summer Hotter than You is a contemporary romance about two friends falling in love with each other while fake dating. It has an HEA and contains open door spice.
