From debut author Elle Gonzalez Rose comes a fresh, fun contemporary
rom-com about an aspiring artist who agrees to fake date one of his
family's longtime enemies in the hopes of gathering intel strong enough
to take down their rivals and keep the family cabin they gambled in a
risky bet.
Devin Báez is prepared for a relaxing winter break after his rough,
first semester of art school. Sure, his family's old Florida lake cabin
is falling apart, and everything in it reminds him of his late mom. And
yes, the Baezes' next-door neighbors, the Seo-Cookes, are still petty,
but things could be worse. That is, until Devin runs into the
Seo-Cookes' now annoyingly handsome son, Julian, who comes to him in
need of a fake boyfriend.
Despite having a prestigious mentorship application and their beloved
cabin to worry about, Devin reluctantly agrees under one condition: He
can use the Seo-Cookes' luxe vacation home to concentrate on his art.
More importantly though, he can use his time there to infiltrate the
rival's domain and uncover secrets to prove they've been cheating at the
Winter Games, an annual event where the Baezes have taken back-to-back
Ls.
Passing off loathing as love is more difficult than it seems, especially
when the stakes for this year's competition are higher than ever.
Bragging rights and the deed to the Baezes' cabin is on the line. Julian
may not be the pretentious jerk Devin thought he was, but with their
families at each other's throats, there's no room for anything but
fiction between them. Which is definitely a problem because Devin's
feelings for Julian are starting to feel very real.
