Two best friends. One fake engagement. Zero chance they don't fall in love. Harper Collins has her life together-or at least that's what everyone thinks. She's got the dream finance job, the rent-controlled apartment, and the best friend who always has her back. But when her ex shows up engaged to someone else, Harper blurts out the one thing she shouldn't: that she's already engaged herself. To her best friend. Ethan Brooks has always been the steady one. The guy who fixes Harper's Wi-Fi, carries her home after too much wine, and pretends not to notice how her laugh ruins him a little more every time. So when Harper asks him to play along with her spur-of-the-moment lie, of course he says yes. What's a fake engagement between friends? Except the whole world seems to buy it. Their families swoon. Their coworkers gossip. Suddenly they're holding hands under restaurant tables and sharing a bed at a weekend wedding. Every touch feels a little too real, every kiss meant for show lingers far too long-and Ethan's not sure how much longer he can keep pretending. The problem? Harper's terrified of ruining the one relationship she can't live without. Ethan's done keeping his feelings a secret. And the closer they get to their "wedding day," the harder it is to know where the fake engagement ends... and the real love begins. Fake Finance, Real Love is a laugh-out-loud, slow-burn friends-to-lovers romance with sizzling chemistry, witty banter, and a swoony protective hero. Perfect for fans of: Best Fake Fiancé by Roxie Noir Twisted Love by Piper Lawson Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score If you love fake dating gone wrong (or right), forced proximity, one-bed tension, and the kind of grand gesture that makes you cry into your coffee, you'll fall hard for Harper and Ethan's story. Because sometimes the best happily ever afters are the ones you never saw coming.