Maybe We Can Fake It
Tammy Subia
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
4.17
· Steam/Spice level: 5 of 5
Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 12 ratings · 379 pages · Published: 03 Jun 2025

Brenden Sanderson is known in his small town for his sunny personality and being friends with everyone. But when he accidentally tells his adopted daughter’s grandparents that he’s in a serious relationship right before they announce an unexpected visit, he goes into panic mode.
His longtime friend Travis Reed is known in town as a grumpy loner, but he has his reasons, and he also has a serious soft spot for Brenden. So when he offers to help Brenden out by being his fake boyfriend, Brenden isn’t going to turn him down.
What neither of them expect, though, is for fake boyfriends to turn into fake boyfriends with benefits, and then into something else that feels a lot less fake.
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- gay romance 2
- friends to lovers 2
- queer romance 2
- hurt/comfort 2
- grumpy & sunshine 2
- friends with benefits 2
- forced proximity 2
- funny 2
- single father 2
- contemporary 2
- new adult 1
- fake relationship 1
- small town 1
- sweet/gentle hero 1
- secret relationship 1
- anal sex 1
- role switching 1
- found family 1
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