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Fake Skating

From the no. 1 bestselling author of Better than the Movies
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From the no. 1 international bestselling author of Better than the Movies, childhood sweethearts reunite in a hockey-loving town where romance is about to heat up the ice. Pre-order now! From play dates on the playground to sneaking into movie theatres, Dani and Alec were inseparable... Read More
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Fake Skating

From the no. 1 international bestselling author of Better than the Movies, childhood sweethearts reunite in a hockey-loving town where romance is about to heat up the ice.

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From the no. 1 international bestselling author of Better than the Movies, childhood sweethearts reunite in a hockey-loving town where romance is about to heat up the ice. Pre-order now!

From play dates on the playground to sneaking into movie theatres, Dani and Alec were inseparable as kids. Until Dani moved away. Years later, Dani is back in Minnesota, and excited to reconnect with the nerdy and comforting Alec.

But teenage Alec is NOTHING like the boy she remembers. He's the hockey STAR in a town where hockey players are worshipped as gods – and he loves it.

When one thing leads to another and Dani and Alec find themselves thrown together and playing the role of boyfriend and girlfriend, β€œcomplicated” becomes an understatement. In this Minnesota town, hockey may rule, but romance is about to take its place.

A swoony, boy-next-door fake dating romance from the New York Times bestseller, Lynn Painter.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781398537866

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 September 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Simon & Schuster Ltd

Audience: Children, Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 448

About the Author

Lynn PainterΒ is the #1Β New York TimesΒ bestselling author ofΒ Better Than the Movies,Β The Do-Over,Β Betting on You,Β Mr. Wrong Number,Β The Love Wager,Β Nothing Like the Movies, andΒ Fake Skating.Β She lives in Nebraska with her husband and pack of wild children, and when she isn’t reading or writing, odds are good she’s guzzling energy drinks and watching rom-coms. You can find her at LynnPainter.com, on Instagram @LynnPainterBooks, on X @LAPainter, and on TikTok @WesBennettsMom.

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