Things We Fake

A funny, steamy, fake-dating rom-com where pretending gets personal and sparks fly from the first lie

De: Melinda De Ross

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

He’s all crisp shirts and color-coded calendars. She’s chaos in heels—and pure temptation.

❤️ Steamy romance 🌶🌶🌶
❤️ Fake engagement
❤️ Cinnamon roll hero
❤️ Friendship & sisterhood
❤️ Family drama

Susanne Morelli has a teaching job she loves, a gang of amazing (if slightly unhinged) friends, and a lifetime supply of wine thanks to her family’s vineyard. The only dark cloud is her mother’s relentless campaign to marry her off—and now Mamma Morelli wants Sue back with her cheating ex-fiancé.

Cameron Jones likes things neat, quiet, and commitment-free. His software company is his world; dating is just background noise ever since his ex wrecked his trust. His new neighbor, Sue, wreaks havoc on his routines. All sass, messy hair, and bombshell curves, she’s everything he never expected to crave this badly.

When circumstances push them into a fake engagement, pretending to be in love seems like the perfect plan. Until it feels they’ve stopped faking it.

Between a meddling mother, scheming exes, and an imaginary relationship that’s getting dangerously real, Sue has two choices: finally grow a backbone… or let everyone else decide her happily ever after.

A funny, steamy, slow-burn romance about finding your voice, following your desires, and discovering that love shouldn’t come with conditions.

‘Witty banter, sizzling tension, and heart-tugging warmth.’ – Reader review
‘I laughed, I swooned, and fell head over heels for the characters!’ – Reader review
‘Fantastic book to start a new series.’ – Reader review

AI narration

The AI narration was terrible, so I had to switch to reading instead. Overall, an ok story. I'll make sure next time to check if the narration is AI and not do it again. It honestly took away from the story. There were mispronunciations, no punctuation or pauses at times, and confusing instances where I didn't know what point of view was being presented.

Cute Story

I enjoyed the storyline and thought it cute. Unfortunately the AI narration really detracted from the story itself. I wish I had just read the book instead.

My Poor Ears

AI ruined this. The voices, inflection and intonation…what could have been a great story was impossible to listen to because of the cold and lifeless “voice”. Please don’t make this a standard.