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really enjoyed Kaikeyi so I thought I'd like this as well but it was quite boring
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Vaishnavi Patel
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I keep thinking about a very specific type of novel. I've tried asking around before on places like Reddit but I'm hoping that maybe someone here might have an idea. I know that at least one book exists but I never found out the name.
The niche I'm looking for is technically fake dating but the two people fake dating don't actually end up together. To make things even more specific, I'm looking for books that are heteronormative. I've seen this trope play out where one of the two people faking dating is gay, which I'm all for, but it's not exactly what I'm looking for right now. (RIP me as I realize I'm asking this the day before Pride Month.)
I was told about one book that was a fake dating sports romance. A woman is hired to date a hockey/football? player for PR purposes but ends up falling in love with the coach. The coach also originally thinks she's a sterotypical bottle blonde. I don't even know if the story itself is any good but I'll never know because I've never found it.
Does anyone have any ideas or recommendations for novels with this trope?
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The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller
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Great Big Beautiful Life
Emily Henry
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Genuinely just curious, are you more interested in the romance plot between Alice and Hayden or learning more about Margaret’s story. Personally I’m enjoying the Margaret plot more but I do think Alice and Hayden are super cute