A spicy, swoon-worthy fake dating romance from bestselling author Piper Lawson!

It’s not every day you ask your older brother’s best friend to be your fake boyfriend. But desperate times call for gorgeous, impulsive measures.

Miles Garrett isn’t just a pro basketball player with a heart-stopping smile and cocky charm. To me, he’s the guy who always put friends and family first… and the college crush I never got over.

When my sorority sister shows up to our reunion with my ex, I need a plus-one who’ll have my back—and save my pride. Enter Miles, the perfect fake boyfriend.

Except he doesn’t do anything halfway.

Miles plays to win. He says he’ll be the best fake boyfriend I’ve ever had… and he means it.

But when his gaze tracks mine across a crowded room, when he shields me like I’m his to protect, when our just-for-show kisses set my skin on fire—it stops feeling fake. Fast.

I’m falling for the one guy who’s always been off-limits. Because with Miles? It’s impossible to fake what’s always felt real.

If you love:

Brother’s best friend

Fake dating

Pro athlete hero with a cinnamon roll center

Sassy, confident heroine

College crush turned slow burn

Only one bed

You’ll be addicted to Hard to Fake—the first book in the Denver Kodiaks series. Get ready for banter, spice, and all the feels as Miles and Brooke’s story continues in Hard to Take.

Want more Denver Kodiaks?

Check out the King of the Court series for Clay and Nova’s story:

1. Game Changer

2. Shot Taker

3. Play Maker

4. Game Day

Keywords: sports romance, basketball romance, fake dating romance, brother’s best friend, forbidden love, alpha male, contemporary romance, swoony hero, funny romance, slow burn, strong heroine, booktok romance, new adult romance.

Perfect for fans of: Carrie Ann Ryan, Corinne Michaels, Susan Stoker, Natasha Madison, Chelle Bliss, Christina Lauren, Colleen Hoover, Talia Hibbert, Helena Hunting, Elle Kennedy, Kristen Callihan, Melissa Foster, Bella Andre, Sarina Bowen, Vi Keeland, Winter Renshaw, Meghan March, Willow Winters, Carly Phillips, Erika Wilde, Kendall Ryan, Jillian Dodd, Melissa Foster, Nana Malone, Anna Todd, Lauren Blakely, Julia Kent, Siobhan Davis, Vivian Wood, JS Scott, LJ Shen, Louise Bay, TL Swan, Nicole Snow, MS Parker, Lucy Score, Ava Harrison, Parker S Huntington, Ivy Layne, Tia Louise and Ainsley St Claire.