Nora Bailey is a mess, on and off stage. A good kind of mess. The kind of mess that kisses the first person she sees after finding her ex cheating on her. Fake dating Wes, the boy who has been annoying her since they could speak, was not in the script that she's been writing for her life. But she's a romantic. And she knows there's nothing better than a good plot twist.

Wes Mackenzie is just as much a mess as Nora, if not messier. Running has been his greatest strength since he was a kid, but that also means running away from his problems; one of them being a six-four man who coaches his football team and is also his dad. When he continues pressuring Wes to quit his playboy act and fix his attitude on and off the field, he knows just the person who can help.

Being a theatre major has its perks, so Nora is sure she can put on the performance of a lifetime to save her dignity as a star at Drayton. Wes is not so good at acting, but for her, he'd do just about anything. Including ignoring the very real feelings that he has for her while trying to keep her as a friend.

When the final curtain closes, will either of them be able to put on their best faces or will their feelings for each other crash and burn right in front of the audience?

WREN HACKERLY refuses to quit. Figure skating has always been her life, but when her ex humiliates her on the ice and her career is on the line, she needs a comeback. With her college teams morale and donations plummeting, she has to find a way to keep people interested.

MILES DAVIS is North University's golden boy, famed for his hockey skills and movie-star looks. After a team tragedy, he's the only one still struggling to bounce back, making it hard to even think about hockey when it used to be the only thing on his mind.

After an eventful meet-cute and a bet-turned-date, Wren and Miles form the perfect partnership. His popularity could revive her star status and team support, while her workouts might get him back on the ice. But their fake dating pact reveals more than they expected. Miles's kind side starts to thaw Wren's frozen heart, and she finds herself falling for him more each day.

When the line between what's real and what's fake begins to blur, will either of them admit to feelings that aren't just pretend?

This book was originally self-published by the author in 2023 under the title Fake Dates　Ice Skates. Since then, the author has made minor and some major tweaks to the story, but the overall themes are the same.