Name: Fake Skating
SKU: 64607082
Author: Lynn Painter
ISBN: 9798347102488

Type

Physical Book

Author

Lynn Painter

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

Year

2025

Language

English

Pages

448

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.96x13.97x2.79 cm

ISBN13

9798347102488

Fake Skating

Lynn Painter (Author) · Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing · Paperback

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Synopsis "Fake Skating"

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter comes a heartfelt and banter-filled rom-com about childhood sweethearts whose icy reunion in their hockey-loving hometown unexpectedly thaws when they fake a romantic relationship.

Growing up, Dani couldn’t help but follow around the adorable son of her mom’s best friend. Funny, kind of nerdy, and a little soft, Alec was always down to hang with Dani when they were little. From play dates on the playground to sneaking into movie theaters, Dani and Alec were inseparable. Until Dani moved away. Alec promised they’d stay in touch—except, they didn’t.

Flash forward and Dani is back in Minnesota for her senior year, she and her mom living with her grandfather. Dealing with the fallout of her parents’ devastating divorce, Dani wouldn’t mind a nerd-out with the cozy and comforting Alec (and maybe a chance to confront him on his MIA status for all these years). But teenage Alec is nothing like the kid Dani remembers. He’s a hockey star in a town where hockey players are worshiped as gods. Dani’s place as his shadow has been taken up by drooling female fans…and he loves it.

Dani is resolved to ice out her former best friend until an unlikely series of events brings them together—and forces them to fake being a couple. Once forced together, the former childhood sweethearts begin to reconnect, unearth complicated family secrets, and face their true feelings towards each other…including the real reason Alec has been pushing Dani away all these years.

Lynn Painter

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Lynn Painter writes romantic comedies for teens and adults. She is the author of Better Than the Movies, Mr. Wrong Number, The Do-Over, and Betting on You, and a regular contributor to the Omaha World-Herald. She lives in Nebraska with her husband and a bunch of wild kids, and when she's not reading or writing, she's likely drinking energy drinks and watching romantic comedies.

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