“Pretend to Be My Boyfriend for My Family?” She Asked—He Smiled: “Only If You Return the Favor”

“Pretend to Be My Boyfriend for My Family?” She Asked—He Smiled: “Only If You Return the Favor” Joyce expected nothing more than to survive a family visit when she met Gabriel on a flight. An unexpected conversation leads to an unlikely agreement: pretend they’re in love to solve each other’s problems. But when their families grow closer and the lie demands increasingly convincing gestures, innocent teasing begins to awaken dangerously real feelings. Between lingering glances, unexpected closeness, and chemistry impossible to ignore, Joyce and Gabriel discover that some feelings simply can’t be faked.