Penny Crawford is excellent at planning other people’s happily-ever-afters. Her own love life? Still buffering.
When a browser autofill error RSVPs her to Cliffhaven’s Valentine’s fundraiser with a plus-one she doesn’t have, Penny does what any reasonable person would do: she panics and describes her imaginary dream date to a shelf of folded tablecloths in a storage closet.
Unfortunately, the exact firefighter she just described is standing behind her.
Derek Wilson has been someone’s convenient date before—and it never ends well. So when the town’s new wedding planner needs a fake boyfriend for one night, every instinct tells him to walk away. But after Penny reorganizes his firehouse kitchen in under ten minutes, debates canned goods with surprising intensity, and leaves what can only be described as a yogurt eulogy in his fridge, walking away becomes… complicated.
One fake date turns into four. Then Derek’s sister hires Penny to plan her wedding. Brides start calling to ask for that cute firefighter to help, and somehow, Penny’s calendar fills up with clients who are absolutely convinced she and Derek are Cliffhaven’s newest love story.
The town thinks they’re a couple, and the lie is multiplying faster than Penny can color-code it. And the feelings? Those stopped being fake a long time ago.