Seeds of Betrayal by Lola Lockhart

College has rules. I broke three in one night.

Don’t trespass in a university building.
Don’t kiss your brother’s best friend.
And definitely don’t get caught doing both at the same time.
Now, thanks to a very inconvenient security camera, I owe sixty hours of community service… with Alfie Spencer, the brooding, infuriating, unfairly hot geology nerd I’ve secretly wanted for years.

And just when I think things can’t get worse? He asks me to pretend to be his girlfriend to keep his powerful, impossibly rich family off his back.

The arrangement is simple:

Fake a relationship to fool his parents.
Sell it like our lives depend on it.
Absolutely do not fall for him.
But every time he looks at me, I feel it everywhere. Every time he touches me, I forget we’re pretending.

Because this was never supposed to feel real.
Because Alfie Spencer doesn’t do love.
Because when this ends… I’m not sure I’ll survive it.

Book 2 in the University of Mountain Springs series – but can be read as a standalone.

Perfect for readers who love:

Brother’s best friend tension
College romance
Fake dating with real feelings
Grumpy x Sunshine (but he’s secretly obsessed with her)
Slow-burn spice, stolen glances, and too much heat
A hot, angsty college romance about fake dating, forbidden tension, and the boy who was never supposed to be mine. If you love delicious slow-burn, heartbreakingly soft moments, and the kind of love story that starts with a felony—this one’s for you.