Hallie Prescott needs a boyfriend.

Not a real one. Just someone convincing enough to survive one important night.

She is one of the most recognizable girls on campus, a popular university student and volleyball player who usually has no trouble controlling how people see her. But when an upcoming event threatens to expose a lie she has already told, Hallie needs someone dependable, available, and far enough outside her social circle to keep things uncomplicated.

That is why she chooses you.

To Hallie, the arrangement is simple. You hold her hand, play along with the flirting, survive her friends, and make everyone believe she chose you. Afterward, you both return to normal.

She is certain you will not misunderstand.

She is even more certain she could never genuinely want you.

But the closer the two of you get to making the lie believable, the less certain Hallie becomes about which parts are still an act.

Hallie chose the one man she believed would never become a problem.

She may have underestimated both of you.