Fake Skating

Paperback Published on: 30/09/2025
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Fake Skating
Lynn Painter has done it again!
Another perfect romance novel from Lynn Painter, containing all the best tropes, particularly fake dating! Lynn painter never fails to write compelling and... READ MORE
Zoe Wallace
Fake Skating
I loved this sweet teen romance full of heart
I really enjoyed this fun and sweet romance!When a shy, studious girl who has forgotten what it’s like to have friends moves to a small town in Minnesota w... READ MORE
Isabel B at Bristol Galleries
Fake Skating
My new favourite from Lynn Painter
I was fortunate enough to receive an ARC of this lovely Lynn Painter novel and absolutely adore it. As a massive fan of 'Better than the Movies', I had g... READ MORE
Beth at Hitchin
Fake Skating
It almost felt like it was meant to be.
A sweet romance! It definitely felt familiar, almost as if I’d read this book before, but with the fake dating trope, there’s little room to be evolutionar... READ MORE
Karen I

Synopsis

From the no. 1 international bestselling author of Better than the Movies, childhood sweethearts reunite in a hockey-loving town where romance is about to heat up the ice. For fans of Hannah Grace.

From play dates on the playground to sneaking into movie theatres, Dani and Alec were inseparable as kids. Until Dani moved away. Years later, Dani is back in Minnesota, and exited to reconnect with the nerdy and comforting Alec. But teenage Alec is NOTHING like the boy she remembers. He's the hockey STAR in a town where hockey players are worshipped as gods – and he loves it.

When one thing leads to another and Dani and Alec find themselves thrown together and playing the role of boyfriend and girlfriend, “complicated” becomes an understatement. In this Minnesota town, hockey may rule, but romance is about to take its place.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781398537866
  • Number of pages: 448
  • Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 26 mm
  • Interest age: From 14 years
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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Fake Skating
Lynn Painter's YA romances are always a hit!
5 stars Content warning: injury detail, grief from parents' divorce, and stress from parent's ongoing disability, ptsd and panic attacks from previous bul... READ MORE
Rochelle Ellis
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
Fake Skating
A hug in a book
As a big Lynn Painter fan and a lover of a hockey romance, I knew I was going to adore ‘Fake Skating’. After moving around a lot due to her army father,... READ MORE
Laura Matthews
Fake Skating
Wow
I think I’ve got a new favourite book!
Sarah  McMillan
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
Fake Skating
Loved!
I was soo excited when I got accepted to review this story as I adore Lynn Painters books and I was not let down. The chemistry between the two main cha... READ MORE
Tracey McClure
Fake Skating
Love!
I was soo excited when I got accepted to review this story as I adore Lynn Painters books and I was not let down. The chemistry between the two main cha... READ MORE
Tracey McClure
Fake Skating
romcom GODDESS.
even though I've only read bttm, ntlm, and now fake skating, lynn painter will never and never ever fail from writing THE “enemies to lovers” trope with fa... READ MORE
liz
Fake Skating
A must read
Painter’s writing is incredible from her other books to this one she always understands relations in every way. I love the fake dating and how dani takes c... READ MORE
Poppy Carter
Fake Skating
Great
Big Thanks to Netgalley, the author, and the Publisher for the advanced copy! I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this revi... READ MORE
Penny Makrelli
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
Fake Skating
Loved it
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for gifting me an early copy of Fake Skating! We are following Dani who is moving back to her grandpa’s house with... READ MORE
Booksopi
Fake Skating
YA Hockey romance novel
I have loved Lynn's other books and Fake Skating was no different. I have loved other hockey romance novels that have been around and when one of my favour... READ MORE
Emma Ashley
Fake Skating
Cool
Cool concept
Christopher Kirk