**They faked a love story for clout. Then they forgot how to be real.** Amina Adeyemi has 1.2 million followers-but no one knows the truth behind her "effortless glam" reels. Leo Chen's acoustic covers are trending-but his real name isn't even Leo. When their agencies pitch a six-week "power couple" collab-staged dates, curated intimacy, a fake breakup for maximum engagement-they agree without hesitation. It's just content. Just business. Just survival. But somewhere between the ring lights and the silent rides home, the performance starts to crack. A shared silence on a rainy rooftop. A burnt pot of jollof no one will ever see. A whispered confession in a dark studio: *"Do you ever feel like you're playing a character in your own life?"* As their fake relationship goes viral, two young fans-Tayo and Zainab-begin to question everything they believed about love, fame, and authenticity. And when a leaked photo threatens to expose the lie, Amina and Leo must decide: keep feeding the algorithm... or risk everything to reclaim their truth. **"Fake Love, Real Life"** is a tender, emotionally honest novel about: - The exhausting cost of curating a perfect online self - The quiet courage it takes to choose reality over likes - Two lost souls who find each other not through grand gestures-but through shared silence, unfiltered moments, and the messy, unphotographed truth Perfect for fans of *The Unhoneymooners*, *Good Omens*' emotional realism, and stories that ask: **What if the most radical thing you can do... is log off?** No explicit scenes. No clich d endings. Just slow-burn emotional intimacy, Gen Z realism, and a love that begins in performance-and ends in truth.
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