How to Kidnap a Fake Date

By Effie Campbell

Discover a new and deliciously spicy dark romantic comedy, perfect for fans of Brynne Weaver, Navessa Allen and Lauren Biel 'I couldn't put How to Kidnap a Fake Date down. It's raunchy, hilarious, and seriously hot. Effie Campbell blew me away with this one ' Lauren Biel, bestselling author of the Slaycation series

It's going to be a killer good time...

Sweet Maggie Hamilton comes from a long line of people paid to professionally end lives.

Unfortunately, Maggie is a family failure.

Age? Twenty-nine. Kill count? A deeply embarrassing zero.

So when her father decides to marry her off to her psychotic ex at thirty to help her take over the family business, Maggie hatches a plan for the world's worst fake relationship to buy some time.

Which is where broad-shouldered, bad-tempered, offensively attractive Roman Ellis comes in. Maggie's neighbour, who is about as interested in her as he is in a slow, painful death.

But Maggie isn't offering him a choice. With Roman tied to the passenger seat, she's taking him as her plus one to her father's second wedding in the Highlands.

All Maggie has to do is survive the week without dying, murdering anyone or letting anyone in a house of professional killers know that her serious long-term boyfriend is actually her hostage.

Unfortunately for her, Roman isn't going to make it that easy.

Packed with murder, wicked humour and killer spice, this dark romcom is the first in the addictive Killer Kin series.

Please note that this book was previously published as The Unwilling Plus One.

Tropes:

Fake dating like you've never seen it before

Neighbours-to-kidnapping-to-lovers

She abducts first, he falls harder

Touch her and (literally)

Forced proximity in a house full of killers

Readers LOVE Effie Campbell:

'Packed with dark humour, quirky chaos and scorching chemistry, this dark rom-com is impossible to resist.' Bestselling dark romance author Harleigh Beck

'A thrilling romance of figuring out who you are and hijacking -- I mean, accidentally finding -- love along the way.' D.L. Darby, author of Dolls & Daggers

'If it's a deliciously dark rom-com you're after, then Effie Campbell will have you hooked.' B.J. Alpha, bestselling dark romance author

'Funny, sweet, bloody, and spicy. The most bizarrely perfect combo ' Reader Review

'One of my favourite reads. The spice was incredible and Roman is SO hot ' Reader Review

'Oh my GOD this book was feral in the best possible way. Hilarious and wildly addictive. It's like dark romance got tossed in a blender with a rom-com and set to maximum chaos. I devoured it.' Reader Review

'Utterly perfect for fans of Butcher & Blackbird and Lights Out.' Reader Review

'If you love rom-coms with dark humour, forced proximity, and a romance that makes you kick your feet and whisper "oh no" every few chapters--this is a must read.' Reader Review

'I was immediately obsessed. I loved this dark rom-com so much.' Reader Review

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1807437590
• ISBN13: 9781807437596
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Boldwood Books Ltd
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"