Seven fake dating romance novels

Haruka Iwasaki is a writer and bookseller living in Brooklyn, NY. She writes personal essays about her Japanese American identity, grief and growing up in NYC. One essay has appeared in print this year in Oh Reader magazine.

At Lit Hub Iwasaki tagged seven favorite fake dating romance novels to read for Valentine’s Day, including:

Naina Kumar, Say You’ll Be Mine

Meghna has been in love with her best friend since college. When he announces that he’s engaged and asks her to be his best man, Meghna is determined to move on even if it’s Karthik, the boring matchmaking prospect her parents set her up with. But Karthik and Meghna have much to discover about each other during their fake engagement. This one is a slow burn and has an unexpected villain!

Read about the other titles on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue