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by Jamar J. Perry (Author)
In this swoonworthy YA romance, an ordinary teenage boy finds himself accidentally fake dating a crown prince.
Tyriq Howell is swearing off of love. After a fight with his cheating ex leads to missing his college scholarship interview, he vows to be done with dating for good. Until Desmond, a boy who works in the scholarship office, approaches with a curious proposal: he'll get Tyriq another interview if he pretends to be Desmond's date to a fancy gala in two weeks. When Tyriq shows up to the gala, he's shocked when photographers swarm him and Desmond. He's even more shocked when he finds out that Desmond is Prince Desmond of Catalina. And now that the whole world knows Desmond is gay, he's front page news. When the King angrily summons Desmond and his new boyfriend to Catalina, Desmond begs Tyriq to play along. If his father realizes Desmond is serious about coming out, he might finally agree to let Desmond pass the crown to his sister instead. But navigating court politics and pretend relationships is harder than Tyriq imagined-especially when he realizes that he may have accidentally broken his swearing-off-of-love rule.Author Biography
Jamar J. Perry is the author of the Cameron Battle series and Jaden Powers and the Inheritance Magic. He received his PhD in literacy education, language, culture, and social inquiry from the University of Maryland, College Park. Before, he taught middle school language arts for four years, where the majority of the students were Black boys. Like Cameron and Jaden, he hopes that one day all Black boys can understand how magical and joyful they really are, no matter how different they may feel.
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Number of Pages: 272
Dimensions: 1.1 x 8.5 x 5.8 IN
Publication Date: June 10, 2025
