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by Sylvie Klark (Author)
She needs the spotlight. He wants to disappear. What happens when they fall for each other?
Jess Martinez has built her world online. Perfect outfits, polished captions, and carefully curated chaos have made her an influencer to watch, but behind the screen, her life is unraveling. Her engagement is dropping, her rent is overdue, and a viral gossip post has turned her polished image into public entertainment.
Ryan Whitmore lives in an entirely different world. Quiet, private, and stubbornly offline, he spends his days restoring old books in peace and wants nothing to do with social media, public attention, or the kind of life Jess leads.
Between wedding chaos, cozy cafés, viral moments, lakeside confessions, and a town that gossips faster than the internet, Jess and Ryan's fake relationship starts to feel dangerously real. And when the world falls in love with #TheOfflineBoyfriend, Jess must decide what matters more: protecting the life she built online, or risking everything for a love that feels real when no one is watching.
A funny, heartfelt small-town romantic comedy filled with fake dating, emotional vulnerability, opposites-attract chemistry, and the search for something real in a world obsessed with appearances.
