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When her fiancé leaves her for his best friend, children's librarian Daphne Vincent ends up sharing an apartment in a Michigan lake town with Miles, the jilted ex of that best friend, and the two start posting photos that suggest they are dating.
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The Unhoneymooners
When everyone at her twin sister's wedding gets food poisoning except Olive Torres and the groom's insufferable brother Ethan, the two take the couple's free honeymoon to Maui, which means pretending to be newlyweds for ten days.
People We Meet on Vacation
Poppy and Alex, best friends who could not be more different, took a trip together every summer until two years ago, when something went wrong; now Poppy talks him into one more vacation to win back what they lost.
Better Than the Movies
Liz Buxbaum, a high school senior who lives by romantic comedies, asks her irritating next-door neighbour, Wes Bennett, to help her win back her childhood crush, Michael, who has just moved back to town.
Happy Place
Harriet and Wyn broke off their engagement months ago and have not told their friends, so when the group gathers for its annual week at a cottage on the Maine coast, they pretend to still be a couple.
The Flatshare
Tiffy Moore needs somewhere cheap to live in London, and Leon Twomey, a palliative care nurse on night shifts, needs cash, so they share a one-bedroom flat and a bed at different hours, getting to know each other through Post-it notes.
The Ex Talk
Shay Goldstein, a producer at Seattle's public radio station, is told to co-host a new show about relationships with Dominic Yun, the newcomer she resents, on one condition from the station: they have to pretend to be exes.
The Spanish Love Deception
Catalina Martín needs a date for her sister's wedding in Spain, where her ex will be the best man, and the only volunteer is Aaron Blackford, the tall, infuriating colleague she cannot stand.
Well Met
Emily moves to a small Maryland town to help her sister recover from an accident and is roped into volunteering at the local Renaissance Faire, where Simon, the uptight teacher who runs it, plays a swaggering pirate and clashes with her at every turn.
Fake Skating
Dani moves back to Minnesota hoping to pick up where she left off with Alec, her childhood best friend, but he has become a hockey star in a town that worships its players, and the two end up pretending to be a couple.
Just for the Summer
Justin and Emma share the same curse, since everyone they date finds true love right after breaking up with them, so they agree to date each other for the summer to cancel it out, on the small Minnesota island where Emma is looking after her half-siblings.
The Hating Game
Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman, assistants to the two chief executives of a newly merged publishing company, share an office and loathe each other, and a promotion only one of them can win turns their war of games personal.
Take a Hint, Dani Brown
Danika Brown, a PhD student who wants sex without feelings, is rescued from a stuck lift during a fire drill by Zafir Ansari, a security guard and former rugby player, and when the video goes viral as a love story, they agree to fake one.