Roadside Assistance

Mia Bennett has told one teensy, tiny fib to her family—that she’s dating a brilliant scientist who’s madly in love with her. The truth? He doesn’t exist. But when her car breaks down en route to her sister’s engagement party, her carefully crafted story is seconds from unraveling.

Enter Julian Murphy: stressed-out food scientist, roadside hero... and now, fake boyfriend material.

With nothing to lose, Mia makes a snap decision—convince this handsome stranger to pretend to be her plus-one. The catch? Julian’s “brilliant research” involves gas station hot dogs, and her family is about to find out.

What starts as a one-night charade quickly becomes a deliciously complicated mess of shared secrets, stolen glances, and chemistry too real to fake.

Because some lies are hard to keep up—especially when your heart’s no longer pretending.