The Girlfriend Act

A fake relationship. A meticulously color-coded five-year plan. And the one girl who is about to ruin it all.


Courtney Britt’s life is flawlessly orchestrated. With a summa cum laude degree, a lucrative corporate job waiting in Chicago, and a binder full of contingency plans, she has entirely neutralized the variables of her future. The only thing she can’t control is her high-society, relentlessly demanding mother—who has just invited a smug corporate suitor to graduation weekend to secure Courtney’s path.


In a moment of sheer panic, Courtney blurts out a desperate lie: she’s already seeing someone.


Enter Peyton Gallagher. Courtney’s effortlessly cool, fiercely protective best friend and roommate.


Seeing Courtney spiraling, Peyton volunteers to play the role of the devoted girlfriend to get her through the weekend. It’s supposed to be simple. They know everything about each other. They’ve established strict ground rules. They even have a spreadsheet.


But as the Britt family descends on Bellview, the boundaries of their fake relationship instantly shatter. Between a shared single bed at a luxury hotel, breathless public kisses to keep up the ruse, and a toast that feels far too genuine, Courtney realizes she’s trapped in the one thing she never planned for: falling hopelessly in love with her best friend.


And for Peyton, who has secretly been in love with Courtney for four years, playing pretend is becoming the sweetest, most agonizing torture. When graduation Sunday arrives and the fake-dating timeline officially expires, Courtney will have to decide whether to retreat to the safety of her five-year plan, or risk it all for the only person who makes her feel truly alive.


Who is this book for?

If you crave emotionally rich, slow-burn romance that balances witty banter with deep, heart-wrenching angst, The Girlfriend Act is your next obsession. Perfect for fans of sapphic (F/F) contemporary romance who love watching a rigidly organized, Type-A protagonist completely lose her cool over a swoon-worthy, protective best friend.


What you will find inside:


Top-Tier Tropes: Flawlessly executed Friends-to-Lovers and Fake-Dating romance.


High-Stakes Proximity: The classic "Oh no, there is only one bed in the hotel suite" dilemma.


Found Family & Roommate Antics: Featuring a fiercely loyal, chaotic best friend who isn't afraid to call them out.


The Grand Gesture: A cinematic, tear-jerking coffee shop climax that makes all the angst entirely worth it.


Why it’s a must-have:

The Girlfriend Act isn’t just a romance; it’s a beautifully grounded story about breaking out of the cages of perfectionism we build for ourselves. It captures the terrifying, exhilarating transition of post-grad life, the suffocating weight of family expectations, and the ultimate triumph of tossing the itinerary to choose the love that has been right in front of you all along. You will laugh, you will definitely cry, and you won't be able to put it down until the very last page.


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