When Caden Shaw suddenly returns to your small hometown after years away, he's infuriatingly magnetic—all cocky smirks and that nickname that makes your heart betray you every single time. A fake dating arrangement to shake off your clingy ex seems like the perfect plan, except pretending to be madly in love with him is impossible when you've never stopped feeling the real thing. But as their staged moments ignite into something dangerously authentic, a dangerous obsession threatens to tear them apart—and someone's willing to burn everything down to keep them separated.

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Sultry indie-pop and R&B with tension-filled ballads—think Conan Gray, SZA, and The Weekend. Mix in acoustic folk moments (Hozier, boygenius) that feel like stolen glances, building toward sensual, urgent tracks. Cinematic and intoxicating.

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