Books like “The Cheat Sheet”

What to read after “The Cheat Sheet” by Sarah Adams: a list matched by tropes, mood and atmosphere. Under each book you will see what it has in common.

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Funny Feelings
Tarah DeWitt · 2022
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
Stand-up comic Farley and her grumpy manager Meyer have been best friends and secret crushes for years. When a television opportunity requires a stable image, they fake a relationship, and the line between performance and real love disappears.
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The Love Hypothesis
Ali Hazelwood · 2021
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
Olive, a third-year biology PhD student, kisses the first man she sees to convince her friend that her dating life is fine, and it turns out to be the famously severe Professor Adam Carlsen. To keep the story convincing, the two agree to fake a relationship, and their staged arrangement slowly becomes real.
3
The Wedding Date
Jasmine Guillory · 2018
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Mutual Pining
- Fake Dating
Stuck in a hotel elevator together at a wedding, Alexa agrees to be Drew's date for the weekend to avoid awkward questions. The pretend couple keeps meeting up in their two cities, and what began as a convenient arrangement becomes something they are both afraid to name.
4
Fix Her Up
Tessa Bailey · 2019
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Sports Romance
- Fake Dating
Georgie, the party clown her family never takes seriously, has loved her brother's best friend Travis for years. When the injured former baseball star needs a respectable image and she wants to be seen as an adult, they fake a relationship, and the act starts feeling far too real.
5
People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry · 2021
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
Poppy and Alex have been best friends for years, spending one week of every summer travelling together, until one trip ends in a falling-out. Two years later Poppy suggests one more holiday to repair things, and a week of shared rooms and old memories forces them to face what they never say.
6
Love and Other Words
Christina Lauren · 2018
Same genre: “Contemporary romance”
As teenagers Macy and Elliot spent every weekend trading books in a closet and slowly falling in love, until one night tore them apart. Eleven years later they meet again in San Francisco, and the friendship and heartbreak they buried come rushing back as they decide whether to try once more.
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Happy Place
Emily Henry · 2023
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Mutual Pining
- Fake Dating
Harriet and Wyn broke up months ago but still have not told the friends they spend every summer with. Sharing a room at the Maine cottage for one last week, they pretend to be the happy couple they used to be, hiding their split while old feelings refuse to stay buried.
8
One Day in December
Josie Silver · 2018
Same genre: “Contemporary romance”
Laurie locks eyes with a stranger through a bus window and spends a year searching for him, only to meet him again as her best friend's new boyfriend. Across ten years of friendship, missed chances and other relationships, the two circle a connection they are never free to act on.
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From Lukov with Love
Mariana Zapata · 2018
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Sports romance”
- Sports Romance
- Slow Burn
Jasmine's pairs figure-skating career is nearly over when her former partner leaves. The only skater willing to take her on is Ivan Lukov, her longtime rival, and she has no choice but to accept. Months of gruelling shared training force them past years of resentment and into reluctant trust.
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The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
Mariana Zapata · 2016
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Sports romance”
- Sports Romance
- Slow Burn
Vanessa spends years as the assistant to Aiden Graves, a silent, demanding football star, and finally quits. He then turns up at her door to ask her back and follows it with a bigger request: a marriage of convenience that helps his immigration case. The practical bargain and the time it forces them to spend together wear down his reserve.
11
Red, White & Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston · 2019
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Fake Dating
- Slow Burn
A public spat between the US president's son Alex and Britain's Prince Henry forces their handlers to stage a friendship for the cameras. What starts as reluctant damage control turns into late-night texts and a secret romance that neither man can keep hidden for long.
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Yours Truly
Abby Jimenez · 2023
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Fake Dating
- Friends to Lovers
ER doctor Briana blurts out that she is dating a colleague to escape an awkward moment, and anxious Dr. Jacob plays along. Pretending to be a couple at his family gatherings brings the two reserved people closer, one quiet gesture at a time.