Pretending Synonyms

Ethan Cole is a billionaire tech heir who needs a relationship as soon as possible. Not for love, but to secure a powerful merger and win control of his family's empire. Desperate, he turns to the most unexpected person: Jamie Rivera, his charming, openly gay best friend with dreams of owning an art gallery. What begins as a harmless fake romance soon turns into real emotions, with stolen glances, strange desires and forbidden kisses. But with jealous exes, ruthless family rivals, and the media watching their every move, pretending to be in love might destroy everything, unless they’re brave enough to make it real. A swoon-worthy, slow-burn romance where fake love turns dangerously real and one kiss was all it took.

Justin Yuri De Luca, a Half Italian and Half Filipino Cold-blooded Mafia King. Brutal and Powerful! He will pretend to be a weak, vain, and innocent errand boy for the Notorious Mafia Queen Angela Winona Celeste. A face of an Angel that got the moves of the Devil. Pretending to be a low-key person infiltrating the opponent's territory. His biggest mission is to kill the last successor of their Family's mortal enemy that dominate the Mafia World. Along with the so-called mission. He didn't think that his cold-blooded heart will melt and become warm. What will he gonna choose? His mission or his heart? Can he kill the Mafia Queen or He's going to die because of her? Find out!

Drenched in tragedies of war and exile, damned to wander alone, the Alpha of blood and gore. Rough edges, rusted hands and a heart twisted with time. Will his only chance at salvation leave him too? ... Dinah Ashford does not believe in super-naturals. But when she falls face-first in a world where Lycans are normal and humans are not, she's desperate for help to find a way home. But being roped into pretending to be a defamed Alpha's soulmate was not on the top of her list. Specially if that Alpha was going to get assigned to a mission that's basically a death sentence. Lycan polities, blood feuds, buried secrets, forbidden feelings and a curse that keeps growing. Will Dinah ever make it back home? Or will her fragile human life end before it can even truly begin?

The daughter of our housekeeper was pretending to be a rich girl at college, handing out my designer stuff just to keep up the act. When I called her out, she actually had the nerve to say she was "redistributing wealth to help the less fortunate." I called the cops, but then she spread this wild rumor that I made her sleep with me for three years, and that she was using my luxury items to help me "atone for my sin." Then she and her boyfriend teamed up to try and have me killed. Next thing I know, I woke up and it was the exact same day she started her whole rich-girl act.

How far is she willing to go to get her twin back in her life? London couldn't answer this question if her life depended on it. The limits to what she's willing to do for her twin doesn't exist. Pretending to be her sister for a dinner party? No big deal. That is, until she finds herself in the very complicated position of playing fiancee to a man she barely knows but is quickly falling for. She knows that when this ends, her heart is going to be left in pieces and yet,she's holding unto every second with a man that she has no right to. A man that doesn't know she exist.

Bella Page suffers from a rare amnesia that prevents her from forming new memories, leaving her trapped in an Abusive marriage. For four years, she has lived at the mercy of her Billionaire husband, unaware of his cruelty and manipulation. When Vaughn’s mistress, Bella’s half-sister sets her up in an accident, She suffers a head injury. But instead of losing more, she gains everything: Her memories return. Now remembering every bruise, every lie, every betrayal, Bella is done being a victim. So when Vaughn arrives at her hospital room, fresh from Jessica’s bed and pretending to care, Bella greets him with a cold, poisonous smile. “Mr. McCoy,” she says, “see you in court.”

Cassandra came from a poor family so her dream in life is to find a rich husband to get out from poverty. During one of their photo shoots, she met Dark, a billionaire who's only pretending to be a low class man in order to find his dream wife. They became friends but what Cassandra didn't expect is her feelings that started to grow for Dark. But despite that, she made a bad move and didn't listen to her heart. And now that she finally entered his world, will she able to win him again? Can she make him fall in love again now that he's being cold and heartless towards her? Can he forgive her and starts over again?

Mona and Lisa are twins. Being the eldest,Mona is chosen to marry the wealthy multi Billionaire Lore Cavannaugh, but on her wedding day,she elopes with her gangstar boyfriend. Lisa chooses to wed by pretending to be Mona in order to save their family's honor and reputation. Awaiting her sister's return,Lisa finds herself falling madly in love with the person who doesn't belong to her and who thinks she's someone else. What happens when Mona returns to get back what rightfully belongs to her? And what will be Lore's reaction when he finds out that the woman he married and has fallen in love with is not the one he wanted? Will he tolerate that he was tricked or will he burn the world to ash?

Selena has only ever lived for one vow: protect her fragile twin, Selene. She’s taken the punishments, carried the blame, and bled so her sister wouldn’t have to. But when fate gives Selena what no wolf could ever dream of — three powerful Alpha mates — her sister wants them too. Raviel. Severin. Jared. Three Alphas, bound to her by destiny… yet Selene is already weaving herself into their arms, pretending to be her. Selena has always been the stronger twin. The brighter one. The protector. But now, trapped in her sister’s shadow, she might lose not only her mates… but herself. Betrayal runs in blood. And this time, love may not be enough to save her.

My husband lies to me about working late on Christmas Day. I know he wants to give me a surprise—I saw a jewelry set worth millions of dollars in his pocket. However, all I receive is the news of him pretending to be Santa Claus as he delivers a gift to his female secretary. She flaunts it on social media. "You're the most precious Christmas gift I've gotten." My husband changes the background photo on his social media to a photo of them together. I smile and like the post. Later, the secretary comes to me and smugly says she's pregnant. Meanwhile, I pull out a diagnosis report verifying that my husband is sterile. "Checkmate!" She visibly panics.