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Maddie Everett has always done everything right-aced every exam, racked up accolades, and set her sights on becoming a doctor. So when she's rejected from the prestigious St. Catherine's Medical Center internship, it feels like her future just crumbled.
Enter Liam McLain-her insufferable academic rival. Maddie has hated him since grade school, but suddenly he's swooping in, pretending she's his girlfriend to secure her a spot. Furious but desperate, Maddie plays along.
Now she's stuck shadowing surgeons, with Liam glued to her side. To everyone else, she loves him. To the two of them, she despises him. That is, until extended days spent exclusively with him begin to crack her walls.
Liam may have gotten her into St. Catherine's with a lie, but what happens when Maddie realizes the biggest truth of all-she doesn't just want to fake date him anymore?

Academic rivals to lovers
Fake dating