Four Steps to the Perfect Fake Date Audiobook By Lilian Monroe cover art

Four Steps to the Perfect Fake Date

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 months free
Try for $0.00
Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.

Four Steps to the Perfect Fake Date

By: Lilian Monroe
Narrated by: Bryant Walker, Leanne Woodward
Try for $0.00

$0.00/mo. after 3 months. Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $30.09

Buy for $30.09

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use, License, and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

From the author of Four Steps to the Perfect Revenge comes a deliciously witty and lighthearted romance brimming with misadventures, misdeeds, misunderstandings…and one perfectly mismatched couple.

A notorious rule follower, the old Daphne Davis could do no wrong. But lately she can’t get anything right.

Jilted by her ex, ousted from her home, and laid off from her job, Daphne retreats to her little hometown, Fernley Island. But even there, she feels out of sync. So, bailing on her own sister’s engagement party, she suddenly embraces a brand-new philosophy: no more goody-two-shoes.

Unfortunately, Daphne’s new mantra lands her squarely in the headlights—literally—of her high school nemesis, Calvin Flint. No longer a scrawny jerk, he’s Fernley’s acting sheriff, filling out his uniform waaay better than he ought to.

He’s also Daphne’s new boss.

As Daphne balances the books after a department scandal, a series of mishaps throws her and Calvin together. The sparks that fly take them both by surprise. But will a fake dating scheme and quest for a stolen heirloom ruin their chance at something real?

©2025 by Lilian Monroe. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Contemporary Romantic Comedy Witty Misadventure

Critic reviews

“A heartwarming, funny, and emotional romance that has everything you will love about the fake dating trope, but with characters that feel real and relatable.”—Harlequin Junkie (top pick)
All stars
Most relevant  
This was a really good book! I liked this author, I'll definitely have to read more!

great book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This was such a cute read. I really enjoyed it.

I received a gifted copy. This review is honest and voluntary.

Cute

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Calvin and Daphne each fought the love in the middle. Even knowing they'd fall in together, I enjo

tug of war

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
2.5 Stars
This has some cute moments, but I never really bought into the romance. I also was not a fan of the conflict. The idea was cute and brought more to the story around the family dynamics, but it should not have been the main conflict for the characters.

This one was just not for me.

2.5 Stars

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You’re a good girl. You’re afraid of being left. Blame blah blah. This could have been such a good story, but the repetitive inner dialogue of the MCs ruined it for me. It’s always annoying when grown adults act like twenty year olds. The MMC overcame so much in his life and still acted like a lost child. The FMC is in a box of her own making. Go. To. Therapy. Make friends. TALK! Act like an adult. Geez. The constant rumination brought the story way down for me even though the “mystery” was good. I skipped many chapters and missed nothing. Not worth the credit.

We get it…

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.