Releasing: July 30th 

A fake dating romance… except the fake boyfriend is technically a hostage.

From Effie Campbell comes How to Kidnap a Fake Date, a darkly funny, spicy romcom about family expectations, professional killers, one deeply chaotic plan, and a very unwilling plus-one.

This Saucy Books preorder includes:

✍️ Signed copy of How to Kidnap a Fake Date
🎨 Two exclusive artworks — one SFW and one very NSFW
💌 Stickers

Sweet Maggie Hamilton comes from a long line of people paid to professionally end lives. Unfortunately, Maggie is something of a family embarrassment.

Age? Twenty-nine.
Kill count? A humiliating zero.

With her thirtieth birthday looming, Maggie’s father decides it’s time to marry her off to her psychotic ex so she can finally take over the family business. Naturally, Maggie comes up with the only sensible solution: invent a serious long-term boyfriend to buy herself some time.

Enter Roman Ellis.

Broad-shouldered, bad-tempered, offensively attractive, and absolutely not interested in helping Maggie with anything.

Unfortunately for Roman, Maggie isn’t offering him a choice.

With Roman tied to the passenger seat, she heads for her father’s wedding in the Highlands, determined to survive the week without dying, murdering anyone, or letting a house full of professional killers realise her boyfriend is actually her hostage.

But Roman is not going to make this easy.

Perfect for readers who love:

🔪 Dark romcoms
💘 Fake dating with a twist
🔥 Forced proximity
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Highlands chaos
😈 Grumpy, unwilling love interests
💋 Spicy banter
🖤 Morally questionable families
🎨 Exclusive NSFW art

Funny, bloody, spicy, and completely unhinged, How to Kidnap a Fake Date is the kind of romance that makes bad decisions look extremely tempting.

Out July 30th. Preorder now to secure your signed copy, exclusive artworks, and stickers.