Fake Boyfriend Books in Order
Part ofEden Finley Books in OrderFind Eden Finleys Fake Boyfriend books in order, with sports romance summaries, series background, and suggestions on how the wider King Sports universe connects.
Last updated: January 12, 2026
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Publication Order
8 books
Winning You
by Eden Finley
2023
A charity raffle blind date throws younger, enthusiastic Marty together with older, jaded Luce. One night meant to be a fun obligation leaves them both questioning what they want from love, and whether an age gap is really the obstacle they feared.
Hat Trick
by Eden Finley
2019
On a couples getaway in Fiji, recently single hockey veteran Soren ends up trapped on an island with Jet, the rock star whose heart he once broke. Sun, sand and unresolved tension make it impossible to keep pretending their past was a simple fling.
Final Play
by Eden Finley
2019
The Fake Boyfriend crew heads off on a group vacation that feels like a victory lap. Between excursions, mishaps and stolen moments, each couple gets a chance to close out old threads and decide what their hard won happily ever after looks like.
Fake Boyfriend Breakaways
by Eden Finley
2019
This collection of shorts and bonus scenes revisits the couples and side characters from the Fake Boyfriend universe. Expect holiday chaos, glimpses of everyday domestic life and a few long overdue moments for people who stole scenes in the main books.
Deke
by Eden Finley
2019
A hard hitting player and the man he should never fall for strike a dangerous bargain to protect a fragile public image. As staged moments and fake headlines pile up, real feelings sneak in and make every lie that much harder to live with.
Blindsided
by Eden Finley
2019
NFL star Shane built his life around a pact with his best friend Talon, win a championship together or die trying. When a trade finally reunites them, buried longing crashes into shared history, and both men have to decide what they are willing to risk.
Trick Play
by Eden Finley
2018
A compromising photo at a gay bar shatters Matts football career, until his agent suggests a bold fix, become the leagues out poster boy with a fake boyfriend at his side. Rich boy Noah signs on to help, but the act quickly stops feeling like one.
Fake Out
by Eden Finley
2018
Years ago, Maddox lied and told his hometown he was gay to dodge a proposal. Now he needs a fake boyfriend for his exs wedding and turns to Damons friend for help, only to discover that pretend chemistry can feel alarmingly real.
Series background & context
Fake Boyfriend is the series that built much of what readers now think of as the King Sports universe. Set mainly in the world of professional baseball, football and hockey, the books follow players and the people orbiting them as fake relationships turn inconveniently real.
Fake Out opens with Maddox, who once told his small town he was gay to escape the pressure of marrying his childhood sweetheart. Years later he is straight, or so he thinks, until he hires Damons brother in law as a pretend boyfriend for a wedding and chemistry throws every old certainty out the window.
In Trick Play, a bad photo at a gay bar blows up NFL player Matts career, and Damon suggests a PR friendly fake relationship with rich boy Noah. What starts as image rehab becomes an exploration of internalised fear, family politics and the cost of living a lie in public. Deke, Blindsided and Hat Trick continue to build out the circle of friends, mixing teammates who cannot keep their hands off each other, second chances with rock stars and best friends whose feelings have quietly shifted over years.
Final Play serves as a capstone, bringing most of the couples together for one big group trip and handing side characters the closure they have earned. Novellas and extras like Fake Boyfriend Breakaways and Winning You add shorter stories and bonus scenes, fleshing out side pairings and giving more time with fan favourites.
Across the series, sports are important but never the whole story. Injuries, trades and contracts matter, yet the focus stays on the emotional stakes, coming out, career changing decisions, and how hard it can be to trust that someone is with you for more than your public image.
Fake Boyfriend also introduces Damon King and the King Sports agency, which later gets its own series. Reading in order from Fake Out through to Final Play lets you watch that expansion happen naturally and makes later crossovers in other books much more satisfying.
If you like fake dating, big gestures, and a whole lot of queer athletes finding their people, this is the series to start with.
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