Dream on

Stevie St. James grew up a small-town dreamer, and Lexington Hall was the golden boy of Hollywood. They were never meant to cross paths. Then they shared the stage in a high school musical, and something sparked between them before it all fell apart and left her dreams in pieces.

Four years later, Lex is a household name. He has turned their shared past into a television hit, and millions of viewers are obsessed with the "real" Stevie. She is still haunted by what the two of them lost.

Lex comes back with an offer: fake a romance to keep the public buzz alive, and in return Stevie gets the financial freedom she badly needs. She tells herself she can play the part. Old feelings stir again, new risks appear, and the line between the act and the real thing starts to blur.

This is a standalone crossover romance told in the first person by Stevie. It pairs a second-chance dynamic with a fake relationship, and the mood is heartache over a past that still stings. The central question is whether she can fall for the man who broke her dreams without losing everything.