Synopsis

From Montego Bay to Lagos: A Fake Date, a Real Kiss, and the Romance They Never Saw Coming.

What happens when a pretend date turns into the realest connection of your life?

Arinze Kalu is a Hollywood heartthrob with a brand to protect, a demanding family legacy, and a grandmother who’s dead set on getting him married. With his sister’s wedding coming up in Nigeria, the pressure’s on. So when his cousins suggest Rent A Bae, it sounds like the perfect solution to avoid drama—until he walks into the restaurant and finds her. The woman he hasn’t forgotten since their New Year’s Eve kiss in Montego Bay.

Jasmine Bowman is done with playing it safe. Between an underwhelming job and a love life that’s fizzled out, she’s ready to rewrite her story. Taking on a fake dating gig for some quick cash seems like a bold, harmless move… until her “client” turns out to be Mr. Butterscotch himself—the man who still lives rent-free in her thoughts.

Now, what was supposed to be one smooth weekend of pretending is turning into something messy, magnetic, and possibly meaningful. But when old fears and cultural expectations threaten to get in the way, Arinze and Jasmine must decide:
Is this love worth the leap?

📚 Rent A Bae is Book 1 in the Away to Africa series—a fun, heart-flipping journey that takes our characters (and readers) from the U.S. to Nigeria, blending Black American culture with rich African heritage in every swoon-worthy chapter.

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