Bad Date

by Ellery Lloyd

First published 2025

Fay Roper has won global fame as an actress, but her love life keeps crashing. Every boyfriend who isn't a stalker vanishes without explanation. Her superfans stick around, but she wants nothing to do with them. Fed up with the pattern, Fay teams up with her best friend Poppy to try something new. They create a fake profile on an exclusive dating app, hiding Fay's celebrity identity completely. A user named Oliver responds to her deception with interest. Their online conversations grow intense as both players hide their true selves. Oliver enjoys games as much as Fay does. Each tries to control the relationship while the other pushes back. Their digital flirtation turns dangerous when obsession takes hold. Only one person will walk away from this match.

Genres: romance, mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller

Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator

58 pages · Kindle Edition · Amazon Original Stories

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