Fliss Tink has three boyfriends. Her colleagues think she’s dating Ben. Her friends think she’s dating Charles. And her family think she’s dating David. Just one problem… they’re fictional. She may have told the teeniest fib a couple of years ago and, well, it all spiralled out of control. But Fliss is determined, she’s setting the record breaking off the fictional romances, admitting to her family she doesn’t work in insurance, and living her truth as a single, broke, personal assistant living in the box room of a shared house in Clapham. It would have all gone to plan (really, it would have) had her sister’s boyfriend not shown up at her lunch with “David” which was actually her business meeting with Alex Stone. Alex Stone, her boss’s son - well, technically, her temporary boss - who is the complete opposite of his father in every way. Whereas Michael is warm, Alex is cold, serious and has never cracked a smile in her presence. Which is probably why he’s asked her to help him fix his image whilst temporarily taking over his dad’s company. When her two worlds collide, Fliss prepares herself for everything to fall apart. What she never expected was for the downright intimidating Alex to pretend to be David, fictional boyfriend number three. With those ice cold eyes practically cutting her with their gaze, he plays along with the best poker face she’s ever seen; Yes, he is a heart surgeon, yes, they’ve been dating for two years, and yes, he’ll be joining them all for her parents’ anniversary weekend - Wait, what? Alex is the only one who knows the truth behind Fliss’s tangled web of lies, and his agreement to play along feels like she’s been handed a winning lottery ticket. But lies are hard to keep hidden and even harder to remember. As Alex pretends to be David just a little too well, Fliss begins to feel things that she hasn’t felt in years. Is her ice-cold boss actually defending her? Is the way he tucks her hair behind her ear, tilts her chin to meet his gaze and sleeps with his arm around her really because he actually wants to or just part of the character is he playing? Is it all just fake believe?