Fake Athlete

When fashion-design student Cara bombs a calculus test, she begs her twin—elite figure skater Lorelei—to switch places. Cara will cover a campus exhibition in Arizona while Lorelei secretly takes the retest in Boston. Simple plan, right? Not once Hudson, a drafted hockey phenom, notices that the frosty skater he thought he disliked suddenly laughs, flirts, and burns bright. Cara’s quick charm draws Lorelei’s teammates closer and catches Hudson’s eye—until he figures out the switch. What should end in disaster becomes something else entirely: a tender, combustible connection neither can shake. Over one intense weekend, they fall hard and promise to try the long-distance thing. Months later, with Cara’s design dreams taking off and Hudson choosing a team for love instead of money, they bet on each other for good. Years pass, careers soar, and on the morning of Cara’s Fashion Week debut, a test strip turns two into three. This is a fast, steamy, feel-good romance about choosing your person, even when life demands everything.

• Fans of steamy sports romance with protective, soft-on-the-inside heroes
• Readers who love twin-swap and mistaken-identity tropes with a big heart
• Listeners who want fast chemistry balanced by consent, care, and real-life stakes
• Anyone craving a short, bingeable love story that still lands an earned happily ever after

Cassi Hart writes bold, over-the-top, insta-love romances where possessive alphas fall hard for the women who change them. She favors short, high-heat stories with big feelings and satisfying happily-ever-afters. When she isn’t writing, Cassi enjoys pampering, great coffee, warm destinations, and time with her golden retriever, Princess.