How to Kidnap a Fake Date: A BRAND NEW dark romantic comedy with kidnapping, fake dating, and spicy chemistry from Effie Campbell for 2026

It’s going to be a killer of a good time…

Sweet Maggie Hamilton comes from a long line of people paid to professionally end lives.

Unfortunately, Maggie is a family failure.

Age? Twenty-nine. Kill count? A deeply embarrassing zero.

So when her father decides to marry her off to her psychotic ex at thirty to help her take over the family business, Maggie hatches a plan for the world’s worst fake relationship to buy some time.

Which is where broad-shouldered, bad-tempered, offensively attractive Roman Ellis comes in. Maggie’s neighbour, who is about as interested in her as he is in a slow, painful death.

But Maggie isn’t offering him a choice. With Roman tied to the passenger seat, she’s taking him as her plus one to her father’s second wedding in the Highlands.

All Maggie has to do is survive the week without dying, murdering anyone or letting anyone in a house of professional killers know that her serious long-term boyfriend is actually her hostage.

Unfortunately for her, Roman isn’t going to make it that easy.

Readers LOVE Effie Campbell:

‘Funny, sweet, bloody, and spicy. The most bizarrely perfect combo!!’ Reader Review

‘One of my favourite reads. The spice was incredible and Roman is SO hot!’ Reader Review

© 2026 Boldwood Books (E-bog): 9781807437619

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E-bog: 30. juli 2026