Faker

Fake Skating is a young adult romance novel by American author Lynn Painter. It was published by Simon & Schuster on September 30, 2025. It centers a fake relationship between an academically gifted high school senior and her ice hockey–playing childhood sweetheart. It was a number one New York Times Best Seller for fifteen weeks. A film adaption by Sony Pictures was announced in 2026 and is set for release on July 16, 2027.