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Frayed Pages x Wattpad Books, publisher of Diamonds, Deception & Destiny Princess is riding high with a hit single, a breakout performance, and a romance that’s heating up—but fame always comes with complications.

Her ex is also her producer, and keeping things professional is getting harder by the day. When the label bets on the wrong single, Princess has to fight to protect her voice and her future. From megastar Pia Mia comes a juicy, behind-the-scenes novel you won’t want to miss!

Stars. They’re just like us, right? Right? Well, at least we like to think so. Which is why the literary appetite for books about fictional celebrities has only seemed to grow over the last several years. Indeed, titles like Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Daisy Jones & The Six or even Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl have become cultural emblems for our fascination with celebrity. We might never know the intricate, intimate details of the lives of our favorite real-life stars, but it sure can be fun to imagine what their true narratives might be like through fiction.

Furthermore, some readers can’t get enough of their preoccupations with celebrity crushes — myself included. I’m sorry, but if I can’t live in my own delulu world where I’m married to at least five different men in Hollywood at the same time, I don’t want to live in any world. So, romance books featuring fictional celebrities have also been in increased demand. Who doesn’t want to imagine what it might be like to fall in love with someone famous and get a peek at life behind the curtain? Who wouldn’t want to know the real story about the tabloid narratives that have followed these people throughout their careers?

Okay, maybe those kinds of fantasies aren’t for everyone, but they’re sure for some of us. Thus, I have compiled this trusty list of six romance books featuring fictional celebrities in some way. Be they actors or musicians, some or all of these books are sure to quench your thirst (pun intended) for any number of your real-life celebrity infatuations.

Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen Callender There’s always that one smoldering, rugged Hollywood bad boy that everyone loves to hate. In Kacen Callender’s Stars in Your Eyes, that bad boy is Logan Gray, and he’s just about gotten on the bad side of everyone who matters… except for one. Mattie Cole is an up-and-comer in Hollywood, billed as the golden boy antithesis to Logan’s villain image. But despite receiving love from all sides, Mattie is plagued by insecurities and anxiety. No one would ever expect these two Hollywood opposites to attract. When Logan and Mattie are both cast in a new highly-anticipated romantic film, Logan’s mouth already starts bringing negative publicity to the production. To counteract the bad press, Logan and Mattie are encouraged to start fake-dating to win over the public — which could spell disaster. Or could they both find the sympathetic shoulder they’ve been looking for?

If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales & Cale Dietrich Boy band Saturday is one of the biggest musical acts the United States has ever seen. Band members Zach Knight, Ruben Montez, Jon Braxton, and Angel Phan are best friends first and teen heartthrobs second. But as their success mounts, so does the pressure, and cracks in the boys’ bond begin to form behind the curtain. Things get even more complicated when Ruben discloses to Zach that their management’s wish for him to stay closeted is beginning to genuinely affect him. During a European tour with minimal supervision and a grueling work schedule, Zach and Ruben grow closer than ever. When their friendship blossoms into a romance, the boys decide to make their relationship public. But how will their management react? Is it worth putting everything you’ve ever wished for on the line for how you feel?

You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria Soap opera star Jasmine Lin Rodriguez is not used to seeing her face printed across every tabloid. But after a hugely public breakup, she can’t seem to go anywhere without being confronted by the loss of her last relationship. Returning home to New York City to play the starring role in an upcoming bilingual romantic comedy film for the country’s biggest streaming platform, Jasmine makes a decision and plans to do everything she can to stick to it: leading ladies don’t make tabloid covers, at least not again. But things might not go according to plan once her romcom co-star unexpectedly becomes Ashton Suárez, certified telenovela hunk. Ever since his character was killed off on his own show, Ashton has worried his career won’t ever recover. So when he gets the chance to co-star in a highly anticipated romcom for a big streaming service, he jumps at the chance to prove himself. To get the true Hollywood attention he craves, he’ll have to have razor-sharp chemistry with Jasmine. After a catastrophic first impression, Jasmine and Ashton start rehearsing privately… which may just lead to a real-life soap opera romance that jeopardizes everything.

Wavelength by Cale Plett (October 2025) In this queer romance described as Heartstopper meets Hannah Montana, teen pop star Sasha is mega-famous, but they’ve always been able to preserve their anonymity by performing with their hair covering their face. Once public pressure to unmask becomes too much to bear, Sasha disappears to a midwestern town to finish high school and come out as nonbinary unceremoniously. But their plan for a quiet life is thrown when Sasha encounters Wavelength, a local alt-rock band. Their lead singer, Lillian, is struggling with conundrums of her own; besides trying to keep the band together during senior year, she’s also stuck in an endless frenzy of ill-fated late-night texts and love notes as a result of her breakup with her ex-girlfriend, who used to be part of Wavelength. Once Lillian becomes smitten with Sasha, she starts thinking that they could be the answer to all her romantic and musical woes… even though everything she knows about Sasha doesn’t quite make sense. And Sasha’s time away from the spotlight could be limited. Their manager is hunting them down, and if word of their true identity gets out, it could ruin the new, authentic life they’ve managed to create for themselves.

Love is a War Song by Danica Nava The author of The Truth According to Ember is back with a new romance starring Avery Fox, whose pop stardom reached such peaks that she was on the cover of Rolling Stone. But because she posed wearing a warbonnet — and not much else — she is forced to run from the backlash, retreating to her estranged grandmother’s ranch. Lucas Iron Eyes is running the ranch and isn’t impressed with having to work with her, but they make a deal: he’ll teach her about their shared Indigenous culture, and she’ll help him raise enough money to save the ranch. Along the way, they begin to see each other differently.

Donut Fall in Love by Jackie Lau Film actor Ryan Kwok has returned home to Toronto to promote his new romantic comedy movie that’s drawing discouraging reviews. His personal life has been equally as discouraging: ever since his mother’s death, Ryan has been trying to take some time off to grieve while also being supportive of his family. And that keeps getting harder when his father would rather troll him on social media than meet his son for dim sum. But a chance encounter with baker Lindsay McLeod may be everything he needs to turn his life around. Their relationship gets off to a shaky start after he knocks over two dozen donuts at her bakery, but neither of them can deny the sparks flying between them. When Ryan’s promotional tour brings him to a celebrity episode of Baking Fail, he recruits Lindsay to teach him how to bake so he doesn’t become even more of a national embarrassment. As Lindsay and Ryan unexpectedly bond over grief and bubble tea, they realize they might have more in common than they thought.

Can’t get enough celebrity romances? Check out 11 Romances Between Celebrities and Regular People and 15 of the Best Celebrity Romance Books.