Love Goes Viral

Written by Alexander Berman, Camille Stochitch and Estelle Laure

Narrated by Elena Rey and Michael Crouch

An aspiring pop star crafts a fake relationship with a small-town boy to rehab her image, until her ex and her real feelings get in the way in this “delightful” (Booklist, starred review) romance perfect for fans of Lynn Painter.

Love Thompson went viral. Now she has it all—fifty million followers, brand deals, a Hollywood address, and the fast track to the music career she’s always dreamed of—until…she doesn’t.

After Love takes the blame for her influencer boyfriend’s mistake, the fallout goes more viral than the video that rocketed her to fame. By the next morning, she’s already lost sponsorships, ten million followers, and her debut single. Love needs to rehab her image, and that means dating someone a little more homegrown.

Enter Austin Grey. Austin is about as homegrown as it gets. His only followers are the regulars at his family’s struggling diner that he’s doing his best to save. But everything changes when he gets a DM from a star he never expected to cross paths with again.

When Love walks back into Austin’s life, she thinks this is a purely online scheme with an expiration date. But as genuine feelings start to develop that keep them coming back to each other again and again, will either of them be willing to take a chance on something real?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Release date: Jan 6, 2026
• ISBN: 9781668162118

Alexander Berman

Alexander Berman is from Highland Park, Illinois. He studied filmmaking at Harvard University and now works as a screenwriter and director in Los Angeles where he lives with his wife, Camille Stochitch, and their two children. Love Goes Viral is their debut novel.