If You Stay Too Long

  • Fake Dating x Opposites attract
  • Emotions as wild as waves – The finale of the “Resort Pureza” duology, which can also be read independently.

Tropes: Opposites attract, Fake Dating, Surferboy


To expand the offerings at the luxury resort Pureza, Sunny is searching for a suitable surf school. However, finding a a surf school as a cooperation partner – turns out to be more challenging than she expected. La Ola would be the perfect fit if only the owner, Luca, wasn’t such an arrogant idiot.

But Luca needs the partnership to keep his surf school afloat. So, he makes Sunny a proposal that’s hard for her to refuse: If he gets the contract, he will pretend to date her in return. Sunny is secretly in love with one of her colleagues, who doesn’t seem to share her feelings – but he does appear to get a little jealous when he sees her with Luca.

Sunny agrees to the fake dates with the surf instructor and starts to see a different side of him. But her feelings are still for someone else. And Luca and she are just too different... Or are they?

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  • Publisher: FISCHER Taschenbuch
  • Release: 24.09.2025
  • ISBN: 978-3-596-71231-1
  • 400 Pages
  • Series: Resort Pureza
  • Author: Tine Nell
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Tine Nell

Tine Nell lives with her husband, three children and a dog near Siegen, where she spends her days and nights writing and reading. She loves to write about deep emotions and the search for one's own path. Her stories are set in places that ignite wanderlust and touch the heart. She finds most of her ideas while she’s on the move – whether traveling or experiencing new things.