Zara Hayes came to New Zealand with one goal: keep her head down and do her job. As head makeup artist on a Viking blockbuster, she spends her days working on Jamie Cameron—Hollywood’s most untouchable star. He’s gorgeous, guarded, and completely off-limits. He should be easy to ignore… if it weren’t for the stolen glances, lingering touches, and the kind of tension that makes her forget to breathe.

Jamie Cameron has spent his entire career doing what’s expected of him: smiling for the cameras, protecting his brand, and playing the perfect leading man. But with Zara, everything feels different.

The problem? Jamie’s glamorous co-star, Lola Beaumont, is also his fiancée—at least, that’s what the headlines say. In reality, their picture-perfect romance is nothing more than a publicity stunt.

Off-screen, the chemistry between Zara and Jamie burns hotter every day. On-screen, the world believes he belongs to someone else. With paparazzi circling, contracts forbidding them, and family drama threatening to blow everything apart, one wrong move could cost them everything.

If This Was a Movie is a laugh-out-loud, slow-burn Hollywood romance filled with sizzling tension, witty banter, and all the swoon of a binge-worthy romcom—perfect for fans of Tessa Bailey, Ali Hazelwood, and contemporary fake-relationship romances.