A tech billionaire and a curvy curator’s status changes from “high school friends” to “it’s complicated” when they make an emergency landing on Christmas Island. Noelle Faced with the prospect of spending Christmas alone, I agree to join my best friend Nick on an overseas trip for the holidays. Oh, he’ll probably be working most of the time—that is how he became a billionaire at our age—but still, an adventure is an adventure. When our plane has to make an emergency landing on a small island in the Indian Ocean, our plans change. What are the odds we’d land on Christmas Island of all places? Maybe it’s the magic of the holiday seasons, or the tropical scenery, but suddenly my best friend is looking pretty appealing right now. Nick We’ve been best friends since high school, when our bullying classmates nicknamed us Santa and Mrs. Claus. Noelle has always had my back. And while most people look at me and see my money and success, she sees me for who I a nerd. But as we spend more time together alone on Christmas Island, it’s impossible to ignore the spark between us. Is it worth risking our friendship to test the waters? Or are we too set in our ways to have a future together? Christmas Island Love is a standalone holiday short, sweet, and steamy friends-to-lovers romance. Check it out if you enjoy billionaire heroes, curvy heroines, and a guaranteed happily ever after full of Christmas Cheer. No cheating! No cliffhangers!