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Fake It 'Til You Sleigh It
A Holiday Romantic Comedy
2024
First Published
4.03
Average Rating
305
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Rule #1 of Never fall for your lead actor. Rule #2: See rule #1. I'm Chase, director of Christmas movies and master of self-control… until now. My latest film is about to flop hard. With my career hanging by a thread, I'm forced to fake-date my lead actor Ethan "Walking Temptation" Barrett. Cue a Florida holiday "vacation" with his oddball family, complete with a pet alligator. Between Ethan's perpetual shirtlessness and us sharing one bed, my ice queen reputation is melting faster than a frozen margarita on the beach. His touch sets me on fire, his sultry smile makes me weak, and suddenly, I'm forgetting all my rules. If we fail, I lose everything. If we succeed... I might lose even more. I'm Ethan, rom-com heartthrob with a reputation. Fake-dating my uptight director? Not exactly on my Christmas list. But if this doesn’t work, my holiday acting career is over. Her bossy attitude shouldn't turn me on this much, just like those rare smiles of hers that make my heart race. As Chase's prim facade cracks under the mistletoe, I'm discovering a woman who ignites me like no other. It’s supposed to be pretend, but there’s nothing fake about the way she moans my name in the dark. Now I'm determined to prove that sometimes, the best holiday magic can’t be scripted. This Christmas, all bets are off. This hilarious, fake dating story is a spicy, open door, enemies to lovers, reverse grumpy sunshine romance. Enjoy this “he falls first”, shares one bed, workplace romantic comedy. It features a tropical holiday aesthetic, and steamy situations in sunny, beachy Florida. Perfect for the holidays, and Christmas in July.

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MéLisa Ryun
MéLisa Ryun
Author · 7 books
MéLisa Ryun is our pen name, and we're a husband-wife duo who've been finishing each other's sentences (and steamy scenes) for nearly 30 years. We left the glitz of Hollywood for the glitter of Vegas. Despite calling Sin City home, we say what happens in Vegas should definitely not stay in Vegas-not when it comes to our scorching hot romcoms.We spend our days in a death match of yoga and joke-writing. It's like we're competing in a bizarre reality show where the winner gets to avoid stepping outside into Satan's armpit. We used to write for Hollywood and YouTube. Now we write books and social media posts. It's basically the same thing, except now our audience can read ¿ Maybe we'll trauma dump about our life in LA in a book someday. Or maybe we'll just keep writing about fictional people with better lives than ours.We write steamy open-door romcoms that'll make your grandma blush and your girlfriends wink knowingly. Our characters? So real you'll swear they've been eavesdropping on your life, with banter as finely honed as a cover model's abs and sparks that'll melt your e-reader. Our mission? To write sizzling chemistry, door-kicking-open steam, and enough beloved tropes to complete a Pinterest board. And the best part? Guaranteed satisfying happily ever after, every time.. Snark. Swoon. Spice!
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