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Christmas With the Lusty Librarian
Every kiss is for show... until neither of them remembers where faking it ends. EmmaComing home to Holly Creek was supposed to be easy. One week with my best friend, hot chocolate by the fire, and a break from the chaos of city life. The only complication? Her older brother, Noah Bennett. The town's beloved librarian. And the man I've been hopelessly in love with since I was sixteen. As far as I know, he's never seen me as anything but the kid tagging along behind his sister.
So this year, I'm finally putting my hopeless fantasy behind me. At least... that was the plan. Until Noah asks me to be his fake girlfriend. Pretending to be in love should be easy with a few simple rules. Rules like fake boyfriends don't hold your hand when no one is looking. They don't pull you close during the Christmas Eve ball. They definitely don't kiss you like they've wanted to for years.
Every smile, every touch, every whispered promise makes me forget this relationship isn't real. I'm just not sure my heart will survive when Christmas is overNoahThe town's yearly Night Before Christmas celebration is in danger of being canceled, and I need a partner to compete in a series of holiday-themed events designed around the famous poem. The obvious solution is asking Emma to pretend to be my girlfriend.
It's temporary. Safe. She'll be gone after Christmas, and no one has to know I've spent years pretending she doesn't make my heart race every time she smiles. Or that somewhere between the teenager who followed my sister everywhere and the woman standing in front of me now, I fell hopelessly in love with her. I just never believed I deserved a chance. I told myself I could keep this simple. I was wrong.
Pretending becomes the hardest thing I've ever done. Every lingering touch while decorating a miniature sleigh. every moonlit scavenger hunt. every slow dance beneath twinkling Christmas lights. makes it harder to remember where the pretending ends and the truth begins. Christmas magic doesn't last forever. Can I finally risk everything for the woman I've secretly loved or let her walk away believing she was the only one pretending?~*~Snow is falling, lights are twinkling, and love is coming home for the holidays.
Welcome to the Small Town Holidays Series. Coming to an eReader near you from everywhere eBooks are sold in November 2026.
So this year, I'm finally putting my hopeless fantasy behind me. At least... that was the plan. Until Noah asks me to be his fake girlfriend. Pretending to be in love should be easy with a few simple rules. Rules like fake boyfriends don't hold your hand when no one is looking. They don't pull you close during the Christmas Eve ball. They definitely don't kiss you like they've wanted to for years.
Every smile, every touch, every whispered promise makes me forget this relationship isn't real. I'm just not sure my heart will survive when Christmas is overNoahThe town's yearly Night Before Christmas celebration is in danger of being canceled, and I need a partner to compete in a series of holiday-themed events designed around the famous poem. The obvious solution is asking Emma to pretend to be my girlfriend.
It's temporary. Safe. She'll be gone after Christmas, and no one has to know I've spent years pretending she doesn't make my heart race every time she smiles. Or that somewhere between the teenager who followed my sister everywhere and the woman standing in front of me now, I fell hopelessly in love with her. I just never believed I deserved a chance. I told myself I could keep this simple. I was wrong.
Pretending becomes the hardest thing I've ever done. Every lingering touch while decorating a miniature sleigh. every moonlit scavenger hunt. every slow dance beneath twinkling Christmas lights. makes it harder to remember where the pretending ends and the truth begins. Christmas magic doesn't last forever. Can I finally risk everything for the woman I've secretly loved or let her walk away believing she was the only one pretending?~*~Snow is falling, lights are twinkling, and love is coming home for the holidays.
Welcome to the Small Town Holidays Series. Coming to an eReader near you from everywhere eBooks are sold in November 2026.
