In the picturesque town of Winter Grove, the tenacious Alicia Whittaker faces off against her best friend's snobbish brother, Zeke Brighton, when his disapproval of his sister's boyfriend threatens to upend their Christmas. -- Tenacious college student Alicia Whittaker wants this Christmas to be the best, especially since it's her last holiday season with her best friend Celeste in Winter Grove. But Celeste's domineering older brother threatens their happy holiday plans when he vocally disapproves of Celeste's beloved boyfriend, Sterling. Unwilling to sit by and let him ruin their Christmas, Alicia is determined to change Celeste's brother's mind... and heart. Discerning and domineering, Zeke Brighton only wants the best--for himself, his family, and his baby sister Celeste. But when he's introduced to Celeste's new beau, Sterling, Zeke is far from impressed. He believes his brilliant little sister is wasting her potential with a low-class bartender, and he is determined to open her eyes. He won't let anyone get in his way... certainly not his sister's charming best friend. -- This is book 2 of the Winter Grove Christmas Series, though it can be read as a standalone. --- ✨ Rankings & Features #1 in #Winter #1 in #Holiday #3 in #Xmas #3 in #NaNoWriMo #5 in #Hallmark

When her boyfriend asks for a break right before Christmas, holiday-obsessed Celeste Brighton has to team up with lone wolf Sterling Holt to fake a relationship in hopes of saving her Christmas. --- Overachieving college student Celeste Brighton is excited to spend Christmas cozied up with her first love, Jared. Christmas has always had a special place in her heart, and she can't wait to share it with him. That is until Jared asks for a break... right before Christmas! With her plans--and heart--shattered, Celeste needs to find a way to get Jared back to recapture the perfect Christmas she had planned. But how? Guarded lone wolf Sterling Holt has never liked Christmas. He's never had one of those 'perfect' holidays like they do in the movies--all he's had is bad memories, and so he'd much rather keep himself distracted. When a distraction comes in the form of a brokenhearted girl begging for his help to get her ex back, it sounds too fun to refuse--until he learns that means becoming the Perfect Holiday Boyfriend. --- ✨ Rankings & Features The Wattys 2023 Shortlist Featured on Wattpad's Cozy (Hot) Reads Featured on @Romance #1 in #Xmas #1 in #Winter #1 in #ChristmasRomance #1 in #College #5 in #Holiday #5 in #Christmas

Beth King is a Christmas fanatic and Java Tea's most frequent customer. Casper Boutayeb is a Christmas grinch and Java Tea's best employee - and Beth's favourite barista. When he suddenly needs somewhere to stay for the holidays, Beth is more than happy to take him in, on one condition: he has to embrace the festive spirit.

Friends, Fumbles & Falling in Love Ethan Maxwell never put much stock in matchmaking-or Christmas miracles-but his best friend, Olivia Hart, thrives on both. Determined to find him the perfect partner before Christmas Eve, Olivia devises a plan: twelve dates, each with a woman who seems ideal on paper. But as mishaps, near-misses, and unexpected moments pile up, Ethan begins to realize that perfection was never what he was looking for. Meanwhile, Olivia starts to question if her determination to find him love was less about him and more about her own heart. As Christmas approaches, they'll have to decide if risking their friendship is worth the chance at forever.

When outspoken Annie D. Yilsiz lies that she's dating the school's cold and untouchable heartthrob, Felix Jo Carter, just to shut up her enemy, she never expects him to play along. Suddenly caught in a fake relationship with the guy every girl dreams of, Annie must survive jealous classmates, unexpected feelings, and one big problem-what if this pretend love is starting to feel real?

Two teenagers dead. One girl on camera. One identical face left behind. "That's me," Eden said, pointing to the footage. "No, it's not," Elara whispered, "That's me." And just like that, the case broke in half. When 18-year-old Noah Rowe and his girlfriend Tess Marlowe are found murdered at an abandoned railway station, CCTV footage reveals one of the killers-a girl in a hoodie, her face caught for just a moment. The face belongs to either Eden or Elara Wren-identical twins with a dark, toxic past and a shared connection to the victims. But the case isn't so simple. Both sisters claim innocence. Both have alibis. And both were in love with Noah. As Detective Eliza Hart, a rising name in the London Homicide Unit, begins digging into the twins' lives, she finds a buried world of obsession, jealousy, betrayal, and a sisterhood that's not as unbreakable as it seems. The deeper Eliza goes, the more twisted the story becomes. Because the twins didn't just hate each other. They may have needed each other to kill. and just like that "We hate each other so much" turned into a confusion. [ 𝟷𝟻 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚍𝚊𝚢/𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚔 𝚠𝚒𝚜𝚎]

After a campus bet forces laser-focused figure skater Amara Desrosiers to fake date golden boy hockey captain Ethan Bennett, she must guard her Olympic-track focus as publicity, secrets, and undeniable chemistry threaten to derail both their seasons. *** Figure skater Amara Desrosiers starts her freshman year in Calgary laser-focused on scholarships, clean programs, and the Olympic track. No distractions, especially not hockey boys. Then a stupid campus bet pairs her with Ethan Bennett, the hockey team's golden captain, whose swagger hides a bruised family past. Soon, their snark sparks into chemistry neither wants, and a push for unity between the ice sport teams leads to a fake dating publicity plan. Between 5 a.m. practices, team after-parties, and the glare of university gossip, Amara fights to protect the dream her mother left her while Ethan tries to be more than a headline on and off the ice. When their bet turns into real stakes and their first "not-a-date" becomes very public, they'll have to choose: guard their goals-or risk them for something that looks a lot like love.

[COMPLETE] "Sometimes love doesn't break your heart-it just forgets you ever existed." Drake was once in love with Sarah, but fate had other plans. Their families arranged his marriage to Sarah's younger sister, Angela, and before he could make sense of it, he was engaged to a girl he barely knew. What unsettled him more than the engagement was Sarah's reaction-calm, composed, and oddly happy. It was as if their entire relationship meant nothing to her. When Angela discovered the truth about their past, she was hurt but didn't turn away. She tried to help, even offering Drake a chance to walk away. But in trying to untangle the mess, she and Drake began to grow closer. And as the lines between duty and desire blurred, they were forced to ask: were they falling for each other-or just trying to heal what Sarah never cared to break?