In the picturesque town of Winter Grove, broken-hearted college student Celeste has to team up with lone wolf Sterling for a fake relationship in hopes of making her ex-boyfriend jealous and 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

❝ Wait," I say, backing away. "Let me get this straight- you're Santa Clause?" I stare at the boy no more than a couple years older than me. He had to be kidding. He rolls his eyes, his handsome face illuminated by the lights on the tree. "Well when you put it that way, I suppose." The candy cane i am sucking on falls from my lips, clattering to the floor. "B-But where's the beard, the overflowing fat and the HO HO HO?" He snorts, a charming smile on his lips as he tugs on the end of my Santa hat. "Sweetheart, it's all just the Santa Clause Act.❞ ~*~ p.s. The current cover was made by Isasecret Ranking: short story #9/ Teen Fiction: #56

❝A child's imagination is a powerful thing.❞

❝And I don't want the world to see me 'Cause I don't think that they'd understand When everything's made to be broken I just want you to know who I am.❞ { 2 0 1 4 © josie nicholson short story. all rights reserved. } edited by the great @iprobablyateit! myself and my readers can never thank you enough.

After a recent break-up ruins her tropical getaway with sophisticated ex-almost-fiancé Preston, Noelle finds herself back in her hometown, stranded two weeks before Christmas. And Hawaii is nowhere in sight! Enter Nik, the ruggedly handsome lumberjack living at the local Christmas tree farm. With love and snowflakes in the air, Nik offers Noelle a fresh perspective on the holiday and on the true meaning of love. Time to cozy up and break out the eggnog! "Absolutely heartwarming. Reads like a millennial Hallmark movie!" -Beta Reader #7 in ChickLit! #2 in HolidayRomance! ⚠️ suggestive language, mild profanity, and too many Christmas references [[50k words]] PG-13 RATED Cover Design: Kat Pace

Winter gets stranded with her former college best friend, Adam. They have no choice but to actually have a conversation with one another. It's a Christmas conversation full of revealed secrets and admissions. [ Holiday Romance and Short-Story ] ▶︎ #2 Christmas - December 20, 2022 ▶︎ #23 Short Story - March 15, 2023

Christmas is said to be the most wonderful time of year. For some, it might be true, but for others, it's a whole different story. From spending the holidays with their love ones to having a lonely night at the club, each person celebrates Christmas in their own special way. "Christmas is more than just a day of stuffing your face and getting those over-expensive gifts, it's about realizing something you never thought of for the past year." Twelve people with their twelve stories - all happening on the twelve days of Christmas.

"Anna dislikes being stuck three-quarters of the way down a chimney. She really does. Not to mention, she's still going round North America, and there's, like, three continents still to get through in about as many hours."

They wanted to make A Christmas Carol of their own. So they did.

Just a few short stories dedicated to the major holidays: Christmas, New Years, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Halloween, and Thanksgiving. Some of these stories will be fiction and some with be teen fiction. Like, how many of you expect Halloween to not be fiction? Haha! Anyway, do enjoy!!