Home For The Holidays
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Ongoing2h 52m
Last published Mon, Dec 16, 2024
Olivia Green loves all things Christmas. As the lead graphic designer for Dalton Family Greeting Cards, she gets to sprinkle holiday magic into her designs every day. But when her little white lie about having a boyfriend snowballs out of control, she finds herself in a bind-and her grumpy coworker, Bennett Maxwell, is the last person she expected to save her.
Bennett Maxwell hates Christmas. From twinkling lights to glitter-covered cards, it's all an irritating distraction from his real goal: landing a promotion and leaving Chicago for good. When his boss insists he needs a "family-friendly" image to seal the deal, Bennett comes up with the perfect plan: fake-date Olivia Green.
What starts as a mutually beneficial arrangement quickly gets tangled in holiday traditions, unexpected chemistry, and a touch of Christmas magic. Between festive mishaps and cozy moments under the mistletoe, Olivia and Bennett discover that sometimes the best gifts aren't wrapped in paper and ribbon-they're the ones you never saw coming.
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