Mari Madison wants only two things for Christmas: to help her mother win the town's annual holiday decorating contest and to reinstate her good-girl reputation so that she can start her business on the right foot.
Then across the street she spots the best-looking Christmas package she's ever seen…and realizes it's Declan Cole. The man who ruined her reputation in the first place. The man who's sure he's going to win the contest.
So sure that Mari and Declan decide on a bet. If she wins, her spot on the nice list is guaranteed. But if he wins…he gets to prove that naughty is nice.
London bookshop owner and foodie Aziraphale is heartbroken when his boyfriend leaves him before their planned romantic getaway to Amsterdam for Halloween. Crowley and his fellow chocolatiers are in the midst of a competition to create the most romantic chocolate in Amsterdam for the upcoming Dutch royal wedding. The beauty and romance of Amsterdam may inspire unique chocolate combinations, but will their entry win without them losing their hearts?
Note: This fic takes place in a fictional future representing my hopes for one where a same sex royal wedding is as accepted as a traditional one.
Any and all references to real people are similar in name only. I do not claim anything I say in reference to them to be in any way shape or form factual.