Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays is a heartwarming holiday romance blending fake-relationship tropes, family chaos, and tender emotional healing, set against the festive backdrop of a small-town Christmas.

Recently dumped Emily Carter dreads facing her overbearing, loving family alone during the holidays, especially after promising to bring her boyfriend home. In a moment of desperation, she recruits her reclusive, handsome neighbor Ryan Harper—a quiet mechanic with a tragic past of losing his parents—to pose as her fake boyfriend for the week. What starts as an awkward arrangement—complete with scripted backstories, matching pajamas, and forced mistletoe kisses—quickly evolves into genuine connection as they navigate Emily's eccentric relatives, including her meddlesome mom Margie, competitive sister Clara, and feisty Grammy.

Amid snowball fights, cookie baking, and heartfelt confessions under twinkling lights, Emily and Ryan confront their shared grief over lost loved ones and discover an undeniable spark. The charade crumbles when real feelings surface, leading to passionate moments, a romantic Vermont getaway, and a family crisis that tests their bond.

By Christmas Day, their pretend romance becomes authentic love, culminating in a heartfelt proposal and a future together. The novel celebrates finding home not in places, but in people—proving that sometimes the best gifts come wrapped in unexpected packages.

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