Faking Christmas by Kerry Winfrey #bookreview #romance #contemporary #holiday #Christmas
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Title: Faking Christmas
Author: Kerry Winfrey
Publisher: Berkley
Publication Date: September 26, 2023
Page Count: 286
My rating: 4 stars
About the book:
Laurel Grant is playing house for the holidays—complete with a fake husband and kids—in this delightful, charming rom-com by Kerry Winfrey.
Laurel Grant works as the social media manager for Buckeye State of Mind, an Ohio tourism magazine and website. She most definitely does not run a farm . . . but one tiny misunderstanding leads her boss, Gilbert, to think she owns her twin sister Holly’s farm just outside of Columbus. Laurel only handles the social media for the farm, but she’s happy to keep her little white lie going if it means not getting fired—she cannot be jobless again.
And keep it going she must when Gilbert, recently dumped by his wife, invites himself over for the farm’s big Christmas Eve Eve dinner (as advertised on Meadow Rise Farm’s Instagram, thanks to Laurel herself). Laurel immediately goes into panic mode to figure out how she can trick Gilbert into thinking she’s basically the Martha Stewart of rural Ohio and keep her job in the process.
Laurel and Holly come up with the perfect plan—all Laurel has to do is pretend to own the farm for one dinner. But Laurel shows up at the farm to find an unwelcome guest is waiting: Max Beckett, her nemesis since Holly’s wedding. The annoyingly attractive man she hates will be posing as Laurel’s husband just for the evening, but when a snowstorm traps them all for the entire weekend, Laurel is going to have to figure out how to survive with her job and dignity intact. Whatever the case, this promises to be the most eventful Christmas in ages. . . .
Faking Christmas by Kerry Winfrey is a contemporary romance novel that is set during the Christmas holiday season. The story in Faking Christmas is a mix of the old fake dating trope with an enemies to lovers tossed into it.
Laurel Grant works as a social media manager but she had to tell a little white lie to get the job… or possibly a big white lie depending on how you look at it. You see, Laurel is a twin and she’s borrowed her sister’s life to draw inspiration on leaving her boss to believe Laurel actually owns and operates a farm too.
Laurel’s lie doesn’t seem to be a problem until her boss invites himself to the farm for Christmas. Quickly Laurel coordinates a switch with her sister for the family dinner but the one thing her twin won’t share is her husband so in walks Max Beckett to take that job… the only problem Laurel doesn’t get along with Max so this will take a Christmas miracle to save her job.
When I saw Faking Christmas by Kerry Winfrey I did a double take and took a closer look since I have a soft spot for fake dating stories and usually love them. Thankfully I did decide to pick this one up as it was right up my alley with some great characters and a lot of laughs down on the farm. Enemies to lovers isn’t always up my alley but this one worked and I quickly flew through the pages soaking up the holiday shenanigans!
I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.
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About the author:
Kerry Winfrey is the author of the romantic comedies WAITING FOR TOM HANKS , NOT LIKE THE MOVIES, VERY SINCERELY YOURS, and JUST ANOTHER LOVE SONG. FAKING CHRISTMAS will be published on September 26th. She’s also the author of two YA novels. She lives with her family in the middle of Ohio.
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Omg this sounds adorable. I’ve been on the hunt for more Christmas romance books. I just ended up dnfing one because it was all over the place and just constantly info dumping. Couldn’t focus. This has a similar vibe. Two sisters switch places, which is fun. I’m going to have to check this out.
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