Today I’m welcoming Cindy Steel, author of Faking Christmas (which I reviewed last week), to the blog to share her tips for a cozy Christmas getaway! I love this post because Cindy highlights all my favorite things about Faking Christmas, which I highly recommend you pick up this month (it’s in Kindle Unlimited, too!). Read more about it below!
5 Steps for the Coziest Christmas Getaway by Cindy Steel
- Find an impish friend who will trick you into bringing your family to a Christmas Lodge in Vermont…full well knowing that your hot coworker nemesis will be there too.
- Add in a bit of fake dating…if your nemesis is up for it. (To avoid the awful ex-boyfriend, of course.)
- Make sure your nemesis is super flirty and looks good in flannel. It really fits the vibe and helps set the mood for Christmas bliss. Bonus points for him chopping wood and having a plethora of nicknames for you.
- Throw in a dash of real and heartfelt emotions. Your nemesis (who at this point is beginning to feel much less like an enemy and more like a…well…anyway) just might be the one to help you sort through your grief and emotions bottled up in your heart.
- Kisses must be plentiful and performed often. For the fake dating stage, of course. Teasing and flirting and banter are a must. But the key is having your nemesis turned fake-but-maybe-not-so-fake-boyfriend being a man who knows exactly what he wants and is not afraid to go after it.
BONUS points for literature and movie quotes referred to in abundance.
I hope this guide is helpful in providing you with your coziest and most sizzling Christmas yet!
Merry Christmas!
Faking Christmas by Cindy Steel
Series: Christmas Escape #3
Published by Self on November 2, 2022
Genres: Contemporary Romance, Holiday – Christmas
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One little white lie.
That’s all it took. Now I’m suddenly having to fake-date my work nemesis to get me through a week at a Vermont Christmas lodge with my family.
The problem? I can’t stand Miles Taylor. Not only that, but I don’t date people I work with. But I can handle it. I’ve had practice faking my emotions for years. So it shouldn’t matter that Miles never lets me get away with anything. And that he happens to boil my blood hotter than a steaming pot of wassail. So when he throws his annoying grin my way or forces me on dates he knows I’ll hate, I’ll just grit my teeth and smile.
Or maybe not. Did I mention that Miles is the one person in the world I can’t seem to fool?
When my emotions begin feeling less like a sham and his arms feel way too comfortable, it makes me think that maybe Miles had a plan of his own. And I’m starting to like it a lot more than mine.
★ Faking Christmas is a sweet, closed door romance full of sizzle, witty banter, and chemistry, but without explicit content.
About Cindy Steel
Cindy Steel was raised on a dairy farm in Idaho. She grew up singing Garth Brooks and Reba McEntire songs at the top of her lungs and learning to solve all of life’s problems while milking cows and driving tractors—rewriting happy endings every time. She met and married a handsome Idaho boy and is the proud mother of two wild and sweet twin boys. Which means she is also now a collector of bugs, sticks, rocks, and slobbery kisses. She loves making breakfast, baking, photography, reading a good book, and staying up way past her bedtime to craft stories that will hopefully make you smile.
Header photo by Jessica Delp on Unsplash
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