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Fake Yourself A Merry Little Christmas TROPES and microtropes:
- Fake marriage
- Holiday romance
- Romance author and her biggest fan
- Small town
- Age gap (this time she is 9 years older)
- Forced proximity
- Festive s-e-x-y times ;)
- Romance and writing references
This last one is especially important to mention. I know some people do not like their romance being meta, i.e., aware of romance books, tropes and other aspects of the genre, so if you're one of these people, then maybe this book is not for you.
THE BLURB:
She writes his favourite books. He might just be her HEA.
Christina Hopeland is a fraud. Her devoted readers think she’s living her own happily ever after, but the truth is, her life looks more like the first chapter of one of her novels. She’s thirty-five, in the middle of a divorce, and fighting a brutal case of writer’s block. And worst of all—her useless husband left her without a plus one for her high-school reunion.
If Christina doesn’t want to relive the humiliation of her high-school years, she can’t show up in Hollyfields alone.
Enter Jake.
Jake Frost loves romance. His own love life leaves a lot to be desired, but he is not one to dwell on the negative. As he waits for his turn, he passes the time in fictional worlds.
When he meets a gorgeous red-haired goddess at a cozy cafe in New York, who also turns out to be his favourite author, Jake is desperate to keep the connection. And how convenient it is that she needs a replacement husband for a trip to her hometown right before Christmas.
Armed with his charms and her endless well of romance knowledge, Jake and Cristina are determined to make this an easy and fun Christmas adventure.
But they should know better than anyone that fake dating is the most dangerous trope of them all.
Fake Yourself a Merry Little Christmas is a steamy holiday novella featuring a romance writer and her biggest fan, a small town full of nosy neighbours, and some festive spicy good times. It’s a love letter to the romance community, its fiercely loyal readers and endlessly talented indie authors.
