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Mistletoe Marriage
First published 2005 · 256 pages
A cozy, festive romance where a fake engagement between best friends slowly melts into undeniable real love.
What it feels like
This novel wraps the reader in the comforting, familiar warmth of a classic holiday romance. It moves at a brisk, engaging pace, effortlessly blending the festive cheer of the season with the delicious tension of a fake relationship between best friends. The tone is lighthearted yet grounded in genuine emotional vulnerability, exploring the messy dynamics of family expectations and past heartbreaks. The prose is accessible and dialogue-driven, creating an intimate atmosphere that feels like catching up with old friends. It is a deeply cozy, feel-good experience designed for readers who delight in watching platonic affection slowly ignite into undeniable romantic chemistry under the glow of Christmas lights. It delivers exactly the kind of satisfying, swoon-worthy resolution that holiday romance lovers crave.
- Mood
- cozy
- festive
- comforting
- romantic
- Tone
- lighthearted
- warm
- earnest
- playful
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- friends to lovers · fake relationship · holiday magic · healing from betrayal · family boundaries
- The writing
- Accessible and dialogue-driven, the writing focuses on character chemistry and cozy atmospheric details.
- The arc
- The protagonist moves from defensive, awkward pretending to a vulnerable and joyous realization of true love.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave comforting, trope-heavy holiday romances with a strong friends-to-lovers dynamic.
Content notes
- family tension
- past betrayal by a sibling
About the book
For Sophie Beckwith, Christmas this year means having to face the ex who dumped her and then married her sister! Only one person can help--her best friend Bram.
A Yuletide proposal...
Bram used to be engaged to Sophie's sister. Now, determined to show "the lovebirds" that they've moved on, he's come up with a plan: he's proposed--to Sophie!
A mistletoe marriage!
It's crazy, but it woud be only pretend...wouldn't it? Now their wedding day is here and Sophie's feelings for Bram have drastically changed. Her deepest wish now is for Bram to say "I do"--for real!
Description from Open Library.
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