Just swoon!

Synopsis

Christmas and romance are in the air…

It’s December 23rd and while everyone else is rushing home for the holidays, workaholic Leesa Oliver is dreading switching on her out-of-office for the festive season. And it seems her equally driven boss, Cary Anderson, isn’t relishing spending Christmas at his family’s country estate either.

So together, they draft an unexpected Christmas contract: They’ll spend half of the holidays with each other’s families, pretending to be a couple. Leesa knows the insufferably good-looking Cary will make her Christmas more bearable, but what happens after the last of the mince pies have been eaten…?

Leesa signed off on a sensible business agreement, but somewhere, amongst the fairy lights and carols something seems to have changed… It seems there might just be some magic under the mistletoe this Christmas!

My review

Fake it until you make it!

Leesa and her very demanding boss Cary are stranded due bad weather at his family’s country estate.
Both of them are not looking forward to spend the Christmas period with their families, so they make a Christmas contract: They’ll pretend they are a couple while spending the holidays with each other’s families.

Reading the synopsis, you know that something is going to happen. But don’t worry about being a way too corny story, as both Leesa and Cary are keeping their word and sticking to the contract.
Slowly you get to know Leesa and Cary better and you understand why they are so not looking forward the holidays.

Leesa is a nice woman, very caring and always want to please people. She is also very loving towards her former family in law, despite what happened in the past.
Cary has also had his share of sorrow in the past, and as a result he is now very work-minded and has no time for love.
With each other’s help, they find a way to process the past and they realize they can depend on each other.

The true magic of this story is the fact that both characters start on a bad note, but slowly they get to know each other on a personal level and they see they have more in common than they thought. They become real friends, knowing they can rely on each other in times of needs.
But the extra magic are the funny parts, when they are faking a relationship when they are in front of their families.

Of course there a lot of awkward moment there, which made me laugh!

It’s a real festive story about family, emotions, friendship and love, just what you need for this period!