Meghan Quinn Books

Order now to receive the stunning DELUXE FIRST PRINT RUN with gorgeous sprayed edges and special cover design features—available only in the US and Canada as part of a LIMITED FIRST PRINT RUN, a must-have for book lovers. RYAN: As the new Captain of the Chicago Devils, I never expected my sister’s best friend, Indy Ivers, to move into my apartment. She’s messy, emotional, and far too tempting. When the General Manager criticizes my promotion, labeling me an unapproachable lone wolf, I decide to pretend to date Indy to change his perception. However, faking a relationship feels alarmingly real, especially with her living under my roof. INDY: Living with my best friend’s brother, NBA star Ryan Shay, is surreal. He needs me to act as his girlfriend to appear more approachable, but he’s anything but. Our arrangement is mutually beneficial, especially with a wedding approaching where I need a date to face my ex-boyfriend. As we navigate our fake relationship, the lines between real and pretend blur. Falling for Ryan was never part of the plan, especially since he insists he doesn't believe in love. I’m a romantic at heart, and I can’t help but hope he’ll change. But as our living situation complicates, I begin to question whether this was the right choice after all.

A hockey player with an unrequited crush on his roommate agrees to be her fake date to a wedding-and as they grow closer they begin to realize that the attraction might not be so one-sided after all.

USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn’s second book in the Getting Lucky series brings heart, humor, and heat back to Port Snow. There are two little words every small-town man dreads: She’s back. Harper Sanders, the girl who was supposed to be my forever, has returned to Port Snow, Maine, for good—and she’s bringing back memories of our shared past.We once had a bright future together, but when tragedy struck, I threw it all away and pushed her out of my life. People in our small town think I’m cursed, but I know better. I did it all to myself.And now she’s creating a life of her own in the place where we first fell in love. I can’t fight my feelings for her—or the strong attraction that keeps pulling us together. But after all this time, can she forgive the past and fall in love with me all over again?Everyone hopes to find that forever girl…I just hope I haven’t lost mine for good.

With a new ring on her finger, Ophelia is in dire need when it comes to dealing with her nightmare of a mother-in-law, and planning a wedding. Thankfully her best friend of over ten years has recently found some time on his hands, so she recruits Breaker Cane to be her faithful, "man in waiting". More than happy to help, Breaker takes his title of Man of Honour very seriously, that's until he starts to realize that the weird, butterfly feelings he's been experiencing lately are directed at his soon to be married best friend. Now, he has four weeks to prove to Ophelia that he's the one she should be marrying, but expressing his feelings isn't that easy. Especially when the fiancé doesn't want to give up so easily.

USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn brings more humor and heart with the third novel of her Getting Lucky series: a story about breaking curses and laying your heart on the line. What happens when your secret crush isn't so secret anymore? I've had feelings for Eve Roberts for as long as I can remember, but because she also happens to be the twin sister of my best friend, Eric, I've never acted on my feelings and long ago resigned myself to keeping my crush under wraps. But after a terrible falling-out with Eric involving a failed restaurant venture and plenty of blame on both sides, I'm back in Port Snow without my best friend and without any direction. But can you guess who's here? Eve. And my attraction to her is as strong as ever. As old feelings rush back, Eve and I find ourselves pulled together, whether we like it or not. Lines are crossed, secrets are kept, and we soon discover that the difference between love and friendship may not be so black and white, after all. Everyone wants that secret crush to love them back...but will I be ready when she does?

It only took one rowdy night with his brothers to flip Griffin's world upside down. One unlucky encounter saddled them with a family curse and the promise of doomed relationships. Word spread quickly, and rumors about that night made them the most eligible yet untouchable bachelors in Port Snow, Maine. Then Ren Winters, the new girl in town, crashed into his life. Her thirst for a fresh start gave Griffin hope that maybe, just maybe, he could have one, too. Everyone wishes for that second chance ... -- adapted from back cover

"A hilariously fresh and spicy rom-com that I couldn't put down!" -Meghan Quinn, USA Today Bestselling Author Help Wanted: Grumpy mountain man seeks baby momma. Job is an incubator position only. Surrogate must be impervious to grunting as the form of communication and nosy brotherly neighbors. Rustic mountain range housing available upon request. I wanted to pummel my irritating brothers when they posted their own version of a wanted ad to help me with my life. But I can't fault the results once the right woman lands in my lap. Becoming a single father is not a decision I made lightly. In fact, it's the biggest decision of my entire life. Which is why when I interview Trista, I know she's perfect. She's wild, she's opinionated, she wears cowboy boots. Even my pet goat loves her... She's the exact type of person I was holding out for. And to my great horror, I realize on our first night of attempting this baby-making dance--when the lights are low, the cheap wine is flowing and the home-insemination supplies are laid out on the kitchen counter--I want to do a lot more than just make her my surrogate. I want to make her mine. Perfect for fans of: Grumpy/Sunshine Small Town Romance Age Gap Curvy FMC Meghan Quinn and Tessa Bailey

A college girl enters into a fake relationship with a professional hockey player, but when their feelings get involved, their friendship is threatened, and they must decide if they're willing to cross the line from fake dating to true love.

From the USA Today bestselling author of The Wedding Game comes a new romantic comedy about the antics that ensue when three siblings come together for their parents’ fiftieth-anniversary party. Martin and Peggy Chance believe love should last a lifetime. With their fiftieth wedding anniversary on the horizon, they’ve modeled a beautiful relationship for their three grown children. But to their dismay, that lesson hasn’t quite caught on―the three siblings just can’t seem to take a chance and find love in their own lives. There’s Ford, the eldest, devoted to his work and resistant to romance…or so he claims. Cooper, the middle child, can’t get past his divorce―until he reconnects with a feisty baker from his past. And Palmer, the baby of the family, is the free-spirited world traveler who always pictured herself with someone other than a handsome small-town family doctor. When the Chance siblings come together to plan the ultimate anniversary party for their parents, they’ll have to navigate romantic entanglements, sibling rivalries, and the definitive end of their childhood. Whatever happens, The Reunion promises to be a fun, flirty, wild ride.

In this sexy, small town enemies-to-lovers romance, a young woman is roped into being a famous musician's assistant, but as they begin to fall for each other, they'll have to contend with family drama, local gossip, and their own baggage.

Everly Plum is delighted to be heading up the Bridesmaid for Hire program at Magical Moments by Maggie. And when Hardy Hopper, one of their billionaire investors, approaches Everly for help with his friends' wedding, she's more than happy to step in. But Hardy has an extra assignment for her: his ex-girlfriend will be the maid of honor opposite his role as best man, and he wants Everly's help getting her back. There's only one problem: Everly may have a tiny crush on the dashing businessman. But despite the way Hardy makes her stomach flutter, she's determined to prove herself, both as a bridesmaid and as a matchmaker. That is, until she finds her crush turning into real feelings. Not to mention, Hardy can't help but notice how well he clicks with Everly, and before he knows it, he's not looking for his ex's attention anymore. But even after their simmering attraction finally rises to the surface, they will have to contend with meddling friends, poor timing, and professional boundaries—and the risk that no one might get a second chance after all.

After getting his best friend's sister pregnant, a professional hockey player soon moves in with her to take care of her every need, but as they begin to reply on each other, they realize their feelings might be the beginning of a real family.

A young woman fall for her ex's half-brother-a professional hockey player-after being stranded in the Canadian Rockies, and though they try to keep their budding relationship secret, things are bound to get messy.

Scottie Price has just landed her dream job, but there's a catch: she's the only single woman on a team of happily married men. In a moment of panic during a meeting, she fabricates a story about having a husband to impress her CEO, Ellison. However, things spiral out of control when Ellison takes the matter seriously, believing Scottie needs help to save her nonexistent marriage. To escape the tangled web of lies, Scottie decides to find a fake husband. Enter Wilder, an eccentric millionaire with a passion for improvisational theater. What starts as a mere act turns into something more complicated when they agree to attend a summer marriage retreat. As they pretend to be a couple, navigating relationship exercises and meaningful silences, Scottie and Wilder realize that feelings don't always follow the script. When their performance becomes the most genuine part of their lives, revealing the truth may prove to be the hardest improvisation of all.

Prepared for a good time, Tessa is thrilled to spend the weeks before her sister’s wedding at their family’s favorite vacation spot: Santorini. Sandy beaches, stonewashed houses, attractive men—it’s heaven. But Tessa’s idea of a girls’ trip comes to a screaming halt when her sister thinks it’s high time Tessa finds some love herself. Unfortunately, Tessa forgot about the deal she made back in high school: she has to find her soulmate before her sister’s wedding. Or else. As she dodges suitors and her sister’s pranks, Tessa finds an ally in the oh-so-dreamy Myles, her childhood crush who just so happens to work at the resort. But Myles is dealing with some family conflict of his own. He’s elated at being reunited with Tessa, but his father’s refusal to acknowledge his interest in the family business and relegating him to only grunt work casts a dark cloud. As Tessa and Myles help navigate their way through their families’ antics, they begin to realize that their past feelings may have a future—if only they can turn their island fantasies into something real.

'How did you two meet?' The question I dread. My not so meet cute was... unexpected. I was casually searching Beverly Hills for someone to make me their bride. That's when we bumped into each other, him mumbling about a business deal gone wrong. There were no sparks. But next thing I knew, I'd agreed to pretend to be his girlfriend and that we were head over heels in love, so his deal could get back on track. My one mistake, though . . . big . . . HUGE . . . Am I accidentally falling for Huxley Cane?

Am I in love with JP Cane? Ha! He certainly thinks so . . . He's annoyingly loud, obnoxiously handsome, and having watched When Harry Met Sally is convinced that men and women can't just be friends. So when we have to fly to San Francisco for work and stay in the same penthouse, I'm happy to prove him wrong. Yet with his continuous flirting and his polished good looks, I'm soon finding it hard to sleep at night. But guess who can control herself? This girl. Because if there is one thing I know for certain, it's that JP Cane is wrong. Men and women CAN just be friends and we are SO not meant to be . . .

From USA Today and Amazon bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a hilarious new standalone about an event planner who is pulled into the wedding of the century and the man she falls for--if he doesn't tank her business first.

A new holiday enemies-to-lovers romance from USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn.Every Kringle in Kringletown celebrated Christmas a lot.But Cole Black on Whistler Lane, unfortunately, did not.As his fellow citizens decorate their quaint town, brimming with carols and glad tidings, Cole wants nothing more than to hibernate the winter away. But his dreary plans are thwarted when his Christmas nemesis, Storee Taylor, moves in next door to care for her Aunt Cindy. Immediately, the new neighbor turns his life into a real nightmare before Christmas, especially when she decides to enter the town Christmas Kringle contest in honor of Cindy. And better yet, Storee is determined to win.Over Cole's dead body, she will. With help from his friend Max, Cole decides to enter the competition as well, to beat Storee at her own game by pretending that this hometown grump's heart has grown three sizes this season and he's fallen for the girl next door. And unfortunately for Storee, she has to follow his lead to have a chance at the Christmas Kringle title.But the competition isn't the only thing that heats up. Cole and Storee's fake relationship becomes very real, and before they know it, they're attempting to hide it from Aunt Cindy. Things get complicated, the competition gets tough, and all it takes is one single night for someone to steal it all…

New York Times bestselling author and “the biggest literary phenom of her generation” (Cosmopolitan) Anna Todd returns with a moving and empowering new romance about a sheltered young woman whose life transforms during a summer in Majorca with a mysterious local. When twenty-two-year-old Oriah (Ry) Pera learns that her mother’s job is relocating them to Majorca, she knows this summer could be the start of her very own coming-of-age story. Between chronic health issues and her mother’s overprotective tendencies, Ry feels like she’s stuck waiting for her life to begin. In her first small act of rebellion, she heads off to the beach alone and meets an infuriatingly charming Spaniard. Julián makes Ry feel even more naive and inexperienced than she normally does, but she can’t tamp down her growing attraction. As the summer continues, Julián pulls Ry out of her shell and into the adventures she’s always craved. But with her return to America looming, Ry must decide if she’s brave enough to finally follow her heart and live for herself.

Hollywood screenwriter Sawyer Walsh knows a good love story when he sees it. But when it comes to real life romance, he's a mess. That's how he finds himself standing at the altar...as his ex-girlfriend ties the knot with his very famous best friend. The pressure, the resentment, the media coverage -- it's all too much -- and before he knows exactly what he's doing, he's making a run for it, leaving a shocked congregation and flashing cameras in his wake. Needing to lie low amid the media fallout, Sawyer lands in the charming town of Canoodle, California, where he crosses paths with Fallon Long, who runs the Canoodle Cove Cabins, a family-owned business and Sawyer's new short-term residence. Overwhelmed with renovations and her long list of responsibilities, Fallon is struggling to make ends meet while attempting to bring the cabins back to their original glory. So when Sawyer arrives, she is grateful for the income, but immediately writes him off as just another vapid Hollywood hack, until he begins to prove her wrong at every turn. As Fallon comes closer to saving the family business, an undeniable bond forms between her and the handsome screenwriter. But the pressures of her family obligations and Sawyer's notoriety might prove to be too much for anyone to handle. Could Canoodle be the setting for a new romance -- or is true love just a Hollywood cliché? - Back of book

A modern take on The Princess Diaries, Meghan Quinn returns with another laugh-out-loud romantic comedy that has tons of spice.

I have two responsibilities as the new heir to the throne: 1. Get married. 2. Have babies. Sure, becoming queen one day is part of those new responsibilities, but as long as King Theo is in charge, I don't have to add a coronation to my list. That's why I find myself in the throes of wedding planning, pre-wedding classes with my broody, over-protective fiancé, and counting down the days until we can finally say I do. But with every day we grow closer to our wedding, we seem to grow apart. Our commonalities are tested. Our faith in each other is questioned. And our safety is threatened. The only thing working? The command he has over me in the bedroom. I keep telling myself, it’ll all work out. We just need to make it to the wedding day. Except, when the day finally comes, everything falls apart. We might have made it through the last few months together, but now I'm not sure we're going to make it out of this alive.

Kelsey und JP sind keine Freunde, sondern Chef und Angestellte. Kelsey sucht den Richtigen, während JP alles ist, was sie nicht will: laut und gutaussehend. Ihre Reise und das gemeinsame Wohnen im Penthouse stellen ihre Selbstbeherrschung auf die Probe. Wird sie der Versuchung widerstehen können?

In questa storia appassionante di Meghan Quinn, un'americana in cerca del suo scopo scappa in una cittadina scozzese, ma trova più domande che risposte quando incontra un affascinante e misterioso manutentore. Dopo essere stata licenziata dal suo terzo lavoro consecutivo, Bonnie St. James ha perso la sua strada. Quando lei e la sua migliore amica si imbattono in un annuncio per gestire un caffè nelle Highlands scozzesi, decidono di candidarsi per caso. Magari viaggiare in un nuovo posto è proprio ciò di cui ha bisogno per capire quale sarà la sua prossima mossa. All'arrivo nella piccola e idilliaca cittadina di Corsekelly, si innamorano subito del meraviglioso paesaggio e della gente amichevole. Tuttavia, Bonnie non riceve un'accoglienza calorosa da Rowan MacGregor, il burbero manutentore locale. Impegnato a combattere i propri demoni, Rowan non ha voglia di affrontare l'eccentrica americana, anche se è una bella ragazza. Quando i loro percorsi si incrociano, volano insulti e scintille. Riusciranno a trovare un modo per aiutarsi a vicenda a scoprire il loro scopo e magari anche a trovare l'amore?

Wes to prawdziwy współczesny dżentelmen. Jako felietonista w poczytnym magazynie dla panów udziela czytelnikom rad w kwestii życia, mody i - przede wszystkim - związków. Gdy poznaje piękną June Lacy, większość z jego wskazówek okazuje się bezużyteczna. Wes musi zrewidować własne przekonania. Wikła się w intrygę, wskutek której może odnieść zawodowy sukces, ale także stracić miłość życia

Im Neujahr starten Hollyn, Carter, Daisy und Jace das "Dear Life"-Programm, um nach Schicksalsschlägen ihr Leben neu zu gestalten. Sie entdecken Gemeinsamkeiten und entwickeln tiefere Gefühle, müssen jedoch Mut und Vertrauen für die Liebe wieder erlernen. Ein bewegendes Buch von Meghan Quinn, empfohlen von Audrey Carlan.

Meghan Quinns sommerlich heiße Romance mit Fake Marriage und Urlaubsvibes begeistert TikTok und tausende Leser*innen Mit Farbschnitt in limitierter Erstauflage – Lieferung je nach Verfügbarkeit Scottie Price findet sich in ihrem neuen Job als einzige Frau umgeben von glücklich verheiraten Männern wieder, während sie sich von einer schlimmen Trennung erholt. Um trotzdem mitreden zu können, erfindet sie kurzerhand einen Ehemann. Doch dann empfiehlt ihre Chefin, bei der Scottie unbedingt einen guten Eindruck machen will, ihr und der angeblichen Liebe ihres Lebens eine Sitzung beim besten Eheberater New Yorks. Scottie muss Gesicht wahren und in nur einem Tag einen Ehemann finden. Ihr bester Freund schickt seinen jüngeren, attraktiveren und unverschämteren Bruder Wilder, um Scotties Partner zu spielen. Aber keiner von beiden ahnt, was nach dem Gespräch auf sie wartet: eine Woche Ehe-Camp. Urlaub mit dem ganzen Team. Und nur einer Hütte für das vermeintliche Paar. Enthaltene Tropes: He Falls First, One Bed, Spicy Romance, Fake Dating Spice-Level: 4 von 5

Zwischen Schneestürmen, fehlgeleiteten romantischen Intrigen und gestohlenem Weihnachtsbaumschmuck - Die neue Holiday Romance von der internationalen Bestsellerautorin Meghan Quinn Atlas »Max« liebt und lebt Weihnachten. Doch ausgerechnet dieses Jahr ist nichts wie früher: Er versucht verzweifelt, die Evergreen Weihnachtsbaumfarm seiner Familie vor dem finanziellen Ruin zu bewahren. Ein Plan, der so bescheiden läuft, dass Max eines Morgens verzweifelt und verkatert im Schnee aufwacht. Ausgerechnet da taucht Betty neu in der kleinen Stadt auf. Voller Vorfreude und in bester Festtagsstimmung hilft sie ihrem Onkel, eine konkurrierende Weihnachtsbaumfarm nebenan zu eröffnen. Max ist überzeugt, dass sie alles zerstören will, wofür die Evergreen Farm steht. Das kann und wird er nicht zulassen! Und so nimmt der Konkurrenzkampf während der Feiertage seinen Lauf - sehr viel hitziger, als die beiden es bei Schneestürmen und Winterwunderland erwartet hätten. Enthaltene Tropes: Rivals to Lovers, He Falls First, Small Town Spice-Level: 3 von 5

Küsse, Kringle, Katastrophen – wenn ein Weihnachtsmuffel ins Fest der Liebe stolpert. Cole Black lebt in Kringletown, einer Stadt, die besessen ist von Lichterketten, Weihnachtsliedern und übertriebener Festtagsstimmung – ein Albtraum für einen überzeugten Weihnachtsmuffel wie ihn. Am liebsten zieht er sich in sein Haus zurück und hält sich so weit wie möglich von all dem Trubel fern. Bis ausgerechnet seine Erzfeindin Storee Taylor nebenan einzieht. Und als wäre das nicht schlimm genug, meldet sie sich auch noch für den großen Weihnachtskringle-Wettbewerb an – fest entschlossen zu gewinnen. Cole hat nur eine Wahl: Er tritt selbst an. Sein Plan? Den perfekten Weihnachtsliebhaber mimen, um ihr den Sieg vor der Nase wegzuschnappen. Doch zwischen Fairy Lights, Fake-Dates und hitzigen Wortgefechten beginnt es plötzlich zu knistern. Und als es zu einem unerwartet leidenschaftlichen Kuss kommt, stellt sich die Frage: Was steht hier wirklich auf dem Spiel – der Wettbewerb oder Coles Herz? Liebe, Schnee und jede Menge Weihnachtsmagie – von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Meghan Quinn!

Nabúchal som sestru najlepšieho kamoša… Pôjdem rovno k veci, keďže to, ako sa to stalo, je len zlomok celého príbehu, ktorý vám vyrozprávam. Podstatnejšie je, čo sa dialo ďalej. Začnime tým, ako sa rozhodla so mnou a Paceym podeliť o túto novinu… Len si predstavte tú katastrofu. Myslel som si, že ma čaká hokejové stretnutie ohľadom marketingu, a zrazu BUM! Bude zo mňa otecko a môj najlepší kamarát sa mi snaží na tvári zanechať otlačok päste, keď nám to oznámila obom naraz. Nebolo to pekné. Padli vyhrážky, skončili sa priateľstvá a ja som sa ešte v ten deň s kufrom v ruke ocitol v jej byte. Donútila ma tam bývať, aby som sa mohol postarať o všetky jej potreby. Človek by povedal, že to bude malina, keďže som po nej túžil. Omyl. Mám jedinú šancu udobriť si spoluhráča. Okrem Paceyho inú rodinu nemám, takže tú chybu, že som sa vyspal s jeho sestrou, rozhodne nemôžem zopakovať… hoci čaká moje dieťa. No s každou zmenou nálad, rastúcim bruškom a nočnými potulkami za dokonalým donutom je pre mňa ťažšie a ťažšie nezaľúbiť sa do mladšej svestry môjho najlepšieho kamaráta. Obzvlášť po tom, čo ma pobozkala…

PIATI HOKEJISTI, CHATA V HORÁCH A MOJA MALIČKOSŤ, WINNIE BERLINOVÁ. Znie to ako rozprávka, však? No nie, toto je moja realita. Celé sa to začalo tým, že som sa stratila uprostred kanadských Skalnatých hôr. V strašnej búrke som dostala šmyk a skončila s autom v priekope. Bola som v háji, keďže so svojimi orientačnými schopnosťami viem tak akurát nájsť najbližšiu kaviareň Starbucks. Musela som opustiť auto a vybrala som sa hľadať pomoc. Uprostred ničoho som natrafila na chatu. Premočená, naštvaná a so zúfalou túžbou po horúcej sprche som zaklopala na dvere. Privítali ma piati hluční, urastení a neuveriteľne príťažliví muži. Nie hocijakí muži. Profesionálni hokejisti. Myslíte si, že som sa ocitla v rozprávke? Mýlite sa. Ukáže sa, že jeden z nich je nevlastný brat môjho expriateľa. Po tom, ako u nich prespím jednu noc, sa veci uberú nečakaným smerom. Nie som si istá, či by mi akékoľvek inštinkty dokázali ochrániť srdce pred hviezdnym brankárom tímu Vancouver Agitators Paceym Lawesom. Ak sa však o našich bozkoch nikto nedozvie, možno bude predsa len všetko v poriadku...

Milostný román americké autorky, v němž se Nichole rozhodne rozvést s manželem, který ovšem něco takového odmítá. Pak se ale na scéně objeví další postavy a vztahy se pořádně zamotají. Ryot Bisley je můj manžel. Ráda bych řekla, že jsme šťastní jako nikdy předtím, ale muž, který mi každý den posílal lechtivé esemesky, je pryč a pan zamračený obličej je zpátky. Je tak soustředěný na snahu vybudovat si život po baseballu, že nevidí život, který jsme si společně vytvořili. Takže se odhodlám a doručím mu rozvodové papíry. Problém je, že je odmítá přijmout. Místo toho má nový plán, díky kterému je rozpletení uzlu našeho manželství trochu složitější. A já mu opět pomalu začínám propadat... Nakladatelská anotace.

Jak randit se sestrou nejlepšího kamaráda? Jednoduše. Zaprvé: předstírejte, že chcete, aby vás dala dohromady s jinou ženou. Sblíží vás to. Zadruhé: choďte na rande, opíjejte se do němoty, neustále o sestře vašeho kamaráda mluvte a postupně sbírejte odvahu udělat první krok. Zatřetí: občas ji zaskočte u ní doma a vyznejte jí lásku. Ženy to přece milují, ne? Všechno se to zdá snadné. Tři neprůstřelné způsoby, které vám zaručí, že se do vás láska vašeho života bláznivě zamiluje. Aspoň jsem si to myslel. Ovšem mé pokusy získat Julii úplně selhaly. A proč? Julia je chytrá – opravdu chytrá a na lep vám nesedne. Nezajímají ji hry, dárečky, ani mé historky, a i když po mně možná taky touží, hned tak se mi nepodvolí…

Radím vám, nikdy nezačnite bývať s babou, do ktorej ste buchnutý už dobrý rok. Možno si hovoríte: prečo by som vôbec do niečoho takého išiel? No, nebolo to z mojej hlavy. Môžu za to spoluhráči. Keď zistili, že Blakely Whiteová je slobodná, zaumienili si, že sa zahrajú na dohadzovačov a budú mi radiť, ako si ju získať. Nenos pri nej tričko. Uvar jej večeru. Jemne sa dotkni jej ramena, keď sa s ňou budeš lúčiť. Som strašne nervózny, úplne mimo a maximálne som sa zamiloval do ženy, ktorá si ma ledva všíma, takže stratím kontrolu nad situáciou a spravím obrovskú chybu: navrhnem jej, že na svadbe jej priateľov môžeme predstierať pár, aby jej bývalý žiarlil. Pre mňa to znamená zelenú na jednu noc. Môžem ju držať, tancovať s ňou, pobozkať ju… hľadieť na ňu cez miestnosť, akoby bola celým mojím svetom, lebo tak to posledných pár mesiacov aj je. Noc sa však skončí a mne sa naskytnú dve možnosti: buď si ju privediem do spálne a ukážem jej, ako sa skutočne cítim, alebo ju nechám odísť a prijmem fakt, že asi naozaj nie som jej typ.

Stretnúť svojho bývalého nikdy nie je príjemné. No stretnúť svojho bývalého, ktorý teraz randí s vašou úhlavnou nepriateľkou, je hotová nočná mora. Práve preto som v totálnej panike podišla k prvému chlapovi, ktorého som zbadala, a pobozkala ho. Mala som šťastie, pretože sa ukázalo, že to je ten najpríťažlivejší muž, akého som kedy videla. Jediný problém je, že keď som mu poďakovala za pomoc a chystala sa od neho odísť, zastavil ma troma slovami, ktoré mi zmenili život: „Si mi dlžná.“ Presne takto som sa ja ako vysokoškoláčka ocitla vo falošnom vzťahu s o desať rokov starším profesionálnym hokejistom. Na začiatku to išlo ako po masle. On mi pomáhal so stážou. Ja som mu pomáhala odbiť otravnú bývalú. Rýchlo sa z nás stávali priatelia. Celé sa to skomplikovalo až vtedy, keď začal prespávať u mňa v internáte. Teraz sa k tomu pridali aj city, a hoci som pobozkala toho pravého v správnej chvíli, obávam sa, že on len čaká, kedy sa táto dohoda skončí.

Max zbožňuje Vianoce, no tento rok sa mu život obráti naruby – do mesta totiž príde Betty. Meghan Quinn, autorka bestsellerov podľa New York Times a USA Today, prináša úplne novú vianočnú romantiku plnú humoru a vášne, ktorú jej fanúšikovia nado všetko zbožňujú. Nič totižto nevyjadruje lásku tak ako neoprávnené vniknutie, verejné poníženie a vianočné predstavenie pre celé mesto v snahe získať späť svoju vyvolenú. Atlas Maxheimer, prezývaný Max, sa na to neprihlásil dobrovoľne. V jednom momente sa úzkostlivo snaží ochrániť rodinnú stromovú farmu a v tom ďalšom leží v snehu v bezvedomí, lebo ho do hlavy trafila veľká fľaša koly. Do príbehu vstupuje Betty – v meste je nová, oplýva sviatočnou náladou a chystá sa pomôcť svojmu strýkovi postaviť konkurenčnú stromovú farmu v susedstve. Max je presvedčený, že chce zničiť Farmu Evergreen a všetko, čo predstavuje. Betty je zase toho názoru, že Max nie je úplne kompletný. A tak sa začína sviatočný zmätok. Popri snehových búrkach, zničených povestiach, divoko zavádzajúcich romantických zápletkách a jednej ukradnutej vianočnej ozdobe s tragickým príbehom sa vojna v malom mestečku mení na čosi oveľa chaotickejšie – no zároveň i chutnejšie –, čo nečaká ani jeden z nich.