Pretend to Be Mine for Christmas

“Romance with a Taste” is a cycle of novellas where each story feels like an impeccable dessert: a soft heart of emotions and a long, pleasant aftertaste. Lina Winchester is an upcoming author of youth romances, creating modern love plots in foreign settings. From the first lines, the text feels like a slice of bitter chocolate: at first there is comfort and delicate fragility (snow outside the window, string lights, the anticipation of the holiday), and then a slight bitterness appears—because the heroine arrives in a small town with a broken heart. The bright “citrus” spark here is the main character: explosive, sharp-witted, alive. They’re different, but together they sound perfect—like chocolate and orange.

A soundtrack, “Pretend It’s Christmas with Me,” was specially recorded for the audio version as a gift for all listeners. Turn it on and dive into sensual romance with a New Year mood.

Beverly Clark can’t stand Christmas—for plenty of reasons. And this time, going home is the last thing she wants: she’ll have to compete with her older sister again for her parents’ attention, listen to her mother’s picky remarks and endure her excessive care, take part in the neighbors’ race for the most dressed-up house on Greenwood Lane, and try to outshine everyone at Christmas performances. But there’s a more serious problem: over the last few months, Beverly has been embellishing the truth about her personal life, and now her family is expecting to meet her “perfect” boyfriend. Then she asks a friend for help—Kayden McKea, one of the most attractive guys on campus—and offers him to pretend to be her boyfriend for Christmas.

In the series:
— “Pretend It’s Christmas with Me” — Lina Winchester
— “Kiss Under the Snow” — Niki Sue
— “Steal My Heart, Secret Santa!” — Emilia Green
To be continued…

Other books by the author:
— “An Outline of Our Love”
— “Nottingham”
— “The Last Letter of the North”
— “The Last Accords of the North”

Alexandra Pismennaya is a composer and vocalist/instrumental performer.