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When your cheating ex crashes your holiday season, you devise the perfect revenge plot: convince your devastatingly hot billionaire boss to be your fake Christmas boyfriend. The best part? He says yes—and he's really good at it, especially when mistletoe is involved. As you two navigate holiday parties, a destination wedding, and a competitive Christmas week together, the line between pretend and real starts to blur in the most delicious ways, leaving you wondering if this fake romance might just be the only gift you actually want to unwrap.
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Blend sultry R&B and indie pop with holiday warmth—think Khalid's sensuality mixed with Christmas sparkle. Capture that electric tension between desire and denial, mistletoe moments, and slow-burn chemistry igniting into something undeniable. Swoon-worthy and spicy.
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