Holiday Pursuit (Karsen Cove Christmas Quickies #1)

One big lie. One scorching weekend. One irresistible next-door neighbor who's about to turn my world upside down...

I didn’t mean to lie, but when my overbearing mother won’t stop nagging me about being single, the words just tumbled out… I have a boyfriend. And he lives next door.

Lucky for me, my gorgeous bearded neighbor, Everett, agrees to be my fake boyfriend for her weekend visit. And I think I'm in serious trouble.

Because this man isn't just playing the part—he's devouring it. Every lingering touch, every heated glance, every fiery kiss... it's enough to make a girl forget this is all pretend.

He’s going above and beyond to convince my mother, yet it’s me who’s starting to believe the lie.

When the weekend ends, can I survive falling for a man who was only playing a part? Or do we have something real after all?

This small town, guy next door, friends to lovers standalone is one of the 90-minute short story reads of the Karsen Cove Christmas Quickies Series – guaranteed to give you all the steamy Christmas romance vibes and a HEA.