The same ex-girlfriend who last year at Christmas had lured her into bed. But fairytales end, don't they?'-Provided by publisher.īook Synopsis Abby Carpenter is in a tailspin knowing she is about to spend ten days in the company of her ex-girlfriend-who is now engaged to her brother-for a family holiday gathering in Red River, New Mexico. This wasn’t my ideal Gerri Hill book but it might be the one for you.About the Book 'Neither anticipated becoming friends and they certainly didn't count on the pretend kisses becoming real.

It wasn’t enough to help me get over Nic demanding sex in exchange for going with Abby or Holly sleeping with both siblings with no regard to eithers feelings. The scenes with Abby, her mom and Nic are lovely, as are the ones in Red River with Abby and Nic exploring the idyllic town. She is kind and supportive and helps to give Nic the kind of Christmas she never had growing up. Abby is a good character as well, although her weakness where Holly is concerned bothered me.Īlong with the two main characters, Abby’s mom, is my favorite. She displayed such a childlike innocence that Abby couldn’t help but get drawn in. The scenes with Nic enjoying snow for the first time were delightful. She has endured a great deal of trauma in her life and has serious walls around her heart to protect herself. Nic isn’t as callous and arrogant as she seems in the beginning. The chemistry between the two characters is convincing and I actually grew to like them a lot. Once Abby and Nic arrive at Red River, the book becomes more enjoyable. The sexual ping pong Holly does between brother and sister is cringeworthy along with Nic agreeing to go along with the charade in exchange for sex. This book has some good moments but getting to those was difficult. Gerri Hill’s books were some of the first I read when I began reading lesfic. Abby asks Nic, a complete stranger, to accompany her for ten days to her family’s home for the holiday. And that’s where landscape artist, Nic, comes in. So, of course, she needs a fake girlfriend to take with her so she doesn’t get seduced by Holly again. Now, she’s going home again for Christmas and Holly and Aaron are engaged. Last year Holly went home by herself and promptly slept with Holly behind her brothers back.

Holly slept with Abby’s brother, Aaron, while they were there.

Two years ago Abby Carpenter took her girlfriend Holly home with her for Christmas.

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