# Christmas Staycation **By Larry George** What happens when Christmas brings fake fiancés, family drama, and a temptation neither of them can ignore? Nolan has never been the kind of man who follows the rules. A major league baseball star with a wicked sense of humor, a dangerously confident attitude, and a talent for getting under people's skin, he's perfectly content being the family troublemaker. Christmas in Kringletown should be just another opportunity to charm, tease, and stir up a little chaos. Then he discovers Taran's latest holiday disaster. Taran has always been the dependable one—the woman who keeps the peace, meets expectations, and does whatever it takes to make everyone happy. This Christmas, she's taken people-pleasing to a whole new level by agreeing to a fake wedding with her ex. It's supposed to save her family from disappointment and keep the holidays picture-perfect. There's just one complication. Her ex is Nolan's brother. Nolan knows Taran deserves more than a life built around keeping everyone else satisfied. And the more time he spends around her, the harder it becomes to ignore the chemistry crackling between them. He wants to challenge her, make her laugh, push her buttons, and show her what it feels like to be wanted for exactly who she is. But falling for your ex's brother was never part of the holiday plan. As Christmas approaches, family expectations grow heavier, secrets threaten to unravel, and a pretend engagement becomes increasingly difficult to maintain. Between festive gatherings, unexpected moments of tenderness, irresistible attraction, and enough holiday chaos to fill Santa's entire naughty list, Taran must decide whether she's willing to risk disappointing everyone else to finally choose what makes her happy. Because sometimes, the most unexpected Christmas gift isn't wrapped beneath the tree. Sometimes, it's the person who sees through your carefully constructed walls and makes you brave enough to let love in. **This Christmas, the biggest surprise might be the love neither of them planned for.** If you love laugh-out-loud holiday chaos, sizzling romantic tension, complicated family dynamics, fake engagements, and the irresistible thrill of falling for the one person you probably shouldn't, *Christmas Staycation* promises a festive escape filled with laughter, longing, and romantic surprises. Pour yourself something warm, settle in, and discover what happens when Christmas plans go wonderfully wrong. **A little fake romance. A lot of holiday trouble. And a love worth taking a chance on.** *Christmas Staycation* by Larry George—a festive romantic escape for readers who believe the best Christmas stories are the ones that refuse to follow the plan.
