Title: Make You Mine This Christmas
Author: Lizzie Huxley-Jones
Book Type: Kindle Book; Novel
Series: N/A
Series Number: N/A
Genre: Romance; Contemporary; Christmas
Age: Adult
Disability: Autism (MC); Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (LI); Cane User (LI)
LGBTQ+: Bisexual (MC, SC); Lesbian (LI); Nonbinary (SC)
Published: 2022
Setting: England
[ID: Cover for the book “Make You Mine This Christmas” by Lizzie Huxley-Jones. A quote from Laura Kay at the top of the cover reads “The queer Christmas rom-com I’ve been waiting for” in small purple writing. The title is below this in large red cursive, occupying the upper half of the cover. Below this, art of three people walking across a snow covered field, towards a row of snow-covered houses. To the left of the people, text reading “The gold rule of fake dating at Christmas…”. Text to the right of them reads “…don’t fall for his sister”. The author’s name is at the bottom of the cover in red capitals. /end]
Content Warning:
- Alcohol Use
- Sexual Content
- Discussions of Ableism
- Discussions of Homophobia
- Discussions of Biphobia
- Classism
- Infidelity [See: Notes]
Summary:
It’s the golden rule of pretending to be someone’s girlfriend: don’t fall for their sister.
After a year from hell, Haf is ready to blow off steam at a Christmas party: a kind stranger, a few too many drinks and suddenly she’s kissing Christopher under the mistletoe – in front of his ex-girlfriend.
The next day the news is out that they’re apparently a couple, madly in love and coming to Oxlea to spend the festive season with Christopher’s family. But Haf doesn’t have better holiday plans and to save her new friend from embarrassment, she agrees to pretend to be Christopher’s girlfriend for Christmas.
It has the makings of a hilarious anecdote they’ll be telling for years. Until Haf meets Christopher’s sister: the mysterious, magnetic and utterly irresistible Kit. Maybe love was waiting for Haf in this quiet little town all along . . .
Notes:
I believe that this book was originally published as an ebook. There is now an audiobook and hard copy available.
There is a German release of this book.
Here is a link to the author’s website.
*A Note on Infidelity:
To be clear, I believe the infidelity committed in this book is mainly done so by an ex partner of one of the characters. However, due to the nature of the fake dating trope, there are some instances where infidelity-adjacent scenes may occur (i.e. the LI kissing the MC despite believing she is in a relationship at the time).
Archivist Comments:
I think this is the first book I’ve added with a Welsh protagonist!
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