{"product_id":"merry-little-kissmas-lauren-blakely-9781964048536","title":"Merry Little Kissmas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI should've known better than to make a Christmas bet with my brother's best friend. Six-foot-three, grumpy, and allergic to mistletoe and feelings.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy job sounded simple: find a holidate for the sexy single-dad hockey star before the team's Christmas Eve gala. But Rowan's sworn off romance forever. So when he bets I can't find him a plus one, I up the stakes and volunteer as tribute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'll fake date the holiday hater just to prove him wrong. Cue the mistletoe sabotage and Secret Santa subterfuge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut soon our practice dates at Christmas tree farms and hot cocoa competitions feel a little too real-especially when he starts planning secret trysts in our snowy small town. Where I discover exactly how fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when I get to know his book-loving daughter and they invite me into their life, what began as a holiday bet is turning into a Christmas I'll never forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if the only gift I want the grump to unwrap this season... is me?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Rowan and Isla's romance! Tropes include: Holiday romance, christmas romance, brother's best friend, fake dating, grumpy\/sunshine, small town, Christmas competition, workplace romance, hockey romance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lauren Blakely\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1964048532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781964048536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lauren Blakely Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 518\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 1.29d","brand":"Lauren Blakely","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852986757375,"sku":"9781964048536","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/merry-little-kissmas-lauren-blakely-9781964048536","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}