Christmas Staycation : An utterly unputdownable, hilarious and spicy small town festive romantic comedy - Meghan Quinn

Christmas Staycation : An utterly unputdownable, hilarious and spicy small town festive romantic comedy - Meghan Quinn

Meghan Quinn

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Published 20 October 2026

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  • Pages · 480 pages, N/A
  • Publication Date · 20/10/2026
  • Genre · Adult & contemporary romance
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Nothing says Merry Christmas like fake fianc�s, family pressure, and accidentally falling for your ex's brother. Nolan never met a spotlight he didn't like. As a major league baseball player with a filthy mouth, an ego the size of the North Pole, and zero interest in behaving, he's perfectly happy breezing into Christmas in Kringletown like the charming disaster everyone expects him to be. Taran, on the other hand, has made an art form out of keeping the peace. She's polished, careful, and so committed to making everyone else happy that she's somehow agreed to a fake wedding with her ex just to keep her family's holiday from imploding. There's only one problem: the ex in question is Nolan's brother, and Nolan sees right through her. He knows Taran deserves better than pretending her way through life. And he'd really like 'better' to be him. Now Taran is juggling family expectations, holiday chaos, and a man who is far too cocky, far too funny, and far too determined to bulldoze every wall she's ever built. But with Christmas closing in, secrets snowballing, and one very fake engagement threatening to blow up in spectacular fashion, this holiday season is about to get messy. And someone's sure to end up on the naughty list.

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