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Santa's Curvy Bride-to-Be

Dear Santa, I really need a fake fiancé for Christmas. Pretty please, and thank you very much. Santa's Curvy Bride-to-Be is a short & steamy, OTT, fake relationship, instalove romance set in Pippa Brook's fictional town of Mercury Ridge, North Carolina. It's part of the multi-author Curvy Christmas series.

46 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 3, 2023

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Profile Image for Mindy.
2,536 reviews4 followers
March 14, 2026
Family Members Can Be A Bit Much!!

I absolutely loved this too. Sexy Looking Guy on the Cover!! I love all three of these stories. Allison was sitting in the Mercury Slice’s Bar when Mitch was looking at the stage during karaoke. Selene who was fixated on him kept staring at him. Mitch didn’t care for her in the same way. He known her for a long time but wasn’t interested. When he turned around and spotted Allison his whole body reacted to her. As he approached he heard her talking on the phone to someone who sounded like she was being letdown. Mitch asked what she wanted to drink. She didn’t make eye contact with him just gave him her order. As he gave her her drink she still didn’t make eye contact. There was a mangy looking guy that sat close to her and Mitch was in no mood to serve the guy but did fast enough. Then Mr Mangy started hitting on Allison and Allison was getting upset. Mitch told the guy to leave her alone and go. He threw money down on the bar and left. When Allison finally made eye contact with Mitch her eyes got opened wide. They both felt the attraction… 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰💜💜💜💜💜😊😊😊😊😊
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5,475 reviews73 followers
December 16, 2023
Santa's Curvy Bride-to-Be is a short and steamy, instalove, OTT, Christmas themed, fake fiancé, curvy girl gets her hunk romance. Allison is a curvy music school teacher who has just been dumped by her boyfriend. Mitch is a hunky bartender and private mixologist. When he first sees Allison, he is instantly attracted to her. She feels the attraction too and boldly asks him to be her fake fiancé for her narcissistic sister's Christmas wedding. He agrees as he can't wait to spend time with her. They have amazing chemistry, and we get a great HEA after family drama. But her family is awful!! I'm so glad she had Mitch who valued her and stuck up for her. This was a great, over the top, warm and fuzzy Christmas romance.

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2,555 reviews14 followers
December 16, 2023
Loved this story

I had a goid laugh at the ending of Allison and Mitch's love story. This was such a fun book to read. Mitch is a mixologist and bar tender who meets Allison in his bar. She was waiting for her doctor boyfriend to arrive in the area to attend her sister's wedding. He broke up with her over the phone, not going to meet her. Mitch offers to step in, if they are compatible. Wait till you read what his test is....hot. They make it to the resort where the wedding is being held. Beautiful place but stuck up snobs make up her family. Mother and sister could be Cinderella's family for real. Everything goes well with the couple until trouble shows up. Read what happens, it good all the way through the book. Love instant love stories. Written by Cindy :)
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7,856 reviews87 followers
December 8, 2023
Bartender Mitch (H) is instantly drawn to curvy schoolteacher Allison (H) when she comes in for a drink and when her boyfriend dumps her by phone, Mitch is happy to be her fake fiancé to accompany her to her sister’s Christmas day nuptials. The two connect and things heat up quickly, even as Mitch wonders how he can convince Allison to make their fake relationship a real one. Mitch is sweet when he comes to her defense against her family and how they treat her. Sweet and spicy Christmastime romantic quickie.
3,599 reviews27 followers
December 9, 2023
I loved Santa's Curvy Bride-to-Be. Allison needs a fiancé quick and Mitch is willing to help. Her family is terrible but being with Mitch makes it better. Even though she leaving can Mitch make it real before she goes? This is a shirt and sweet story, and I loved the characters. He appreciates Allison the way she is and she wouldn’t change anything about him. It was fast but it was right. I would definitely recommend her this book.

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7,458 reviews77 followers
December 21, 2023
Mitch and Allison's story is a fun fake relationship story that lightens your heart and makes you smile. Allison has just been dumped by her fiancée and needs a date for her sister's wedding. She meets Mitch at the bar, and he offers to help.

Mitch is a sweet guy who is willing to stand up for Allison and melts your heart when he does. Together they are sweet couple that the passion ignites when they give into their hearts.

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479 reviews5 followers
July 29, 2025
Allison gets dumped at the worst possible time and now she needs a fake fiancé for her sisters Christmas wedding. Mitch isn’t the type of guy to settle down- he’s strictly one and done. But when he see’s Allison he can’t help but want more. He doesn’t hesitate to offer her help and soon they’re caught up in a whirlwind case of insta love!

Ok so this was so good! I love a good fake engagement story and this ticked a lot of boxes for me despite being so short! Highly recommend! Even if you end up reading a Christmas story in July like me 🤣
394 reviews
April 27, 2024
Great Read!

Short but oh, so sweet…with a bit of steam when needed. Mitch is an amazing character who sees what her family doesn’t. Allison is an extremely talented and strong young woman who loves her independence and being a middle school music educator. A twist of fate brings these two together and it’s a real eye opener for both of them. Thank-you, Ms Brook for another great read!
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2,184 reviews5 followers
July 8, 2024
Santa’s Curvy Bride to Be is a sweet insta-love with a fun twist and some very raunchy supporting characters. Mitch and Allison are just so sweet together; I love how he treats her and looks out for her no matter the circumstances or the situation. Allison is kind and gentle and so sweet, though she oddly gets herself into pickles —but then that’s part of the entertainment! There is some spicy steam and a beautiful backstory in this highly enjoyable novella.
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2,342 reviews60 followers
December 7, 2023
Curvy bride to be

Allison is dumped by her boyfriend right before her sister's wedding. He mother and sister are mean with their words.

Allison meets Mitch when she's seated at the bar. Mitch ends up being a plus one at the wedding. They fall head over heels in love in this fast paced romance.
4,574 reviews11 followers
December 9, 2023
A fun lighthearted love at first fake fiancé. Quick read with lovable main characters, and some pretty horrid family members who are way too judgmental. Enjoyed the instant attraction and the honesty of each expressing their feelings and living in the moment.

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1,190 reviews21 followers
October 28, 2024
SWEET INSTA LOVE Goodness

A short, hot and steamy Insta love romance.

A lot of story is packed in the pages of this novella. It gives all the feels from a longer book and so well written you do not realize how short this book is until you are done. My only complaint is the end came to soon!
394 reviews2 followers
July 25, 2025
I quite enjoyed this. I picked this up on a stuff your kindle day a while back and wanted to have a quick Christmas in July read. I was not disappointed. This was sweet, very little spice, but it’s there. I love how perfectly matched Mitch and Allison are. The chemistry in such a short story, I would have loved a full length novel of this.
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3,672 reviews75 followers
November 30, 2025
Sooo cute!!! Allison is desperate…her boyfriend broke up with her and she needs a date fast! Her mother and sister are not the nicest people. There is no way she can show up for her sisters wedding dateless. Mitch is a bartender who over hears her conversation and jumps at the opportunity to be her fake fiancé. This is a quick cute read and perfect for the holidays.
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3,140 reviews19 followers
March 20, 2026
A good listen - Allison asks Mitch to be her plus one at her pretentious sister's wedding. A great deal for him, as he fell for the curvy beauty on sight. And she wasn't far behind. A good story that has a most satisfying ending in more than one way. The AI narrator didn't take anything from the story.
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11.5k reviews42 followers
December 6, 2023
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. Mitch falls hard for Allison and I like how protective he is of her. Allison returns his feelings. I think they are perfect for each other.
1,887 reviews1 follower
December 8, 2023
This was such a fun and entertaining story. I really loved the characters. I laughed so much. It was a great ride, and the ending was awesome. You are going to love it. Enjoy.

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339 reviews1 follower
November 25, 2024
I read this fun book for free on Amazon while I was slightly tipsy and it was honestly a very good time. Not so much a good romance book, as the characters fall for each other way too quickly seemingly out of just lust on first sight. It's only 46 pages though, which makes it an easy read.
1,222 reviews
January 14, 2026
very good

This whole Christmas series of books have been very very cute. Put you in the Christmas spirit. I can’t believe her mother and sister were such mean women. They give mean girls a good name. They sure were bad.
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25k reviews19 followers
December 17, 2023
I liked Mitch and Alison’s book. It was an entertaining read. And am voluntarily leaving this review.
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217 reviews5 followers
May 1, 2024
I hated being in the mind of a man.

The Christmas puns sleigh, though 🎅
Profile Image for Amie Lynne.
Author 6 books15 followers
July 31, 2024
For me, I didn’t buy into the insta-love going on here. This story needed more scenes of Mitch and Allison getting to know each other, which would have helped the romance feel more believable.
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52 reviews
November 21, 2024
This book is a very short but spicy Christmas book. The ending left me handing not I definitely recommend it.
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604 reviews6 followers
Did Not Finish
November 27, 2024
DNF @ 35%

He went shopping for a DIAMOND ring after meeting this woman. That's was just too much for me. 😭
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5,074 reviews23 followers
December 4, 2024
A sweet and spicy little treat that left me with a smile on my face. I enjoyed every single delicious moment of this book.
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