She’s quiet, careful, and convinced she doesn’t deserve more than “fine.” She’s loud, magnetic, and looks at her like she’s the most interesting woman in the room.
Together, they rewrite the line between “fake” and falling in love.
Camille Laurent has always been the reliable one — the good daughter, the steady friend, the woman who never makes a mess or a scene. She’s spent years keeping her heart on mute, convincing herself she’s content with quiet routines and affection that never asks too much.
Returning home for Christmas was supposed to be simple.
It becomes chaos the moment her family takes one look at Emily Benson, Camille’s sarcastic, golden-smiled, infuriatingly magnetic roommate and assumes they’re a couple.
And before Camille can correct them, Emily plays along with a wink that lights Camille up from the inside out.
Pretending should have been harmless. But their fake dating quickly becomes loaded with slow-burn chemistry, lingering touches, and tension that turns hotter and far more dangerous than either of them expected.
And when the line between pretending and wanting blurs, Camille finds herself falling into something deep and terrifyingly real.
Set against glittering snow, twinkling lights, and a family-fueled fake dating disaster, this sapphic Christmas romance is slow-burn and spicy in all the right ways, full of longing glances, sensual moments, soft mornings, and kisses that change everything.
It’s a story about finding yourself, choosing love without pretending, and discovering that sometimes the best things in life happen when you stop playing it safe.