by Jason June
First published 2024
Aaron doesn't want to spend Christmas at Winter Wonderland, the year-round Christmas theme park on an island north of Alaska. He's only there because his brother Casey loves Christmas and needs to get over his ex-girlfriend Raquel. Meanwhile, Kris has his own mission. He wants his uncle to return to Winter Wonderland as the first gay Santa. To make this happen, Kris must win the Race, his grade's competition where students try to make guests fall in love with them first. Victory means a trip to New York and a chance to convince the park's founder. When Aaron and Kris literally crash into each other during a flash mob, they strike a deal. Kris will help Aaron keep Casey single while Aaron becomes Kris's target for the Race. But their fake romance starts feeling real. Both boys find themselves wanting to kiss each other, and it's not just the mistletoe everywhere making them think that way. Neither planned on falling in love, but Christmas has other ideas.
Genres: romance, contemporary-romance, holiday
Vibes: emotional, intimate, whimsical
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating, found-family
Setting: Alaska, New York, Winter Wonderland
Period: Christmas
368 pages · Hardcover · HarperCollins