The One Final Rule

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>Christmas in paradise with my best friend... what could go wrong?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>I spend every Christmas Eve with Mateo Sanz. It's a decade-long tradition but this year his family is spending the holidays in the Dominican Republic. Did I mention it's a destination wedding? Or that his cousin is marrying his ex-girlfriend? Oh and I offered to fake date him to avoid the god-awful familial pity that's no doubt following him straight to the Caribbean?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>It should be an easy task except Mateo is not only confident charismatic hot as sin and the kindest man I've ever known. He's also the best friend I'd never want to risk.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>But the only way to convince his family this fake relationship is the real deal is through a whole lot of PDA and when he begins whispering sweet nothings in my ear or holds my gaze even when there's nobody around the lines begin to blur.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>One thing I forgot to mention? I Daisy Zimmerman have been in love with Mateo for as long as I can remember even though there is no way he feels the same.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>It would ruin more than our friendship if my secret were to slip out and I'm not ready to lose the most important relationship in my life over a fake dating fiasco.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>I only have to survive the week in the tropical paradise without letting my feelings for him be known. It should be easy especially if we're never alone. All we have to do is keep our hands mouths and hearts to ourselves.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>We can follow all the rules...right?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>The One Final Rule is a fake dating friends to lovers Christmas novella set in paradise. This is perfect for fans of Holiday family drama the one bed trope and feel good romance like The Gift Rarely Given or Hallmark movies.</span></p>