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October Reads Worth Falling For

Danger, desire, second chances, and unexpected romanceβ€”discover this month’s Fresh Fiction Featured Books.

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A poisoned cousin, a five-year-old's life, and a family with too many secrets.


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Supernatural sparks fly
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He ghosted her ten years ago. Now she’s stuck with him for Christmas.


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She’s the lady everyone overlooks. He’s the prince who can’t look away.

MY FAVORITE HOLIDATE

My Favorite Holidate, October 2025
by Lauren Blakely

Atria Books
Featuring: Wilder Blaine
384 pages
ISBN: 1668208504
EAN: 9781668208502
Trade Paperback
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"Spicy, Fake Dating Romance at Christmas Festival Wedding"

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MY FAVORITE HOLIDATE
Lauren Blakely

Reviewed by S. Lyn Collins
Posted October 7, 2025

Romance Comedy

MY FAVORITE HOLIDATE is the fifth book in the How to Date series by Lauren Blakely. However, as is often the case with many of her books, the characters cross over to other series. This book can be read as a standalone, but there are definitely plenty of character cameos from other books.

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Wilder Blaine is the single dad and billionaire who owns resorts, eco-friendly companies, and the fictional San Francisco Renegades professional football team.Β  Fable Calloway went from jewelry designer and jewelry store assistant manager in an earlier book to running the merchandise for the football franchise.

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As maid of honor and best man for the whirlwind Christmas wedding between her sister and his best friend, they are already spending more time than usual together. And with Wilder’s Aunt wanting to set him up constantly and Fable’s cheating ex-boyfriend planning to be present for the entire celebration, fake dating is the perfect and convenient solution for both of them.

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This is a fast read with lots of tropes, including one bed, a small town Christmas celebration, fake dating, and matchmaking relatives. Plenty of spicy situations, hilarious shenanigans, and significant angst where both main characters sabotage the relationship but finally find their HEA.

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SUMMARY

A holiday romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely, with spice and fake dating that follows a fiery designer who teams up with her charming billionaire boss for a week-long Christmas competition, and their pretend holiday romance soon starts to feel all too real.

“Wanted: hot billionaire to pose as my Christmas boyfriend. Must be willing to make my cheating ex jealous by kissing me under the mistletoe at holiday parties. Bonus if you make him cry.”

To Fable’s surprise, her billionaire boss, Wilder Blaine, is more than willing to take on the challenge of playing her holiday boyfriend. The sexy single dad desperately needs a plus one for a Christmas Eve wedding, where he’s the best man and she’s the maid of honor. With her ex also in the wedding party, the two team up as a pair of insta-lovebirds for the holiday season. Their partnership includes participating in the annual week-long Christmas competition leading up to the snowy destination wedding.

What starts as late nights crafting the best popcorn balls for the contest soon turns into a passionate night together, where the sparks between them are impossible to ignore. But when the holidays end, can their winter wonderland romance turn into something real back at the office? Or are they destined to go the way of a Christmas tree on New Year’s Day?

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