REVIEW: Fake It for Christmas by Raleigh Ruebins

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FAKE IT FOR CHRISTMAS

Fixer Brothers Construction Co - Book Nine

by Raleigh Ruebins

Release Date: December 3, 2024

Review

A cute and fun holiday romance about Shane who desperately wants to win a competition to be on Fixer Brothers. 


Enter Rowen who offers to fake a relationship. Rowen is laying low and licking his wounds after things go awry in New York.


I enjoyed their getting to know each other and falling in love while faking a relationship. It’s a classic trope for a reason, and the Fixer adjacent aspect is cute. 


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Synopsis

I’m a jock-next-door from Tennessee, and he’s a city boy running from his past.
But I need a fake boyfriend this Christmas… and now he’s in my bed.

I’m only good at two things: sports and holiday spirit. But this Christmas feels different, even though I should have everything I want. My family’s bugging me again about why I’m still single, and I’m getting desperate.

Rowen’s nothing like me. He’s smart, accomplished, and back in Tennessee from the city—not by choice. Even though he’s straight, he agrees to be my fake boyfriend for my family’s Christmas party.

He says I’m hot and could have any guy I want, but I don’t get it. I’m just muscle with a reindeer sweater on top.

…But he wants me to teach him.

About being with a man.

Who could resist a gift like that?

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Fake It for Christmas is a novella, about half the length of my usual books (appx 36,000 words), and packed with all of the good stuff. It's full of wintertime magic, twinkly lights, and two guys who are absolute fire when they're together.

About Raleigh Ruebins

Raleigh Ruebins writes contemporary gay love stories with quirky characters, steamy scenes, and always happily ever after endings. She believes every story should make you laugh but also tug at your heart, and most importantly, make you feel at home in its pages.


When she’s not in front of her computer typing away, she can most often be found with a big cup of tea and a book. …And cookies. Probably lots of cookies.


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