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The Christmas Veto (Festive Fakes) Kindle Edition

by Keira Andrews (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.4 952 ratings

Part of: Festive Fakes (3 books)

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Can fake dating lead to true love?

My name’s Connor Lisowski, and here’s what you need to know about me:

I’ve had a massive crush on my best friend’s older brother since high school.

Everyone thinks I’m straight.

I have two dads but I’m afraid to come out.

I’ve never even been kissed.

And somehow, I’ve been roped into pretending to be Reid’s boyfriend for the holidays. Who’s Reid, you ask? Only the aforementioned best friend’s older brother who never looked at me twice.

Until now.

The Christmas Veto by Keira Andrews is a gay Christmas romance featuring fake boyfriends, a bisexual king in a designer suit, first times, and of course a happy ending. Connor first appears in The Christmas Deal, but this novel can be read as a standalone.

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★★★★★ "The perfect book to start off the holiday season.... I love a good fake boyfriend trope, especially around the holidays. Connor and Reid were such an adorable couple." ~ Stephanie, BookBub

★★★★★ "If you like low angst, steamy holiday HEAs, then I definitely recommend this book!" ~ Catherine, Goodreads

★★★★★ "Oh, this was just what I needed. I loved everything about this book.... This was seriously swoony." ~ Kitty, Goodreads

"Their fake relationship to real romance was done incredibly well." ~ Shana, Goodreads

★★★★★ "Once again, Keira Andrews delivers with the Christmas spirit!" ~ Author Leta Blake

"This was such a sweet Christmas romance and I can't wait to go back and read the first few books in the series as well!!" ~ Ashlee, BookBub

★★★★★ "Super sweet and spicy, touching and emotional fake boyfriends romance." ~ Lydia Devlin, Goodreads

★★★★★ "Highly recommended for those who enjoy heartwarming, character-driven romances with a touch of humor and a strong emotional core." ~ MVM, BookBub

★★★★★ "Fake boyfriends at Christmas. Yes please! Fake boyfriends where one has been crushing on the other for *years* and the other didn't know it? Yes. Please. Fake boyfriends that turn into very real boyfriends *without* a third act breakup??? You've got this book." ~ Lydia, Goodreads

"This one definitely restored my love for the best-friend's-brother trope.... A low angst, sweet read - perfect for when that festive bug bites." ~ Zakiyya, Goodreads

★★★★★ "This is a delightful book with lots of hot times and sweet things that make you smile." ~ mandcsoren, BookBub

"Such a cute fake boyfriends, first time, long term crush book. It's sweet, a bit spicy, some family drama, some lovely family and friends. It's a nice winter/Christmas read with the happy ending we all need!" ~ Nicki, Goodreads

★★★★★ "We really have come full circle with the close of this series. The epilogue, so tender, so sweet, so perfect. I cried. P.S. Sign up for the newsletter! Smexy times!" ~ Mary, Bookbub

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CGXSJZZ6
Publisher ‏ : ‎ KA Books (November 16, 2023)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 16, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2860 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 268 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #89,435 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #82 in Bisexual Fiction
- #609 in Bisexual Romance
- #2,912 in Gay Romance

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After writing for years yet never really finding the right inspiration, Keira discovered her voice in gay romance, which has become a passion. She writes contemporary, historical, paranormal and fantasy fiction, and—although she loves delicious angst along the way—Keira firmly believes in happy endings. For as Oscar Wilde once said, "The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what fiction means." Find out more about Keira and her books at: www.keiraandrews.com

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Tammy Moldovan

Unexpectedly finding love and joy

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2024

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I loved, loved Reid and Connor’s brother’s best friend, opposites attract, virgin, fake relationship holiday tale. This story has the perfect balance of humor, heartwarming love, real life issues, and spice. It will give you all the swoony swoons while also pulling at your heartstrings with all the emotions. Reid and Connor are portrayed as real, relatable people who have flaws, but are really just trying to do their best as messy humans. Plus they are adorkable together. The banter. The internal monologues. The swoony romance. I loved it all. Reid is wealthy and has been being groomed to take over his family’s luxury hotel brand since he was a child. He feels hemmed in by his seemingly inescapable family obligations and expectations. Despite coming out as bi, his grandmother is determined to choose an equally rich woman for him to marry. Instead Reid decides a fake boyfriend to accompany him on all his family holiday obligations this year is the way to go. Connor is a med student and has been Reid’s younger brother Asher’s best friend for years. He has two gay dads but is still in the closet and has zero dating experience. He’s had a crush on Reid for years. Despite the agreement for a fake relationship with an end date, fake soon starts to feel real for both of them but can they figure out how to make it permanent despite the family issues, work issues, and secrets. The path to get to their HEA is so painfully beautiful and adorkable. You will feel all the things along the way - laughing, crying, swooning, gritting your teeth, rolling your eyes, gasping, and cheering. The story included all the sweet moments, steamy scenes, chuckles, supportive friends, messy families, painful pasts, choices, awkwardness, and most of all, all the heart squeezing love. I love this series but Reid and Connor may be my favorite. There is definitely no veto for this couple.

Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2023

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Rating: 4🌈

Author Keira Andrews rings in the holidays with the third in her Festive Fakes series, The Christmas Veto. Another in with a fake boyfriend theme, it has connected characters from the first story in this series, The Christmas Deal, which brings a special treat and holiday continuity.

Reid Cabot’s grandmother, matriarch of their wealthy family’s business, is still trying to fix Reid up with a suitable old money society girlfriend, thinking his bisexuality is just a phase that will fade away.

Reid’s solution is a fake boyfriend for the holidays. His younger brother’s best friend, Connor Lisowski, to be exact.

Connor’s is younger, someone who crushed hard on Reid growing up. And accepts for his own reasons.

Andrews’ storylines pulls together several themes, including first times, as well as fake boyfriends and sets it all down in well known New York City locations, made moving and fabulously beautiful by the season of Christmas. Whether it’s the well known High Line or the Carousel, the scenes with Reid and Connor are richer by their location.

Connor’s issues with coming out, considering he has two dads, are less clear because his problems with his biological father aren’t clearly stated here until the end. I found some of his background a little lost here.

The relationship between the two men is lovely. The author is able to build real connections between them, establishing a chemistry the reader can believe in.

The story moves forward pretty quickly, the few secrets that are held back from the beginning are revealed, and the holiday scenes are the heartwarming moments you want and expect from this author and Christmas romances. That includes a happy epilogue that leaves you feeling satisfied with the story and characters.

If you’re looking for a holiday story or three, check out the Festive Fakes series below. Absolutely charming holiday stories.

Festive Fakes:
- [x] The Christmas Deal #1
- [x] The Christmas Leap #2
- [x] The Christmas Veto #3

Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2023

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Reid recently came out as bi, but his grandmother is in denial. So to prove to her that he is in fact bi and that he’s capable of choosing his own partner, he gets his brother’s bff to pose as his boyfriend for a month of holiday/work events that his grandmother insists he go to as heir apparent to her company. Connor has had a crush on Reid since high school. He can’t believe his luck. But he doesn’t think anything will come of it because one, there’s no way Reid would ever like him like that, and two, everyone thinks he’s straight.

“Then Reid burst out laughing. Not just laughing—he snorted. And it was the sexiest thing ever. I laughed along, still amazed that smooth, sophisticated Reid Cabot was actually a bit of a dork like me under that polished veneer.”

“As I stood and Connor tugged me close for a breathless kiss, his hands still tangled in my hair, the only thing I cared about was giving him more. Giving him everything.”

Reid and Connor are so sweet together. I really like that as their mutual attraction grows, Connor can recognize that Reid really is attracted to him. He may still think/assume things are only temporary, but he doesn’t ever really doubt that Reid is interested in him, not once things become physical between them. I also like how being with Connor helps Reid accept that he’s not fulfilled by his job, and once he accepts that, he starts to take steps to stand up for himself more and do the work he is passionate about. Likewise, being with Reid helps Connor accept himself more and to stand up for himself with his bio dad. I also really love that Connor being Reid’s brother’s best friend doesn’t impede their relationship at all. Aside from Asher wanting to make sure his brother’s intentions are pure, there is no conflict there. It was a refreshing change from many other best friend’s brother trope stories. This was just a really enjoyable holiday romance. And it was fun to see Logan and Seth, from The Christmas Deal, again too!

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Rebecca

Brilliant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 22, 2023

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This was so, SO good! I've been looking forward to this book since Keira Andrews said she was writing it last year, and it didn't disappoint! It's so wonderful reading about Connor all grown up and having a fake boyfriend adventure of his own. It was also lovely to see all the previous characters making a reappearance! It's a pretty emotional (though very happy!) book, and I cried pretty much every time Veronica was mentioned or Connor and his dads had a moment, and whilst part of that is just that I'm a sap, a lot of it is because the Festive Fakes world is so wonderful and just drags you in for the warm and fuzzies.
TL;DR This book is awesome and you should buy it.