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Don't Let Me Go

Rachael Sommers

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Faking it for her best friend's family Christmas, Kenzie can't stop falling for the grumpy aunt instead.

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Faking a relationship with your bestie might be fun…if you weren’t crushing on her gorgeous, grumpy, older aunt. A lesbian romance filled with fighting, flirting, and feisty ice queens.New Yorker Kenzie Wilson agrees to play a fake girlfriend for her best friend for a family Christmas vacation in an idyllic Portuguese town. It’s no hardship for Kenzie…until she meets Alice’s aloof, rude, and annoyingly attractive aunt.CEO Carolina Costa returns to her family’s home after years of estrangement. About the only thing making the dreary reunion worthwhile is meeting her niece’s new “girlfriend.” Making her squirm is vastly entertaining.It doesn’t take long for Kenzie to creep under Carolina’s walls, which is concerning. It’s even worse when the truth comes out, because Kenzie being free—and interested—might mean Carolina having to risk her own heart. And there’s no way she’s ever doing that…

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