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Amy Award · The Cocky Kingmans #4.5
A fake engagement, a stolen bed, and one chaotic rescue goose make for the messiest Christmas romance.
What happens when a struggling sports agent and a plus-size model fake an engagement to save a rescue goose? Christmas chaos, that’s what.I didn’t plan to pretend to be in love with the gorgeous plus size model who rescued a goose from the chopping block at Oktoberfest. But when Sir Honksalot destroys her apartment and my parents sell their shop right before Christmas, a fake engagement seems like the perfect solution to our mutual housing woes.Now we’re house-sitting a mansion together, but confined to one room...with only one bed. We have to convince everyone we’re the most boring couple in L.A., while dealing with a delinquent waterfowl with a sock-stealing habit and feelings that don’t feel fake at all.This curvy girl romance features a bad-tempered rescue goose with his own social media following, a sports agent who’s secretly a romantic at heart, and a baddie plus-size model who knows her worth – all set in a prequel to everyone’s favorite football family, the Kingmans.

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