Christmas Break

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Reads 22,361
Votes 1,481
Parts 28
Time 4h 3m

Overachieving college student Celeste Brighton is excited to spend Christmas cozied up with her first love, Jared. Christmas has always had a special place in her heart, and she can't wait to share it with him. That is until Jared asks for a break... right before Christmas! With her plans--and heart--shattered, Celeste needs to find a way to get Jared back to recapture the perfect Christmas she had planned. But how?
    
    Guarded lone wolf Sterling Holt has never liked Christmas. He's never had one of those 'perfect' holidays like they do in the movies--all he's had is bad memories, and so he'd much rather keep himself distracted. When a distraction comes in the form of a brokenhearted girl begging for his help in her to get her ex back, it sounds too fun to refuse--until he learns that means becoming the Perfect Holiday Boyfriend.
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    This was my holiday NaNoWriMo project for 2022! I won, and I posted the story in December, one chapter per day, as a sort of advent calendar. It is now complete.
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    Rankings & Features
    The Wattys 2023 Shortlist
    #1 in #College
    #1 in #Winter
    #1 in #ChristmasRomance
    #3 in #Xmas
    #5 in #Holiday
    #5 in #Christmas
    #8 in #NaNoWriMoAll Rights Reserved

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Overachieving college student Celeste Brighton is excited to spend Christmas cozied up with her first love, Jared. Christmas has always had a special place in her heart, and she can't wait to share it with him. That is until Jared asks for a break... right before Christmas! With her plans--and heart--shattered, Celeste needs to find a way to get Jared back to recapture the perfect Christmas she had planned. But how?
    
    Guarded lone wolf Sterling Holt has never liked Christmas. He's never had one of those 'perfect' holidays like they do in the movies--all he's had is bad memories, and so he'd much rather keep himself distracted. When a distraction comes in the form of a brokenhearted girl begging for his help in her to get her ex back, it sounds too fun to refuse--until he learns that means becoming the Perfect Holiday Boyfriend.
    ---
    This was my holiday NaNoWriMo project for 2022! I won, and I posted the story in December, one chapter per day, as a sort of advent calendar. It is now complete.
    ---
    Rankings & Features
    The Wattys 2023 Shortlist
    #1 in #College
    #1 in #Winter
    #1 in #ChristmasRomance
    #3 in #Xmas
    #5 in #Holiday
    #5 in #Christmas
    #8 in #NaNoWriMo

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