Unwrapping My Brother's Best Friend
(2025)(A book in the Christmas in Passion Peak series)
A Story by Ren Booth
She's been off-limits for twelve years. He's been pretending he doesn't notice. This Christmas, playing elves together might just unwrap the truth they've both been hiding.
Maggie
I've been in love with Jonah Tate since I was eighteen years old. He's my boss. My brother's best friend. Practically family. And completely, utterly off-limits.
I've spent years convincing myself he only sees me as Layne's little sister. The vet tech who anticipates his every need at the clinic. Nothing more.
Then a Christmas emergency throws us together. Reindeer. Twinkle lights. Elf costumes that leave very little to the imagination. Suddenly we're spending every evening in a barn full of holiday magic, And the way he looks at me doesn't feel professional anymore.
Every stolen glance. Every accidental touch. Every moment where he almost says something and then pulls back.
I'm either imagining things, or twelve years of wanting is finally about to break us both.
But I'm done being careful. Done waiting. Done pretending I don't want him with everything I have.
This Christmas, I'm taking what I want. Even if it ruins everything.
Jonah
I've been keeping a secret for twelve years. I'm in love with my best friend's little sister.
Maggie Lockhart is everything I want and everything I can't have.
She's brilliant and so beautiful it hurts to look at her.
And every single day working beside her is the sweetest kind of torture.
I should have said no to the reindeer job.
A week of evenings alone with her in a Christmas wonderland?
I knew exactly what I was signing up for.
I did it anyway.
Because I'm a man who's spent over a decade wanting something he can't have, And I'm running out of reasons to keep my distance.
The way she laughs. The way she fits against me when we work together.
The way her curves look in that elf costume.
I can't hide anymore.
Layne is my brother in every way that matters. Telling him could cost me the only family I've ever really had. But losing Maggie would cost me more.
This Christmas, I'm done pretending. She's mine. And everyone's going to know it.
Welcome to Christmas in Passion Peak, where the mountains are tall, the snow falls deep, and love happens when you least expect it. The Christmas in Passion Peak series features the four Lockhart siblings finding love during the most magical time of year. No cheating, no cliffhanger, and a heartwarming Happily-Ever-After guaranteed. Perfect for fans of cozy Christmas romance with heat!
Tropes:
Forced Proximity
Best Friend's Sister
Curvy Girl
Small Town
Instalove
Found Family
Secret Yearning
Genre: Romance
Maggie
I've been in love with Jonah Tate since I was eighteen years old. He's my boss. My brother's best friend. Practically family. And completely, utterly off-limits.
I've spent years convincing myself he only sees me as Layne's little sister. The vet tech who anticipates his every need at the clinic. Nothing more.
Then a Christmas emergency throws us together. Reindeer. Twinkle lights. Elf costumes that leave very little to the imagination. Suddenly we're spending every evening in a barn full of holiday magic, And the way he looks at me doesn't feel professional anymore.
Every stolen glance. Every accidental touch. Every moment where he almost says something and then pulls back.
I'm either imagining things, or twelve years of wanting is finally about to break us both.
But I'm done being careful. Done waiting. Done pretending I don't want him with everything I have.
This Christmas, I'm taking what I want. Even if it ruins everything.
Jonah
I've been keeping a secret for twelve years. I'm in love with my best friend's little sister.
Maggie Lockhart is everything I want and everything I can't have.
She's brilliant and so beautiful it hurts to look at her.
And every single day working beside her is the sweetest kind of torture.
I should have said no to the reindeer job.
A week of evenings alone with her in a Christmas wonderland?
I knew exactly what I was signing up for.
I did it anyway.
Because I'm a man who's spent over a decade wanting something he can't have, And I'm running out of reasons to keep my distance.
The way she laughs. The way she fits against me when we work together.
The way her curves look in that elf costume.
I can't hide anymore.
Layne is my brother in every way that matters. Telling him could cost me the only family I've ever really had. But losing Maggie would cost me more.
This Christmas, I'm done pretending. She's mine. And everyone's going to know it.
Welcome to Christmas in Passion Peak, where the mountains are tall, the snow falls deep, and love happens when you least expect it. The Christmas in Passion Peak series features the four Lockhart siblings finding love during the most magical time of year. No cheating, no cliffhanger, and a heartwarming Happily-Ever-After guaranteed. Perfect for fans of cozy Christmas romance with heat!
Tropes:
Forced Proximity
Best Friend's Sister
Curvy Girl
Small Town
Instalove
Found Family
Secret Yearning
Genre: Romance
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