“A Wonderful Lie,” the newest holiday romance by Carrie Aarons is finally here! Keep reading to learn more about the book, and check out my spoiler-free ARC review here! The book is available for free in Kindle Unlimited.
What is A Wonderful Lie by Carrie Aarons about?
Everyone lies around the holidays. We lie about the money we’re spending. We lie that we’re following our diets.
What am I lying about this year? The fact that my workplace nemesis has become my friend-with-benefits.
Collin Machlan and I have been each other’s competition since we joined our college’s radio station freshman year. Six years later, we’re both hosting shows for the country’s most popular podcast network.
Just as everything starts turning red and green, our boss announces a promotion, and whoever gets the most listens during this merry season will be crowned the winner.
There is just one catch; the only way to draw an audience in December is to theme every episode around Christmas. For a woman who typically celebrates alone with takeout and slasher flicks, I’m at a big disadvantage.
Going toe-to-toe with the guy I’ve never been able to intimidate is only made harder by the fact that Collin doesn’t seem to want to play our usual games. Add in some mistletoe and a Secret Santa swap, and I finally give in to his shameless flirting.
Maybe it’s the delusion of cuffing season, but suddenly I’m spending every night with him. No one at work knows. Neither does his family, or my friends. I lie that it’s just physical. That me, a self-proclaimed bachelorette, couldn’t possibly be on the brink of a relationship. I lie that we’re still competing for a job he doesn’t even want.
Until one too many lies threatens to topple my life like a crooked tree with poorly-distributed ornaments. And I’m left to decide between my lonely and blue traditions, or a love that lasts all year round.
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Check out my interview with Carrie about “The Tenth Girl,” and read my other reviews of her young and new adult books:
“Fleeting” (Nash Brothers #1) – ARC
“Forgiven” (Nash Brothers #2) – ARC
“Flutter” (Nash Brothers #3) – ARC
“Falter” (Nash Brothers #4) – ARC
“The Second Coming” (Rogue Academy #1) – ARC
“The Lion Heart” (Rogue Academy #2) – ARC
“The Mighty Anchor” (Rogue Academy #3) – ARC
“That’s The Way I Loved You” – ARC
“Warning Track” (Callahan Family #1) – ARC
“Stealing Home” (Callahan Family #2) – ARC
“Check Swing” (Callahan Family #3) – ARC
“Control Artist” (Callahan Family #4) – ARC
“Tagging Up” (Callahan Family #5) – ARC
“Then You Saw Me” (Prospect Street #1) – ARC
“Just About Over You” (Prospect Street #2) – ARC
“You Keep Breaking Us” (Prospect Street #3) – ARC
“The Callahan Family Box Set” — ARC
“Once Forbidden, Twice Shy” — ARC
Playlists:
“You’re The One I Don’t Want” ♪
“Fleeting” (Nash Brothers #1) ♪
“Forgiven” (Nash Brothers #2) ♪
“Flutter” (Nash Brothers #3) ♪
“The Second Coming” (Rogue Academy #1) ♪
“The Lion Heart” (Rogue Academy #2) ♪
“The Mighty Anchor” (Rogue Academy #3) ♪
“That’s The Way I Loved You” ♪
“Warning Track” (Callahan Family #1) ♪
“Stealing Home” (Callahan Family #2) ♪
“Check Swing” (Callahan Family #3) ♪
“Foes & Cons” ♪
“Control Artist” (Callahan Family #4) ♪
“Tagging Up” (Callahan Family #5) ♪
buried in a bookshelf 