A Marine does desperate things when he’s faced with a matchmaking, guilt-tripping grandmother.Most men probably wouldn’t invent a fake girlfriend to keep their family off their backs. But I’m married to the military, and I’m more than happy with my relationship status—no holiday gift-giving pressure here.But when I find out my grandmother is traveling cross-country to meet the special lady in my … meet the special lady in my life, I need to find a real fake girlfriend. Fast. One bungled attempt later, I find myself talking to Angie Black. Best friend to my best friend’s wife.
After hearing about my desperate search for a Christmas date, she agrees to do it—but why? It’s no secret she doesn’t like me. She doesn’t laugh at my jokes and avoids me like I have a live grenade in my pocket whenever we’re together.
Blindly relieved, I don’t question it. Until her little touches begin to set off fireworks in my belly and her glances linger in unexplainable ways.
My grandmother says we have great chemistry, but it’s probably just the eggnog talking. Because what Angie and I have is about as real as Santa Claus. Right?
Christmas with You is a sweet holiday romance told from alternating POVs, set in the world of The San Diego Marines. Each book can be read as a standalone but are fun to read in order.
Check out the rest of the series:
Prequel: Forever with You – Vince & Sara (get it free at jessmastorakos.com)
- Back to You – Spencer & Ellie
- Away from You – Matt & Olivia
- Christmas with You – Cooper & Angie
- Believing in You – Jake & Ivy
- Memories of You – Brooks & Cat
- Home with You – Owen & Rachel
- Adored by You – Noah & Paige
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I loved this book! Cooper and Angie are back (we met them briefly in Back to You). This book shows the fun of Christmas times as well as the challenges of dealing with military deployments. The author continues to develop strong characters and interesting plots! This is a lot of fun and I highly recommend this story!!
A fun read. If you think that you can lie to your family and get away with it, you have another think coming with Cooper’s family. A lot of laughs and heartfelt moment for Cooper and Angie as they try to have a fake relationship. Sounds like a great family to be a part of. Well written and easy to read. Thanks Jess.
I think the fake relationship trope is my favorite. Especially in stories like this one where the friends and family around the characters realize they are in love before they do.
The story was fun, the characters were great and I can’t wait to get my hands on the next book in the series.
Loved Cooper & Angie’s story! Such a sweet story about 2 people overcoming their bad past relationships and taking a chance on love. What started as a fake relationship turned into a sweet love story. Loved the sweet meddling grandmother.
Also really enjoyed how some of the characters from past books were involved in some of the scenes.
Another fantastic read by Jess Mastorakos! It is written so well that I could feel every emotion that the characters were experiencing, the excitement, nervousness, sadness, and especially the awkwardness. I could not stop reading this book! Cooper and Angie will make you laugh, and be rooting for them every step of the way.
I also loved that this book ties in with the others in the series, and getting an update on Vince and Sara!
This book can be read as a stand alone or part of the series but I definitely recommend the whole series.
Have you ever started a series that is so good that you wish someone would create a “pause life” remote so you can stop everything and just read? That’s where I’m at right now. I want to sit in my comfy chair with my hot cocoa and sweet treats and just read. Life can be tough when you don’t want to adult.
If you follow my blog, you know that I am not a fan of the fake relationship trope. But since all the books I’ve read in this series have been amazing, I thought what the heck. Let’s give it a go. Y’all Ms. Mastorakos is making a liar out of me! I ended up loving this book! I guess I just haven’t been reading the right authors.
I absolutely adored Cooper and Angie! Their bantering back and forth had me giggling and made me root for them even more. I loved watching their relationship develop from kinda enemies to friends to something more. Both of them had been in a bad relationship and were so focused on not falling into the same trap again that they didn’t realize they were falling in love. They’re definitely favorites of mine.
And can we talk about Grandma Jean for just a second? Y’all she was the best! She was always up to something when it came to Cooper and Angie. Sneaky and full of mischief. I loved the role she played in getting them together. It was perfect!
Christmas with You was a great addition to an amazing series. If you’re looking for a fun series to escape into, I highly recommend this one. I’m going to have a major book hangover once I finish this series. I am so glad that I discovered Ms. Mastorakos! Her books are just what I needed right now.
Angie is Sara’s best friend, and Cooper is Vince’s best friend and fellow Marine. Angie and Cooper didn’t like each other. Cooper had been telling his family and grandmother for over a year hat he had a girlfriend, which was a lie. Grandma was coming to town and wanted to meet his girlfriend. Now, he had to find a fake girlfriend to cover up his lie. Guess who he asked!
Enemies to lovers. One of my favorite tropes!! Jess Mastorakos knocked another one out of the park. I absolutely lovedthis book. This is book 3 in her “San Diego Marines” & I highly recommend reading this series! You won’t be disappointed.
I seriously cannot get enough of this series — totally hooked! I love military romance, and this author totally nails it while writing from the perspective of an actual Marine wife. Plus she does it with a sweet, inspiring voice that I find completely captivating and unputdownable. Can’t one-click my way to book #4 fast enough!