All his life, billoinaire hotelier Josh Denton loved only one woman—his mother, who died a few years back. So when the Cedar Grove Resort and Spa, a place where he’d spent the last Christmas with her, comes on the market, he allows a bit of sentimentality into his heart and sets out to purchase it. Sure, the place is a bit shabby, but he wants it. Problem is, the current owner is a family man, … who won’t take kindly to his hotel being sold to a slick, single New York billionaire. When Amelia MacTaggart, his efficient and effervescent assistant, who just so happens to come from Cedar Grove, walks into his office, a plan starts forming. Amelia can act the part of his fake fiancée over the Christmas weekend at the hotel, and in return, she’ll get that promotion she’s been angling for. Seems like a win-win. And it is, until the ‘fake’ relationship between them starts getting a little too real, too fast. What’s a hot hotelier to do?
While Amelia readily agrees to participate in the farce, she feels guilty lying not only to the hotel’s grandfatherly owner, but also to her own family. Still, it’s not such a difficult task pretending to be in love with her sexy boss. If only she’d known that one kiss would turn their platonic ruse into the real deal. If only Josh weren’t being so nice, so fiancé-like. Sexy bed time aside, Amelia finally reminds herself of the brutal truth: This is all about business, about Josh’s obsessive need to win at any cost. She knows that. But as Christmas approaches and their hot romance turns decidedly frosty, Amelia begins to wonder if the only Christmas gift she is going to receive is a broken heart.
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Josh finds out his assistant Amelia is from the town where he wants to buy a resort. He wants her to pretend to be his fiancee so the deal will go through. He offers her a promotion she can’t refuse. I really enjoyed this book.
This story shows that it is difficult to persist in a fake relationship. It is not the first time that Leslie North writes about fake relationships that grow into real relationships, but it still looks different every time. That shows a great imagination and a good memory 🙂
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Josh Denton wants to purchase the Cedar Grove Resort and Spa for the Denton Hotels Chain so he hatches a scheme to have is assistant, Amelia MacTaggart act as his fiance in order to give himself a better chance at grabbing this property since the owner is a grandfatherly family man.
Amelia is form Cedar Grove but doesn’t know the owners personally.
Josh offers Amelia an awesome time and half pay for the duration of the trip but she counters with an offer she will do it for and although Josh hates the idea of losing his assistant he accepts because she does deserve the promotion she is asking for.
As the trip winds up at the Resort and these two begin to spend one on one time with each other it becomes more and more obvious to each of them that they are indeed in love with the other. Amelia begins to feel like Josh has been holding her back so when Josh’s competition makes her an offer she decides she at least needs to hear what he has to say. It takes her no time to figure out that the Forest chain of hotels offers her nothing but more money for the same job she does for Josh.
I loved watching this dance between these two while they figured out their love for each other and the Epilogue was beautiful.
Josh is a billionaire and he is sentimental when it comes to his mother. So when he hears about the spa she loved going to coming on the market he knew he had to have it. There’s just one problem the current owner wants a family man to be the new owner. So when Josh sees his assistant walk in a plan forms in his mind and he approaches her with what he has in mind. Amelia agrees to play the part because a promotion is offered plus she is attracted to her boss. However its not long before their fake situation becomes very real between them. Will things stay the same between them after the deal is done? Or will Josh end things once everything is said and done?
This is a great story that will draw you in from the first chapter on. The chemistry between them is off the charts hot. This is a well written and very entertaining story. I would recommend this book to any book lover.
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This is a wonderfully well-written story by one of my favorite Authors. This well-crafted story has characters that have good chemistry and seem realistic. This story is must read humorous and steamy read.
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This book is one of those hidden gems in my opinion. I was expecting a book where they see each other and hit it off right away. With a great deal of hot steamy sexy times. That the hero was into having control. Well, he is but not the way I thought. What I got was something more. They have great chemistry and attraction. I also got heavy drama, I would recommend this to anyone!! Who loves Holiday Romances!!
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The best thing can be staring you in the face every day before you recognize it for what it truly is
Well two of my favorite things have come crashing together with The Billionaire’s Christmas Fiancée – the author Leslie North and Christmas. Actually make that four things as the other two are the start of a new series by Leslie and a hot, hot, hot billionaire who has a heart of gold.
This is the story of Josh and Amelia. It is a sweet and wonderful romance with an entertaining story-line and lovable characters. I really enjoyed this story and would recommend it to everyone that is looking for a wonderfully uplifting story for the holidays.
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The author does another amazing job bringing a great read while introducing her well developed and engaging characters. The storyline flowed easily from beginning to the end.
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Very good rendition of the fake fiance, fake love that turns into the real thing. Lots of drama and emotional interaction as the characters strive for the HEA.
Loved Josh and Amelia. This is a great little Christmas romance. Josh wants to buy a resort and spa but the owner won’t sell to a single man he is family oriented. So he convinced Amelia to play the part in exchange for a promotion. Of course can these two keep it professional or will they get a HEA as their Christmas gift.
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Pleasant book. This is a nice, romantic, feel-good book with just a little bit of tension. All the characters are well developed and the idyllic setting of the story is described well enough, so the reader can almost be transported there. The storyline gives a lot of steam, love and a happy ending. The book is shortish, so it is perfect for a busy Christmas fuelled December and is well edited.
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The reason Leslie North will always sit in my favourites list is because of her lyrical prose and spellbinding storytelling….a romance you can lose yourself in each and every time. This story will make your Christmas list year in and out. Definitely be re-reading this story again!! Grab your copy today!! Happy reading!!
Josh Denton is a billionaire hotelier who wants to purchase the Cedar Grove Resort and Spa. The resort holds memories and happier times of his mother before she passed away. The problem is the current owner is family oriented, and Josh fears he won’t sell to a New York billionaire who is single. Josh begins to formulate a plan when he learns that his very efficient assistant, Amelia MacTaggert, is from Cedar Grove. Amelia has a condition to playing the part of Josh’s fake fiancee, she wants the promotion she has been angling for. Amelia and Josh don’t find it hard to act like they are love when each has been attracted to the other since they met. Amelia feels guilty for lying to the owner of the resort and feels even more guilty lying to her family. As Amelia and Josh become closer, the lines between business and personal become blurred. Amelia begins to question Josh and his motives after they give into their attraction for each other. Will Josh give up his dream of owning the Cedar Grove Resort and Spa for a future with Amelia? Will Amelia let her doubts ruin the future she can have with Josh? Will Josh help Amelia pursue her dreams? Can Josh and Amelia find their happily ever after? I loved The Billionaire’s Christmas Fiancee by Leslie North. The Billionaire’s Christmas Fiancee is a great book with amazing characters who will make you laugh, swoon a little, and bang you head in frustration. I love Leslie North, and she has become a must read author for this reader. I would definitely recommend getting The Billionaire’s Christmas Fiancee and any other book by Leslie North.
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This is a wonderful sweet love story that made me smile whilst I was reading it & ending up reading in one go. I loved the chemistry between them Emilia & Josh they were not just boss & employee they were as good as friends but when he asked her to pretend to be his fiancée so he could close on a business deal neither expected things to happen as they did. This is definately a book that I will be reading again.
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This is the first book in the Christmas with the Dentin Billionaires series. This book is about Josh and Amelia, they work together and have been thinking dirty thoughts of one another for years. Josh is a successful, single hotelier and he has the opportunity to purchase a resort that his family spend their last Christmas together before their Mom passed. This is place is priceless to him but how will he meet the ‘family’ man requirements to close this deal. Amelia has worked with Josh forever and he approaches her with a crazy deal. She is to play the role of his fiancee and help him close the deal on this resort. In exchange, she gets a promotion. Easy peasy, right? A fake relationship in the middle of the Christmas season is a recipe for complications and this one is no different. A quick, very funny and steamy story sure to put a smile on your face and ease some of the holiday stress. Enjoy!
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Josh is a billionaire that needs to look like a family man and of course who better than his assistant Amelia who is looking for a promotion. I liked that Josh had memories from this hotel relating to his mom and Amelia is from Cedar Grove. I enjoyed their journey from fake romance to real love.
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The story was great and well written with characters that were so well developed that as I turned each and every page I felt like Amelia and Josh pulled me right into their story as it unfolded!
When Josh came up with the idea to ask Amelia to be his fake fiancé, he didn’t expect that they both were secretly attracted to each other. Amelia being from Cedar Grove was an additional bonus for the plan.
Through the meetings with the resort owner and talks about the fond memories he had with his mother when they stayed at the resort each Christmas, he realized that he had to come clean.
Amelia and Josh were able to work out their differences with the situation which worked out for the best and for more memories to be created.
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Aww, what a sweet and enlightening read! A quick easy read in one sitting but one that keeps your interest from beginning to end. Josh want to buy the resort in her hometown because of his memories when his family always spent Christmas there until his mother passed away. Now it’s up for sale and the owner is a family man, so Josh needs to project that image of himself. He asks his assistant (who he has secretly crushed on since she started working for him 2 years ago) to be his fake fiancé. She agrees only if she gets a promotion that she wants. When things start going from fake to real, confusion sets in and she begins to doubt her feelings and whether Josh is just using her to get what he wants. Great read!
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Leslie North tends to stay on the wayside of sentimental. Sexy is usually the name of the game. However, every once in a while she veers off course and into Hallmark territory. The Billionaire’s Christmas Fiancee is one of those times. Josh and Amelia gives emotion that tingly feeling. This time around North shoots her arrow at the heart and hits bulls-eye on the first aim. Not her standard style, but it works. Amelia is the girl next door trying to break out of that friend zone. Josh is the clueless guy, in secret lust with his dream girl. The boss and assistant scenario is a tad cliche’, but the chemistry between these two is strong enough to pull it off. Sexy takes a back seat to sweet and gets a winning score.