Merry Little Lies
by Addison Lloyd
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS MY SISTER’S BOYFRIENDCian
When I agree to this fake boyfriend gig, I don’t expect to be tempted by Carli’s rich but hot older brother. Our worlds are completely different. I work hard to help my family overcome mountains of debt and keep the lights on; he attends private school and throws his money away on hair gel and expensive cologne.I can’t even tell him my name.But he awakens a passion in me, buried under the grief of losing my brother to cancer. A desire to paint again, to laugh again. A desire to love.AaronMy sister’s cute boyfriend isn’t what he seems, and I suspect he has ulterior motives for dating her. Our worlds are completely different. I’m destined to take over the family business while avoiding those interested in only my money; he bags groceries, fixes cars, and pretends to be someone he’s not.I don’t even know his real name.But he awakens a need in me, buried by years of heartache. A need to protect him, to heal his pain. A need to earn his love.Can Aaron and Cian overcome the wounds from their past or are they destined to make the same mistakes as their parents and end up, like them, broken and alone?Merry Little Lies is a 56,000+ young adult gay romance. It’s a standalone book in the Heart of the Holidays, A Gay YA Series celebrating love.
When I agree to this fake boyfriend gig, I don’t expect to be tempted by Carli’s rich but hot older brother. Our worlds are completely different. I work hard to help my family overcome mountains of debt and keep the lights on; he attends private school and throws his money away on hair gel and expensive cologne.I can’t even tell him my name.But he awakens a passion in me, buried under the grief of losing my brother to cancer. A desire to paint again, to laugh again. A desire to love.AaronMy sister’s cute boyfriend isn’t what he seems, and I suspect he has ulterior motives for dating her. Our worlds are completely different. I’m destined to take over the family business while avoiding those interested in only my money; he bags groceries, fixes cars, and pretends to be someone he’s not.I don’t even know his real name.But he awakens a need in me, buried by years of heartache. A need to protect him, to heal his pain. A need to earn his love.Can Aaron and Cian overcome the wounds from their past or are they destined to make the same mistakes as their parents and end up, like them, broken and alone?Merry Little Lies is a 56,000+ young adult gay romance. It’s a standalone book in the Heart of the Holidays, A Gay YA Series celebrating love.
