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Mistletoe Kisses<\/em><\/h1>\n

Dare Me Christmas Duo #1
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It\u2019s the most wonderful time of the year\u2026until you get laid off.<\/span><\/p>\n

The fastest way to trigger my anxiety is losing my job at the holidays. Fortunately, I can always count on my platonic bestie to keep me grounded. Except our commiseration drinks lead to planning pre-Christmas vacays for each other, so instead of grounding me, my bestie sends me flying to Dahlia Springs, Oregon.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did I mention we each have to complete a dare? Mine is to meet the side of my family who has no idea I exist.<\/span><\/p>\n

On my first day in town, a hot sauce mishap gets my chestnuts roasting like they\u2019re in an open fire. But Lucas, my server in shining armor, comes to my NSFW rescue. And instead of just handing me my bill and wishing me a happy holidays, he becomes my jingle bell rock while I try to work up the courage to tell my family who I really am.<\/span><\/p>\n

Soon my gratitude turns into deeper feelings for Lucas, and I don\u2019t want to imagine facing the new year without him.<\/span><\/p>\n

But I have a life back home, and it would take a Christmas miracle to let me stay in Dahlia Springs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Or maybe it would just take a dare.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mistletoe Kisses\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is a low angst M\/M romance full of small-town holiday cheer with a vacation romance, opposites attract, and forced proximity. It\u2019s half of the Dare Me Christmas Duo, but each book is a standalone romance. If you\u2019ve read other books in Lee\u2019s Dahlia Springs universe, like\u00a0<\/span><\/span>24 Dares of Christmas<\/span>, you\u2019ll recognize some beloved characters.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nTropes<\/strong>: Vacation romance, opposites attract, forced proximity<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/strong>While the holidays are a time for celebration, they can also be a time for stress and anxiety and bring up difficult memories and complicated family dynamics. In this story, there’s discussion of a main character\u2019s anxiety, a deceased parent, and connecting with family a main character has never met before. The death happened during active military service when the main character was a baby and is not described in detail.<\/p>\n

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Other books in the series<\/h3>\n

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Christmas Wishes<\/h3>\n

Dare Me Christmas Duo #2<\/em><\/p>\n

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