Romance · fiction

Christmas Was Supposed to Be Pretend

By four-thirty on the last Friday before Christmas, my boss had already survived seventy-two emails, a state senator’s dinner disaster, a penthouse delivery mistake, and a contractor who nearly cost him half a million dollars. None of that prepared me for what Luca Moretti said next. “Come home with me tonight—as my...

By My Life Story Editorial

Published November 2, 2026 · Updated November 2, 2026

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Genre: Romance
Audience: Adult readers
Chapters: 6
Fiction status: fiction
Editorial responsibility: My Life Story Editorial

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story id: d33a900c-4d3d-42bc-9558-d82ca12420d9
primary theme: Mafia Hearts
secondary themes: None assigned
genre: Romance
fiction status: fiction
audience: Adult readers
setting: Not specified
chapter count: 6
publish date: 2026-11-02T05:21:50.386Z
updated date: 2026-11-02T05:21:50.386Z
author: My Life Story Editorial
editor: My Life Story Editorial