His Holiday Pact

Ayla Asher

Mar 2022 · Manhattan Holiday Loves Book 1 · Reading Goddess Press, LLC

About this ebook

Who knew a fake holiday relationship could be so fun?

Kayla Summers has had enough of her mother’s insistence that she find a man and get married. At thirty-three, she’s a successful attorney and has a fantastic life. Knowing her mother will grill her constantly over the upcoming holidays about her single existence, she dreads the visits home.

Carter Manheim is a self-proclaimed bachelor, dead set on seducing every beautiful woman in Manhattan. And why not? His parents’ disastrous marriage and divorce proved that lifelong commitments just aren’t viable. As his mother’s health worsens, his only wish is to give her one last happy holiday, even if it entails bringing home a girlfriend.

When Kayla’s sexy neighbor proposes they take each other home for the holidays as fake partners, she’s floored. However, getting her mother off her back is her number one priority and she agrees to the arrangement. Now, if she can only keep her heart from becoming emotionally entangled with the player of the century, she’ll be just fine…

This book is filled with fast-paced fake relationship shenanigans and steamy scenes designed to melt your tablet. The main character’s mother has late-stage cancer so please consider that before you read. Here’s hoping this funny, romantic story can give you a few hours of escape during the holidays! Enjoy!

The Manhattan Holiday Loves Trilogy (also available as audiobooks)

#1: His Holiday Pact

#2: Her Valentine Surprise

#3: Her Patriotic Prince

Search terms: holiday romance, christmas romance, thanksgiving romance, curvy heroine, fake relationship, first in series, complete trilogy, complete series, friend family, neighbor romance, hot romance, steamy romance, free romance.

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If you’re a fan of Lucy Score, Melanie Harlow, Amy Daws, Kayley Loring, Adriana Locke, Claire Kingsley, & Nicole Snow, the Manhattan Holiday Loves series is perfect for you!

Ratings and reviews

This is one of the best fake relationship stories I've ever read. The emotion just pours off the pages so have a hankie nearby. I love how upfront and practical they both are and that their story focuses on them and their everyday loves sans drama. It touches on the a little bit on how family things influences the grown up person you become and they support one another as best as they can considering their fakeness, yeah it get's real. It is a happy for now but Kayla's ok with that so I will be

His Holiday Pact by Ayla Asher is a good, and enjoyable spicy steamy holiday romance read. The story has a good story line. The characters are good, and they have good chemistry. This story is a funny, and steamy holiday romance read that is one of two people helping each other out in order of making their families happy. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

3 1/2 stars a good read. It' reminds me of that old song by Elvin Bishop, "Fooled around and fell in love".

About the author

Ayla Asher is the pen name for a USA Today bestselling author who writes steamy fantasy romance under a different pseudonym. However, she loves a spicy, fast-paced contemporary romance too! Therefore, she's decided to share some of her contemporary stories, hoping to spread a little joy one HEA at a time.

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