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 Is a fake boyfriend really just for Christmas?

One fake romance. One magical Christmas. One chance to fall in love.

Laura was all set for a quiet solo Christmas – just her, a bottle of wine, and flat-sitting for a stranger. But when the stranger’s parents mistake her for his mystery girlfriend, she’s swept off to the snowy Scottish Highlands with Callum and his whole family.

Between the cosy sleeper train, charming pubs and breathtaking views, this could be the no-strings-attached Christmas of Laura’s dreams.

But stranger Callum is hot, hilarious and their ‘fake’ chemistry is off the charts.

So is this just a Christmas fling? Or the start of something more?

'Pure holiday magic, it's not Christmas without Kelk' Julie Soto

'A absolute knockout, full of belly laughs and sizzling chemistry. CHRISTMAS FLING is insanely addictive and delivers on every level – her best yet!' Rosie Walsh

'When it comes to fabulously funny romcoms, Lindsey Kelk is the gift that keeps on giving! A festive treat of a book, I loved it!' Alexandra Potter

'The perfect book this holiday season' Kate Goldbeck

'Her absolute best – rip roaringly funny, taking us on an adventure with a bonus dose of holiday magic' Ali Rosen

'Hilarious, heart-warming and addictive' Woman & Home

'Funny and heart-warming' Woman's Weekly

'Lindsey Kelk weaves a festive romcom that's both heartwarming and hilarious' Woman's Own

©2025 Lindsey Kelk (P)2025 HarperCollins Publishers Contemporary Family Life Genre Fiction Romantic Comedy Small Town & Rural Women's Fiction Highlander Magic Funny Witty Winter Christmas Fake Relationship

Critic Reviews

Praise for Lindsey Kelk's rom-coms:

'I'll read anything Lindsey writes' EMILY HENRY

'So funny, so charming, so romantic' BETH O'LEARY

'Lindsey Kelk is the Taylor Swift of romance writing – she makes me PROUD to be a romance reader!' DAISY BUCHANAN

'Love Story might just be [Lindsey's] best yet. It has everything I could possibly ask for in a romcom' LUCY VINE

'Love Story is Lindsey Kelk’s best novel yet – impossibly funny, wildly romantic and extremely hot – I could not have loved it more’ ROSIE WALSH

'I really loved it … What's great about Lindsey's main characters is you stick to them like glue from the very first page, you feel you know them, you root for them from the off' JUSTIN MYERS, THE GUYLINER

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The Christmas Fling
@lindsaykelk
Listened on audible and narrated by heather Long.

This book was pure Christmas rom-com perfection. I was laughing from the first minute of putting this on.

The banter and one liners were🔥. Also Laura’s friends Desi and Joel were hilarious.

Callum- pastry chef, didn’t want to stay on family farm- thoughtful- didn’t want to disappoint family and their expectations of him.

Laura ➡️ Caroline
Neurosurgeon ➡️masseur
Carnivore➡️vegan

🍋Omg the impromptu Christmas gifts!! ROFL

🍋A spicy scene that was emotionally charged and perfect for Callum and Laura/Caroline.

🍋The Scottish Highland setting sounds idyllic and would love to visit one day. But not sure about how cold it would be.

Words that Linger:
🍋”and if he wants to chop me up and bake me into a pie, I hope he makes his own pastry because I can’t think of anything more mortifying than baked into shop bought.” -Laura

🍋”Even on a panic it was hard to miss a free range 🍆 when it was flying around in front of you.” -Laura

🍋”Have you ever seen a Guinea pig on a trampoline?” -Callum

🍋”I only agreed because the thought of having you once, was better than never having you at all.” -Callum

Tropes:
🍋Christmas
🍋Fake Dating
🍋Slow Burn
🍋Messy family dynamics

Omg all the yes’s!!

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This was a lovely book, with a nice story and characters. The narrator was excellent. Loved the accents. A great little feel good Christmas romance.

Lovely

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The narrator was brilliant, the storyline was funny and endearing. I really enjoyed it listening to it and will definitely be looking up some more books by Lindsey Kelk.

Funny, romantic, endearing.

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I love Kelk's work, so no notes, perfection. Loved it as always, really hoping we get a spin off from this book.

A feel good Christmas romance

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I loved the story, the characters, the banter between friends, the accents, the performance. Didn’t want it to end. Great listen!

Feel good and hilarious

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