
The Friendsgiving Pact
A Thanksgiving Romance
Elizabeth Davis(Author)
HarperCollins (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 3. December 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-06-344373-0 (ISBN)
Description
The last place college freshmen Avery and Theo want to be is home for the holiday. Both freshly single and dreading being in the same town as their exes for a week, they devise a plan to fake date to make it through Thanksgiving Break. Fans of cozy romances and friends-to-lovers will adore this fall love story.
Best friends Avery and Theo are home for the holiday during their freshmen year of college, and they have one goal this Thanksgiving: survive the week without romantic disasters. Avery's determined to stay out of her ex-boyfriend's orbit, while Theo's dodging his ex-girlfriend who is thinking of switching schools to be with him. Their solution? Fake date through turkey dinners and awkward family moments, then "break up" the second they're back on campus.
But pretending to be in love has a way of blurring lines. Between surprisingly hot kisses and the softer moments in between, Avery and Theo find themselves grappling with feelings that are anything but fake. Memories of high school spark, old wounds resurface, and the chemistry they've ignored for years becomes impossible to deny.
Caught between the holiday break chaos and their own tangled emotions, Avery and Theo must decide if this charade is really just a convenient escape... or the beginning of something far more real.
Tropes:
* Fake dating
* Friends to lovers
* Bad boy x golden girl
* Family drama
* Small town
Best friends Avery and Theo are home for the holiday during their freshmen year of college, and they have one goal this Thanksgiving: survive the week without romantic disasters. Avery's determined to stay out of her ex-boyfriend's orbit, while Theo's dodging his ex-girlfriend who is thinking of switching schools to be with him. Their solution? Fake date through turkey dinners and awkward family moments, then "break up" the second they're back on campus.
But pretending to be in love has a way of blurring lines. Between surprisingly hot kisses and the softer moments in between, Avery and Theo find themselves grappling with feelings that are anything but fake. Memories of high school spark, old wounds resurface, and the chemistry they've ignored for years becomes impossible to deny.
Caught between the holiday break chaos and their own tangled emotions, Avery and Theo must decide if this charade is really just a convenient escape... or the beginning of something far more real.
Tropes:
* Fake dating
* Friends to lovers
* Bad boy x golden girl
* Family drama
* Small town
Reviews / Votes
"These are a few of my favorite things: he fell first, he fell harder, he took her to homecoming for Chivalrous Best Friend Reasons, they fake date for Romance Novel reasons, guess they have to practice kissing, uh oh I guess they really like kissing . . . The Friendsgiving Pact delivered on all of those plus more! When it comes time to say what I'm thankful for I'm going to say Elizabeth Davis." - Alicia Thompson, USA Today bestselling author of In Every Possible WayMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-344373-0 (9780063443730)
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Elizabeth Davis is a full-time nerd whose interests include cold weather, rainy days, coffee, Minnesota Public Radio, and rom coms where characters' homes vastly outstrip the income they would get from their jobs. Born and raised in suburban Milwaukee, she now lives in Minneapolis with her husband and two children. She has published two novels so far, and one day aspires to achieve every romance novelist's dream: to have her books made into movies people watch while hungover on a Sunday afternoon.