Retail worker by day, costume designer by night, Lucy feels pressure from the holiday season with her limited budget. To make some extra cash she posts online for a fake-dating service for the holidays, and things get out of hand. When her boss and theater owner, Lucas, discovers her ploy to get rich quick, he takes matters into his own hands. How will she handle her boss and brother's best friend finding out, and just who booked her Christmas Eve slot? Lucy Fiore It's depressing knowing I work my butt off at two jobs and still manage to end up broke for the holidays. Every year I just make it by the skin of my teeth to buy cheap gifts no one appreciates, but this year will be different. I've strategized a plan to keep my finances steady this holiday season with my epic Christmas Side Hustle. After all, a little fake dating never hurt anyone. Lucas Cloutier I don't understand why people go mental during the holidays, but I prefer to focus on the winter showcase and stay out of the holiday drama. If only my part-time costume designer, and regrettably my best friend's little sister, could keep her schemes to herself. I don't want to know that she's soliciting fake dates to make ends meet, and I really don't understand how she keeps getting into these ridiculous situations. But now that I know about her side hustle, I can't just leave her to fend for herself. Christmas Side Hustle is a mature 18+ holiday rom-com full of hijinks and hilarities with a sprinkle of spicy content. This is the first book in the Holidays & Hijinks series and follows the story of Lucy & Lucas. This is intended for mature audiences and contains elements of the brother's best friend trope and the grumpy boss trope.