Riley Kennedy accidentally sends a vent-email to a stranger named Kennedy Riley. After a snarky exchange, they meet and realize they have opposite holiday problems: Riley needs a date for her mother's Christmas party, and Kennedy needs a date for a wedding.

There are several popular titles titled "The Christmas Pact," ranging from a fake-dating romance novel to a Lifetime holiday movie.

They agree to be each other's "plus-ones" to survive their respective family obligations, but their pretend romance quickly becomes real.

This popular rom-com, often recommended as an audiobook on Audible , follows a classic .