Seventeen year old Nara Okafor is used to holiday disasters she’s basically the queen of bad luck. But when she boards a luxurious New Year’s cruise, determined to finally have one normal trip, everything collapses again, starting with catching her boyfriend cheating before the ship even leaves port. Then there’s Leo Hale: charming, impossible to read, and way too calm about the chaos he walks into. After witnessing Nara’s heartbreak, he offers her a wild solution to date him for the rest of the cruise. She gets revenge. He avoids his family’s matchmaking madness. No feelings attached.Until her “holiday curse” suddenly flips into a streak of unbelievable good luck every time he’s near. Until late-night ocean views start becoming confessions. Until their fake relationship starts feeling dangerously real. Somewhere between fireworks, secrets, and a touch of unexpected magic, Nara discovers that the one holiday she thought would ruin her might be the one that changes everything.