Three and a half stars.

Ava is a frustrated interior decorator with a Christmas fetish. After her last boss stole her designs and bad-mouthed her she's been having trouble getting work. Then one of her roommates tells her a world-famous architect's PA is retiring. He's young, grumpy, and hates Christmas, but he needs a new PA and Ava would be perfect.

When Hendricks Cole's PA Matilda foists Ava on him he is beyond irritated. The only thing stopping him from firing her is that he does need a PA desperately and his old PA is now sunning herself in far-off climes. But he isn't going to make things easy for Ava, no siree. Hendricks is trying to win a pitch to build a new forever home for Camryn Wren, a famous movie writer, producer, and director and he needs Ava to help him learn everything there is to know about her.

Since Camryn is famous for her schmaltzy Christmas romances, Ava suggests Hendricks watches a few of her movies to really get a feel for her vibe. But what Hendricks takes away from watching the films and doing his research is that Camryn is all about family, and a married man has a much better chance of getting the commission. So he proposes a fake-marriage contract to Ava, until 31 December or when he wins the contract, whichever falls sooner. In return she gets a wodge of cash and the chance to decorate both his homes, as well as introductions to his other clients.

Hendricks is all about the architecture, the clean lines. No fuss, no knick-knacks, no rugs or throws. So when Camryn tells him she can't really sign off on plans without visualising the fully decorated and furnished rooms. So now Hendricks must work with Ava to pull together designs for Camryn's new home.

If you like hallmark Christmas movies, opposites attract, fake-relationship romances then this is right up your street. Its cute, sweet, and very, very Christmassy.

I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley for an honest review.

Thank you Netgalley and Katie Bachand for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

The Worst Christmas Wife has you laughing and aching for love! It's a fake marriage story that turns into so much more. This story was made for Hallmark. Ok, not really but it should be a Hallmark movie! It's a quick and fun read!

This was not your average fluffy Hallmark Christmas story. It was a sweet story of a grump of a boss and a Christmas loving assistant thrown into a fake relationship together for work. This book definitely was a Christmas love story just not as frilly as others. It was more direct but in the end the Scrooge’s heart thawed and he found the love of the holidays he was missing due to Ava and her enthusiasm of all thing’s Christmas. I enjoyed this advanced copy from NetGalley and although it’s a little different than I was expecting, it was well done

I enjoyed this it was a lovely Christmas story. I loved the difference with many other Christmas stories. I liked Ava and Cole they were lovely and sweet

I aspire to be like Ava in the sense that she stands up for herself and doesn’t let anyone tear her down. I love how we can see Hendricks and Ava slowly falling in love with each other the more they spend time together. I thought it was hilarious how Cameryn knew they were faking their marriage. It made me happy that she gave them the job regardless of the fact that they lied to her. I really enjoyed Ava’s personality and her love decor. The way her visions for a space were described were amazing. All in all, I really enjoyed the fact that Hendricks proposed to Ava properly. I’m not going to lie, I was hoping for some spice but even without it the book was amazing! I wish we can get an epilogue someday and maybe some spice in there.

4 stars out of 5

If you are a fan of Hallmark Christmas movies, this book is for you! I really liked the banter between Hendricks and Ava and I am so happy with how this book ended. The Worst Christmas Wife was a short and sweet read which had me smiling most of the book. My favorite character in the book was Geoffrey, everyone needs a best friend like that.

In The Worst Christmas Wife we follow Ava as she starts a new job at Hendricks business. He is grumpy and anti Christmas where Ava is the complete opposite. Hendricks is trying to win over a famous client and asks Ava to marry him to get the deal to design her house.

I am looking forward to reading more from Katie Bachand in the future since this was such a cute book.

Thank you Netgalley and Katie Bachand for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

A delightful short read about Ava and Hendricks who agree to a fake marriage so Hendricks can land a famous client to design her house. He’s the grumpy boss and she’s the over the top Christmas loving decorator. I enjoyed the humor and banter between the main characters as well and the side characters who were determined that the lead characters end up together. If you love Hallmark Christmas movies this is the book for you.

The Grinch/Scrooge vibe in the book was very enjoyable. This gave me watching hallmark movies feeling. I caught myself smiling for most of this read. I definitely will be picking up more books by Katie Bachand.

this was such a sweet and easy read! definitely hallmark vibes and im all for it - the ending was so sweet and had me tearing up - i loved the flow of their relationship and the side characters were great! a sweet fake marriage grumpy boss romance