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A 2018 Creator/{{Lifetime}} UsefulNotes/{{Christmas}} movie that aired on Thanksgiving, starring ''Series/OneTreeHill'' actors Creator/HilarieBurton, Robert Buckley, Creator/DanneelAckles and Creator/AntwonTanner.

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A 2018 Creator/{{Lifetime}} UsefulNotes/{{Christmas}} movie that aired on Thanksgiving, starring ''Series/OneTreeHill'' actors Creator/HilarieBurton, Robert Buckley, Creator/RobertBuckley, Creator/DanneelAckles and Creator/AntwonTanner.
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* WriteWhatYouKnow: What Jack intends to do to ghostwrite the novel so he can get over his writer's block.

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* WriteWhatYouKnow: What Jack intends to do to ghostwrite the novel so he can get over his writer's block.
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A 2018 Creator/{{Lifetime}} UsefulNotes/{{Christmas}} movie that aired on Thanksgiving, starring ''Series/OneTreeHill'' actors Creator/HilarieBurton, Robert Buckley, Creator/DanneelAckles and Creator/AntwonTanner.

A recently-single woman dreads the thought of going back to her home town in Louisiana for Christmas when she finds out her ex-boyfriend will be there with his new girlfriend.

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!!Tropes associated with this movie:

* AmicableExes: Jolie and her ex-boyfriend Foster still get along, despite the fact that she brought a fake boyfriend home after finding out he's in a new relationship.
* GrandRomanticGesture: In order to confess his love to Jolie after faking their relationship, Jack enlists her family to help him to do so. [[spoiler: It works]]
* FakeRelationship: Jolie and Jack sign a contract drawn up by his sister, Naomi, to pretend to date over Christmas so she doesn't humiliate herself in front of her ex-boyfriend. Jack's doing it to be able to ghostwrite a romance novel.
* HappilyMarried: Jolie's parents and her sister and brother-in-law, along with Naomi and Martin.
* NoodleIncident: Jack and Jolie attempted to go out on a date several years prior to the start of the movie, but he stood her up.
* ObnoxiousInLaws: While we don't see them and they seem to treat Naomi well, she still tries to hide from her husband's family because they won't leave them alone about having kids.
* WorkingWithTheEx: Jolie and Foster have to work together on the town's annual Christmas celebration.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: What Jack intends to do to ghostwrite the novel so he can get over his writer's block.

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