I see a secret about a character's identity in two ways. There is the famous person, especially a royal, who hides their identity so that their opposite can get to know the real person. Then there is basic dishonesty in order to gain an advantage or get something. Of course, there are shades of both and this movie is hard on the side of real dishonesty. Levi is out to get a story and hides the fact he is basically a reporter, whatever he calls himself. This fact set the tone for me and I had a hard time accepting any honesty on his part. In other words, any chemistry was canceled by the lie.

The story is mostly a typical one. There's a second romance between two men, and even a third with an older couple. The multiple threads along with the lie made it so I never got into the main romance.

Maybe it was residual from my view of Levi as dishonest, but the last scene didn't ring true to me either.

Though benign, this holiday romance lacks romantic energy. The central story is about a fiction writer, Mikaela (Krystal Joy Brown),who sponsors a writers' workshop and becomes interested in one of the attendees, Levi (Curtis Hamilton),who writes non-fiction.

There are so many good holiday romances these days, so I can't recommend this one.