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‘The Mistletoe Promise’: Hallmark Movie Pairs Christmas Travel Agent, Lawyer, In Magical Love Story Based On Book, Stars Luke Macfarlane, Jaime King

By Traciy Reyes
Published on: 03:23 PST, Nov 2, 2016

The Mistletoe Promise is a delightful new movie that is slated for the Hallmark Channel this weekend. Called the “Heart of Christmas,” Hallmark doesn’t miss a beat with their slew of romantic holiday movies year after year. The Mistletoe Promise is directed by David Winning and based on the book by Richard Paul Evans. Like the novel, the movie is centered on a promise between two strangers who vow to fool everyone into thinking they are a couple during the Christmas holidays. But, they must agree to keep their relationship strictly platonic. It stars Jaime King as Elise, Luke Macfarlane as Nick, and Lochlyn Munro as Dan, according to It’s A Wonderful Christmas.

Hallmark Movie: The Mistletoe Promise Synopsis

Elise Donner is co-owner of a travel agency that she shares with her cold-hearted ex-husband. Since the divorce, he’s done nothing but make things hard for her, including how he runs his half of the business. For a second, Elise thinks it would be nice to make her ex jealous by finding a date for the holidays. She certainly doesn’t want to be alone again this year. But she also refuses to call a dating hotline.

Out of nowhere, she meets Nick, a handsome and powerful attorney, at the local mall’s food court. It turns out, he is also single. They connect immediately and begin discussing their disdain for being single during the Christmas season. For Nick, it could mean his career. He wants to make partner at his company’s prestigious firm. But, he won’t be considered unless he can appear as more of a family man by having a girlfriend, at the very least.

Suddenly, Nick decides that it would be great if Elise could pretend to be his girlfriend and attend the upcoming Christmas party. For Elise, this is the opportunity that she has been waiting for. Nick is handsome, successful, and charming; just the kind of man who could make her former husband insane with jealousy.

To make it happen, they must agree to keep the relationship platonic by entering into a contract they call the “mistletoe promise.”

However, strong romantic feelings begin to arise between them as they attend Christmas functions and take a trip together.

It seems that the magic of Christmas is making them realize that love around the holidays makes it all worthwhile. Will Elise finally get her new man or will she begin to suspect that Nick has his eye on a girl at the office?

Casting Information for The Mistletoe Promise

Actor Luke Macfarlane (via Hallmark Channel)

“A graduate of the Juilliard School’s Drama Division, Luke can currently be seen as one of the leads of the SyFy series “Killjoys” which began its second season this June. Luke also stars in the PBS/Scott Free historical civil war medical drama, “Mercy Street.” Luke has recently recurred on the NBC series “The Night Shift.” He appeared in several off- Broadway plays including “The Busy World is Hushed,” “Where Do We Live” and “Juvenilia;” and on Broadway in “The Normal Heart” (Drama Desk awarder for best ensemble). Luke made his feature film debut in Bill Condon’s “Kinsey.”

Actress Jaime King (via Hallmark Channel)

“King began her career as a fashion model landing covers for top international fashion magazines and later landing advertising campaigns for Armani, Calvin Klein, Victoria’s Secret and Jay Z’s Rocawear clothing line. With her charm and all-American mass appeal, Jaime King is known for her roles in both television and film. In 2015, King starred in “The Pardon” with John Hawkes and was seen in “Barely Lethal” with Hailee Seinfeld and Samuel L Jackson. In 2014, King reprised her role as Goldie and twin sister Wendy in Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller’s “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.”

Be Sure To Watch It

The Mistletoe Promise is about what can happen when a person opens their heart to love and the magic of Christmas. Book fans and Hallmark fans should both enjoy this heartwarming romantic television movie.

Filming for The Mistletoe Promise took place in Canada. It is produced by Johnson Production Group with the executive producer credit going to Timothy O. Johnson and David Winning.

The Mistletoe Promise movie is part of Hallmark’s “Countdown To Christmas.” Don’t forget to set your calendars for this new comedy romance. It’s going down this Saturday, November 5, at 8/7 p.m. Central on the Hallmark Channel.

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