I'll Be Gone for Christmas: A Novel

by Georgia K. Boone Narrated by Angel Pean, Karen Malina White

Overview

For fans of The Holiday comes a heartwarming Christmas house-swap rom-com debut in which finding yourself and finding love come hand in hand.

Bee Tyler needs a break. In the bustling San Francisco tech community, no one ever seems to stand still-especially her perfect sister and business partner, Beth. So when her best friend suggests a getaway on the wildly popular house-swap app, Vacate, Bee decides a countryside retreat might be exactly what she needs.

Clover Mills has had a year. Between losing her mother and making the complicated decision to leave her fiancé, sticking around the idyllic Christmas obsessed town of Salem, Ohio, just doesn't feel right. So when she hears about Vacate, she jumps at the chance to spend the holidays in the unfamiliar city of San Francisco.

Soon enough, Bee is living in Clover's cozy Salem cottage, and Clover is living in Bee's sleek San Francisco apartment. As Clover can't seem to stop running into Bee's frustratingly gorgeous sister, Beth, and Bee finds herself spending more and more time with Clover's ultra charming ex-fiancé, Knox, the two women realize that this Christmas they may find just what they were looking for and more...

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"With dual settings, interconnected storylines, and endearing characters, Boone’s debut offers a fast-paced, warm holiday romance with wide-ranging appeal." — Library Journal (starred review)

Library Journal

★ 08/01/2024

DEBUT Needing a break from her demanding job and her family's high expectations in San Francisco, Bee decides to try a house-swap through an app called Vacate. Clover, who has suffered more than one heartbreak in the past year, isn't up to facing the upcoming holidays at home, so she trades her farm in rural Ohio with Bee. Each woman immerses herself in a unique and fulfilling experience that proves to be exactly what she needed. While Bee basks in the cozy small town, indulging her artistic side and getting close to Knox (the handsome farm manager who also happens to be Clover's ex-fiancé), Clover revels in the exciting life of a big city. When Clover meets Beth, Bee's twin sister, sparks fly, and Clover discovers her queerness in a way she wasn't able to before. Now these two sets of star-crossed lovers must find a way to get past the messiness of their meet-cutes and the temporary nature of their relationships. VERDICT With dual settings, interconnected storylines, and endearing characters, Boone's debut offers a fast-paced, warm holiday romance with wide-ranging appeal.—Migdalia Jimenez

Product Details

BN ID:	2940160573304
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/08/2024
Edition description:	Unabridged

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