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Winner of Lambda Literary Award for Best LGBTQ Romance
A Best New Holiday Romance by PopSugar BuzzFeed Refinery29 and more

The author of the swoonworthy debut Harpers Bazaar The Charm Offensive returns with a festive romantic comedy about a woman who fakes an engagement with her landlordonly to fall for his sister

One year ago recent Portland transplant Ellie Oliver had her dream job in animation and a Christmas Eve meetcute with a woman at a bookstore that led her to fall in love over the course of a single night But after a betrayal the next morning and the loss of her job soon after she finds herself adrift alone and desperate for money

Finding work at a local coffee shop shes just getting through the daysuntil Andrew the shops landlord proposes a shocking drunken plan a marriage of convenience that will give him his recent inheritance and alleviate Ellies financial woes and isolation They make a plan to spend the holidays together at his family cabin to keep up the ruse But when Andrew introduces his new fiance to his sister Ellie is shocked to discover its Jackthe mysterious woman she fell for over the course of one magical Christmas Eve the year before Now Ellie must choose between the safety of a fake relationship and the risk of something real

Perfect for fans of Written in the Stars and One Day in December Kiss Her Once for Me is the queer holiday romcom that youll want to cozy up with next to the fire