Kiss Her Once for Me : A Novel

The author of the "swoon-worthy debut" (Harper's Bazaar)�The Charm Offensive�returns with a festive romantic comedy about a woman who fakes an engagement with her landlord.only to fall for his sister. One year ago, recent Portland transplant Ellie Oliver had her dream job in animation and a Christmas Eve meet-cute 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, she's just getting through the days-until Andrew, the shop's landlord, proposes a shocking, drunken plan: a marriage of convenience that will give him his recent inheritance and alleviate Ellie's 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 fianc�e to his sister, Ellie is shocked to discover it's Jack-the 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 rom-com that you'll want to cozy up with next to the fire.