A Cross-Country Christmas

By: Courtney Walsh

Narrated by: Reba Buhr, Will Collyer

Lauren Richmond isn’t a fan of Christmas.

Which is why she rarely makes the trip home to the Midwest for the holidays. After all, she has plenty to keep her busy—namely, her duties as a set decorator on a TV sitcom.

But this December, Lauren‘s brother and his wife are expecting a baby, so her brother arranges a ride home for her with his good friend, Will.

Unfortunately for Lauren, she’s been trying to forget college baseball coach and childhood crush Will Sinclair for more than 10 years.

Now, thanks to her fear of flying, she’s stuck in a car with him from California to Illinois.

She’s circumspect and organized. He’s flirty and spontaneous.

She’s convinced that people don’t change. He’s trying to prove to her (and himself) that he has.

On this cross-country road trip, they’ll both discover that history doesn’t exactly repeat itself...but like any good Christmas carol, it does have a second verse.

©2021 Courtney Walsh (P)2022 Courtney Walsh

Kisses only contemporary romcom

I really enjoyed listening to this book. The story is fun and well-written. The audio is a dual narration. Both the male and female narrators were great. Really liked this one!

Twist of romance

It is always a romance but this offered a nontraditional storyline. Quick and easy listen

DO NOT skip this one…

Best book ever….I mean seriously a top 5 for me!!!! You will be letting this one live rent free in the upstairs…forever🥹🤎

Closed-door romance

This closed-door romance has no on-page spice and no profanity. If you are looking for a book to help you find your Christmas Spirit and believe in second chances, this book is for you.

Expect:
- brother’s best friend trope
- Bad boy / redemption
- grumpy / sunshine
- opposites attract
- forced proximity
- Christmas
- themes of grace & forgiveness

Favorite parts:
- He helps her find her Christmas spirit,
- She helps him believe he is worthy of reaching for his dreams.
- He fulfills her Christmas wish

Intimacy Levels: on page kisses only, mild innuendo, couple discusses decision not to sleep together, shirtless MMC

⚠️ Content: past alcohol and drug use, childhood traima, parental neglect, parental fighting/divorce, past partying behavior, drunk driving (off page) resulting in minor injury,

Wonderful Story

4.5 rounded up to 5 stars. This was a sweet, slow burn Christmas-themed story. I enjoyed the dynamic between the two MCs and feel like Courtney Walsh captured perfectly the fear of letting yourself be vulnerable with another person. I loved the theme of second chances and showing grace as well.

Finally, the actors that read this story did fantastic! I thought they captured the emotion of the story well and were very articulate. I would recommend!