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  • Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

  • This is a standalone romantic comedy, and not steamy.

A workaholic lawyer forgets to update her emergency contact information and finds herself reluctantly reunited with her ex-husband on calamity-filled road trip … just as he’s getting ready to propose to someone else.

♥️ I co-wrote this novel with my husband Anthony LeDonne, based on a screenplay that we actually wrote before the novel!

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🌎 International — For readers outside of the US, please check your local retailer. I am unfortunately not always notified of international availability or translations!

More Info.

  • • Genre: Rom-Com

    • Vibe: Christmas comedy. Think Planes, Trains and Automobiles, but with second-chance romance vibes.

    •  Heat Level: This has no sex-scenes, but does have “adult language.”

    Featured Couple: Katherine & Tom

    • POV: Alternating first person

    • Tropes: Second-Chance, Road-Trip

    • Reading Order: Standalone.

  • • Publisher: Blackstone

    • Original Publication Date: October 24, 2023

  • From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Layne--and her real life husband and high school sweetheart, Anthony LeDonne--comes a new holiday romcom that is sure to warm even the coldest heart.

    Katherine, an ambitious NYC attorney, gets diagnosed with a concussion and must be monitored for 48 hours to make sure it doesn't get worse.

    Unfortunately, she forgot to updated her emergency contact so the person they call is her ex-husband, Tom. Unable to be left alone, Katherine reluctantly agrees to travel to Chicago with Tom for the holidays. But thanks to a blizzard, what should have been a quick plane ride turns into an antagonistic overnight misadventure that stirs up old feelings even as Tom prepares to propose to his girlfriend on Christmas Eve.