Cover of Nochebuena: a holiday novella

Nochebuena: a holiday novella

Stephanie Shea

contemporary romance(341)

A divorce lawyer and her wife try to rediscover each other over Christmas while her parents' marriage falls apart.

Character Archetypes
Representation
F/FLGBTQ+ side characters
Content Warnings
grief

Description

Camila Morales is a hopeless romantic. Not that she thinks every couple is meant to be—she is a divorce lawyer, after all. But when her happy, married-thirty-years parents announce their own separation three weeks before Christmas, Cami’s world is turned upside down, especially since she’s been trying to feel her way through her own marital slump for months.Sutton Davies is an imposter. At least, that’s what her therapist says. Or was it that she may have imposter syndrome? Same difference. With a promotion she’s not sure she deserves, a wife who’s definitely too good for her, and a best friend who’s always been in her corner, she should be fine. Perfect, even. But maybe that’s the problem—this unattainable quest for perfection—which is why she’s decided to focus on something she can control. Proving to Cami that this bout of spotty communication and dwindling intimacy is nothing but a blip.Every couple goes through it, right?Will Sutton’s attempts to reconnect over the holidays reignite sparks, or is it all too little too late?Snuggle up with this heartfelt holiday romance where love is boundless, desires blaze, and family is cutthroat—at least for the annual cookie-decorating contest.

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