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A Cross-Country Christmas

By: Courtney Walsh
Narrated by: Reba Buhr, Will Collyer
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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

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Super cute Christmas love story

Adorable romance without graphic description of physical relations.. hard to find in a love story book these days!

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Cute, clean romance

A very cute and clean Christmas romance. I enjoyed it. If you like Hallmark movies, this one is for you!

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nice story

This was a nice story about sums it up. The performances were excellent. The story was just a bit too over the top on the angst and then syrupy sweet perfection of the HEA. This is my 2nd book by Courtney Walsh and I found the same thing to be true for me in that story. That being said, allowing for a few moments of serious cringe from the seesawing insecurities to epiphanies, this book was interesting and had heart and some really fun, humorous, and satisfying moments. This is a good light read for me - a listen while I am tinkering.

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Loved this holiday story! Such a sweet, happy and thoughtful ending for the main characters!

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Enchanting & Filled with the Heart of Christmas

What a truly wonderful story! It had me laughing, crying & left me filled with hope & joy! Highly recommend to anyone looking for a fun story that really gets to the heart of what Christmas is all about!

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Lovely!

First book I’ve read from this author but will not be my last. Love her way of reading a story and unfolding the details in such a way that puts you right there. Clean but full of passion and chemistry. The narrators do an excellent job of bringing the story to life!

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Family, true love and self reflection

This story was absolutely precious. I thought it depicted the everyday overthinking we all can relate to. It was spot on with many factors of life. The story of true love, family, and Christmas warms my heart.

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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!

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A fantastically fun romance with real heart

This is rom-com at its best. Walsh delivers tear-inducing laughs, swoon-worthy romance, heart-squeezing grit, and moments that make you go "awwww." This story absolutely checks all the right boxes without being predictable. I love it and highly recommend it!

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Such a great story!!!!

It was a very wholesome sweet love story. It definitely got me in the Christmas spirit. I couldn’t stop listening!

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