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The Holiday Swap

By: Maggie Knox
Narrated by: Stephanie Cannon
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Publisher's Summary

The International Bestseller—A feel-good, holiday rom com about identical twins who swap lives twelve days before Christmas—perfect for fans of Christina Lauren’s In a Holidaze and Josie Silver’s One Day in December

All they want for Christmas is a different life.

When chef Charlie Goodwin gets hit on the head on the L.A. set of her reality baking show, she loses a lot more than consciousness; she also loses her ability to taste and smell—both critical to her success as show judge. Meanwhile, Charlie's identical twin, Cass, is frantically trying to hold her own life together back in their quaint mountain hometown while running the family's bustling bakery and dealing with her ex, who won't get the memo that they're over. 

With only days until Christmas, a desperate Charlie asks Cass to do something they haven't done since they were kids: switch places. Looking for her own escape from reality, Cass agrees. But temporarily trading lives proves more complicated than they imagined, especially when rugged firefighter Jake Greenman and gorgeous physician assistant Miguel Rodriguez are thrown into the mix. Will the twins' identity swap be a recipe for disaster, or does it have all the right ingredients for getting their lives back on track?

©2021 Maggie Knox (P)2021 Penguin Audio
  • Unabridged Audiobook
  • Categories: Romance

Critic Reviews

“An utterly adorable, pitch-perfect romance with just the right amount of Christmas cheer. The Holiday Swap is a pure delight, I couldn’t stop from smiling.”—Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones & The Six

“Every bit as warm and cozy as a Hallmark Christmas movie."—PopSugar  

"Excuse us while we devour [The Holiday Swap] faster than a package of peppermint bark.”—E! Online 

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Too Boring to Finish

Really surprised at all the good reviews on this one! I was bored immediately and skipped ahead to see if it got better and it does not appear to! Lots of droning about recipes and mundane details. I'm exchanging this one - what a dud!

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Basically a Hallmark movie

If you are looking for a book that is simply a Hallmark Christmas movie, this is it. This also has about as much sex as one. I'm sure this is nice for someone but I felt like the romance was pretty juvenile and very tame. This wasn't the book for me.

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Should make this a Hallmark movie!

It's solidly G rated and romance is fairly surface level but it's still a cute story. I enjoyed it. I honestly would love to see this made into a Hallmark movie

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i really did enjoy it

i am a person who loves Christmas reads throughout the year ... no matter the season ...this one is just too perfect great idea. hope you can follow along ... not sure how to tell the story (unless you just listen) but at times you will need to listen very carefully ... don't get confused. lol. funny at times. cute. HEA ending. love it. snow. happy times. great read. i really did enjoy this listen. check it out. fun narrator. one who can do great voices. well done.

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Cute and Heartfelt Holiday story

If you like lifetime and Hallmark holiday movies, this book is for you. The meet cute was cliche, but it still gave me that heartfelt feeling when two people discover each other. As for the narration, spot on for finding each character’s voice. I enjoyed this audiobook very much.

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Clean & cute

Twin sister change places creating a chance for self discovery and love. It’s a sweet story, with some cute moments. The romance elements are clean.

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A nice easy listen. I listen to audiobooks when I am in the car and I am in the car a lot.

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I was hesitant at first...

but I pushed through and was pleasantly surprised. At first I really didn't like either of the MCs but they do grow on you and I'm happy that they do change and learn and grow through to the end of the story. Pretty much like a hallmark/lifetime Christmas movie.

As for the narration, at normal speed I couldn't stand it, but having it at 1.3x speed worked wonders. Thank goodness for that setting. The voices were all done well though and glad I was able to finish it completely.

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could have been shorter.

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The perfect holiday book

Such a cute book! It gives all the feels. It’s light on the Christmas feels but perfect for the holidays feels.