Once Upon a Time in December

<p><strong>One disastrous Christmas proposal. One whimsical British violinist. One year that changes everything-including who you thought you were.</strong></p><p>Whitley Dupont has always followed the plan: build a thriving career in finance marry the perfect man and never ever veer off course. But when her carefully constructed life implodes in front of a hundred horrified party guests at her family's Christmas gala she's left wondering what-if anything-was ever real.</p><p>Enter Layla Simmons: a free-spirited violinist with a classical-pop sound a spark in her eyes and a talent for making chaos feel like a second chance. Their first meeting is accidental. Their second serendipitous. And by the third... Whitley starts to feel something she never expected-something that doesn't fit into any plan she's ever made.</p><p>As late-night phone calls turn into something deeper and Whitley begins to question more than just her love life she's forced to confront the truth: love doesn't always look the way you imagined-and neither does who you are.</p><p>From bustling boardrooms to cosy concert venues and from awkward family dinners to moments of quiet vulnerable joy this is the story of two women finding each other-and themselves-in the most unexpected season of life.</p><p><strong>A sparkling sapphic romance about second chances sexual awakening and the beautiful messy surprise of falling for the person who sees you most clearly.</strong></p><p></p>