The Most Wonderful Time

The author of the beloved,bestselling Black Girls Must Die Exhausted trilogy returns with an intriguing blend of Such a Fun Age and The Holiday–an irresistible Christmastime novel about heartbreakhopeloveand the joy that comes from rediscovering oneself. With Christmas around the cornerRamona Tucker is desperate to get away. She has been lying to her family about her engagement to Malikher (ex) fianc├⌐. But breakups are fickleand Ramona is convinced that she can make her pretend wedding real again–but only if she can avoid everyone discovering her secret at her mother’s over-the-top Christmas Eve party. Two-thousand miles away in sunny MalibuChelsea Flint needs money to hold on to the beloved beachside cottage she shared with her late parents. The taxes are expensiveand her art isn’t paying the bills. Once an irresistible star of the Los Angeles art sceneChelsea seems to have lost that spark that vaulted her to the top. If she doesn’t rediscover that magic–and sell a painting–soonit will be her family’s home she’s selling instead. The two women swap homesjust in timethanks to some careful planning by Ramona’s best friend and a sturdy nudge from Chelsea’s gallerist godmother. Ramona’s Malibu dreams of sun and surf are interrupted as her first night brings an unwelcome stranger to her doormaking her question who she can trust–the meddling neighbor Joanor Jaythe handsome beachside fitness instructor with a secret of his own. Chelseadesperate for Ramona to stayhides what she knows–even if that means jeopardizing her budding connection with charming Carloswhose dreams for his future could be the very key to unlock Chelsea from the weight of her past. Combining escapist fun and sizzling romancea dose of poignant self-reflectionand a little holiday magicThe Most Wonderful Time is a warm and relatable novel that will delight at Christmas and throughout the year.