{"product_id":"once-upon-a-time-in-december-9781917785358","title":"Once Upon a Time in December","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne disastrous Christmas proposal. One whimsical British violinist. One year that changes everything-including who you thought you were.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhitley 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA sparkling sapphic romance about second chances, sexual awakening, and the beautiful, messy surprise of falling for the person who sees you most clearly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoot:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Alyson was born and raised in the heart of England. She moved to Paris in 2015 when she met her wife. Together they moved to the west of France, where they now live with their two dogs. Alyson spends her time reading sapphic fiction books, writing and Scuba Diving. Alyson discovered her love of writing in her mid thirties. Her debut book, A Dance Towards Forever, was inspired by her wife and their very own love story. Alyson wrote Diving Into Her and award-winning Always Emilie, which added with her first book, created The French Connection series.","brand":"J\u0026m Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749370855698,"sku":"9781917785358","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fc18d031-475a-4e82-b78e-c01f59fa8683.jpg?v=1764081247","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/once-upon-a-time-in-december-9781917785358","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}