The Christmas Swap
The Christmas Swap by Sandy Barker
Will all three women have their Christmas wishes come true?
Christmas is coming and best friends Chloe, Jules, and Lucy are needing change… so swapping homes for the holidays could be the perfect present for all of them!
Australian Chloe spends her Christmas in a sleepy village in Oxfordshire, England. She is totally star-struck when she discovers who lives across the road.
Lucy, who has jetted off to snowy Colorado for her dream-come-true white Christmas, is taken into the fold of Jules’s loud and brash family, discovering more about herself in a few short days than she has in years.
And Jules leaves the cold climes of Colorado to spend her Christmas on a beach with Chloe’s friends in Melbourne, finding that time away is just what she needed.
The only thing better than one Christmas romance is three, and this wonderful festive novel is perfect for fans of Sarah Morgan, Holly Martin and Karen Swan.
Star Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5/5 Stars!)
Review:
Chloe, Jules, and Lucy, met on family vacations at 11-years-old and have been best friends since. Now, as adults they realize that it’s time to change their Christmas traditions of the past and live it up around the world. The girls decide to swap their traditional Christmas (including their families) to try something new.
Chloe, who lives in Australia, goes to Oxfordshire, England, to live Lucy’s perfect British Christmas with her family, a tiny British town, an adorable holiday festival, and the perfect British man, who also happens to be a world famous actor! Although Chloe’s Christmas doesn’t always go according to plan, she might just find her happily-ever-after.
Lucy has always dreamed of a “white Christmas,” like the ones you see in romantic holiday movies. Lucy spends the holiday with Jules’s chaotic family in the Colorado mountains. Unlike Oxfordshire, where Christmas morning includes mostly it’s just grey slush, Lucy might get the white Christmas of her dreams.
Jules leaves her chaotic family Christmas in the snow for a trip around the world - all the way to Australia. Spending time with Chloe’s friends in Melbourne, Jules realizes that Christmas, and life, can be more than she ever expected.
The stories are intertwined with much of it taking place via calls between the girls. Each setting is unique and filled with a great cast of characters that you want to get to know more. Although the book is definitely predictable, it’s still absolutely perfect!
Publishing Information:
Thank you to NetGallery and HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter for providing me with an e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review. The Christmas Swap was published on October 16, 2020 and is available in stores now!