A Lawyer for Christmas: A Sapphic Christmas Romance

by Clara Ann Simons

What happens when two women decide to swap lives during Christmas?
Nicosia Walker is a successful lawyer in Sydney. She has it all... except happiness. After a painful breakup, she makes an impulsive to exchange her beach house in Byron Bay for an apartment in New York during the holidays.
Noa Sullivan is a thriller writer experiencing the worst creative block of her career. With a publishing house breathing down her neck and deadlines looming too close, she needs to escape. Far away. As far as possible.
And nowhere is farther than Australia.
Two women. Two continents. Two completely different lives.
What starts as a simple house swap might turn into much more when destiny decides to play its cards in this romantic Christmas story that will make you believe in second chances.

Genres: Lesbian, Romance, LGBT, Christmas, Queer

115 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 6, 2024

Reviews

[MJ · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was cute. It felt like a lot in such a small book. Could have benefited from either following one couple or being longer but I still enjoyed it. Was an insta love sapphic romance. Some house swapping. Couple of spicy scenes. Nice little Christmas novella

[Deb · Rating 4 out of 5]

sweet

The sapphic ‘The Holiday’ movie we all wanted. It might not be the UK and America but works just as well. Fun read.

[McKinlay · Rating 2 out of 5]

this novella should have only followed one couple. trying to cram both stories into 115 pages just made them both suffer.

[Rachael Potts Busby · Rating 4 out of 5]

I absolutely ate this little novella up! I loved it!

[Joyce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweet romance

I recommend this book. Its sweet Holiday romance this book has it all likable interesting characters also travel guide of Australia and New York . I would love a book two to follow these characters. Thanks

[SullenSapphic · Rating 3 out of 5]

Spice Level: 1/5 Closed Door / Open Door

I would rate this lower but because I'm leaving a review, I'm leaving a 3 star review and I won't leave a review with anything lower than 3 stars.

A Lawyer for Christmas is a sapphic retelling of The Holiday. The story follows Nicosia, a lawyer from Australia, and Noa, a best-selling author from New York City. Close to the Christmas holiday, they both decide that they need a change and a getaway from their daily stress. They each post on a house swapping site and answer each other's ads.

In New York City, Noa’s friend Anya is there to show Nicosia around and to offer company. In Australia, Nicosia’s sister Sophie is there to show Noa around and to offer company. Noa and Nicosia have similar journeys but Nicosia has a more difficult time of letting go and relaxing so each main character has a different story outcome.

For me, unfortunately, the most enjoyable part of this book was that it was a short read. The plot seemed fun but the length kind of shortened something that could have been better. If that makes sense. The last two or three chapters, the continuity issues completely took me out of the story and interest in even finishing the book.

Nicosia goes back to Australia and when she’s dropped off at the airport and they’re saying their goodbyes, the announcer is announcing the final boarding for the flight back to Sydney. There’s no way someone is making it through security and running to their gate for an international flight when the final boarding announcement is being made. Another issue is that when back in Australia, Nicosia is back in her apartment in Sydney but the house swap was for a beach house. That sort of gets explained later but then she shows up to her sister’s house for dinner and the location is 8+ hours from Sydney, so did she drive that for dinner? Then one of the characters mentions that promises are binding on Christmas but when this is said, New Years Day had already passed. A lot of issues like this in the writing took me completely out of it.

[Doug Elliott · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Lawyer for Christmas: A Sapphic Christmas Romance is a Christmas house swap tale featuring Australian lawyer Nicosia and New York writer Noa. The novella format limits character development, but the story is engaging as the two highly-strung women fall for Noa’s best friend and Nicosia’s sister respectively. There is minimal drama and a seasonally appropriate happy ending.

[Cat5 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Story seemed more focused on the writer in Australia than the lawyer in New York. The lawyer's story was repetitive and the writer's story was rushed, and the book would have been better if it focused just on one of the stories.

[Susan Ferrante · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best Christmas Story Ever

Wonderful characters meeting the loves of their lives. This novel will make your heart happy!
Australia and New York City provide a unique experience for love.

[Donna Reed · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ive been looking for a summer Christmas and Clara Ann Simons gives a delightful Christmas swap . From the writer's apartment New York to the beach cottage of the lawyer in Byron Bay. Of course there is 2 weeks of romance but fraught with difficulty

[Niamh Gallagher · Rating 3 out of 5]

Had so much potential but was just too much in so few pages!