Margins
With Her This Christmas book cover
With Her This Christmas
2020
First Published
4.20
Average Rating
255
Number of Pages

While the rest of the world secluded itself, two women fell in love online… Seven months after meeting on a dating site, Abbie Greywood and Joyce Stewart are about to experience Christmas in their respective corners of Oregon. Yet when Abbie makes the hard decision to cancel Christmas with her family, she turns to Joyce, a woman with no family left. Is it time to take their relationship to the next level? Dare they meet in person when everyone is supposed to stay six feet away? The real reason for the season? Feeling human again. Joyce hasn’t had in-person contact with anyone since March, when she shut herself up in her Portland apartment and had everything delivered to her doorstep. Not like there’s anything for her out there. The single voicemail announcing the death of her mother leaves her feeling as disconnected from the world as anything else. But there’s Abbie. And Abbie has offered to expand her bubble to one special person. Life goes on, even when nothing else does. Joyce hopes that Christmas in the cozy Oregonian town of Seaside will be exactly what she needs after a long year of isolation and a constant stream of bad news. Yet as Abbie heaps on the Christmas spirit and encourages Joyce to give a smile for Santa, the stress of current events has Joyce running away from the first glint of happiness she’s seen in years. Will Abbie’s festive holiday cheer continue to push Joyce away? Or will Joyce discover the real reason she’s chosen this sleepy seaside town as the place to express her grief? This is a lesbian holiday novella that candidly talks of grief, mental health, and the impact the season can have on both of those things. Yes, it has a HEA!

Avg Rating
4.20
Number of Ratings
89
5 STARS
49%
4 STARS
27%
3 STARS
19%
2 STARS
3%
1 STARS
1%
goodreads

Author

Hildred Billings
Hildred Billings
Author · 64 books

Hildred Billings is a Japanese and Religious Studies graduate who has spent her entire life knowing she would write for a living someday. She has lived in Japan multiple times in multiple locations, from the heights of the Japanese alps to the hectic Tokyo suburbs, with a life in Shikoku somewhere in there too. Currently, Hildred lives in Oregon with her partner and two cats. When she's not commandeering the corner of the neighborhood coffee shop on hours on end (it's okay, she's on a first-name basis with the baristas) she's probably parked on the couch watching Bob's Burgers or screaming at a Zelda game. (Seriously, Link, why don't you move right?) Newsletter: http://bit.ly/3rgEzLz Facebook: https://bit.ly/3c7Lcf4 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3vPLpvd Bookbub: http://bit.ly/3lDutn5 Twitter: @hildred

548 Market St PMB 65688, San Francisco California 94104-5401 USA
© 2025 Paratext Inc. All rights reserved