Kiss Her Once for Me
Explore a Queer Happily Ever After
The author of the “swoon-worthy debut” (Harper’s Bazaar) The Charm Offensive returns with a festive romantic comedy about a woman who fakes an engagement with her landlord…only to fall for his sister.
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“funny, poignant” (Publishers Weekly, starred review)
“This holiday-themed romance is sure to warm even the coldest reader’s heart.”
-Library JOURNAL
“Chock full of holiday cheer, pop music, and queer happy endings…A heartwarming queer romance reminiscent of Wham!’s “Last Christmas.” -Kirkus Reviews
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“A sparkling winter wonderland, quirky family traditions, and a messy “love trapezoid” make the yuletide gay in this earnest queer rom-com…it’s delightful to watch this clever spin on the fake dating trope unfold.”
-Publishers weekly
Dizzyingly adorable and brimming with laugh-out loud humor, Kiss Her Once for Me is the new rom-com gold standard. Alison Cochrun writes with palpable compassion, tenderness, and heart that makes every page a memorable one.”
-Mazey Eddings, author of Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake
“Capturing the festive charm and nostalgia of the season, the fresh-fallen-snow wonder of falling head over heels, this holiday romance also reminds us that giving and receiving love can be as tangled as a knot of Christmas lights, yet with patience and perseverance, finally unwound, no less beautiful, the glowing joy we all deserve.”
-Chloe Liese, author of Two Wrongs Make a Right
Explore a Queer Happily Ever After
Kiss Her Once for Me
One year ago, recent Portland transplant Ellie Oliver had her dream job in animation and a Christmas Eve meet-cute with a woman at a bookstore that led her to fall in love over the course of a single night. But after a betrayal the next morning and the loss of her job soon after, she finds herself adrift, alone, and desperate for money.
Finding work at a local coffee shop, she’s just getting through the days—until Andrew, the shop’s landlord, proposes a shocking, drunken plan: a marriage of convenience that will give him his recent inheritance and alleviate Ellie’s financial woes and isolation. They make a plan to spend the holidays together at his family cabin to keep up the ruse. But when Andrew introduces his new fiancée to his sister, Ellie is shocked to discover it’s Jack—the mysterious woman she fell for over the course of one magical Christmas Eve the year before. Now, Ellie must choose between the safety of a fake relationship and the risk of something real.
Perfect for fans of Written in the Stars and One Day in December, Kiss Her Once for Me is the queer holiday rom-com that you’ll want to cozy up with next to the fire.
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Creator’s Note: Hi everyone! I’m excited so many of you have found your way to this first episode of my new webcomic! Just a friendly reminder that this is not a romance. Readers expecting a happy ending should proceed with caution.
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Kiss Her Once for Me Playlists
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Kiss Her Once for Me Playlist
Dev Deshpande: triple-water sign and Enneagram 7; constantly feels too much and exerts all his energy trying not to feel anything at all.
Minor spoilers for his emotional journey in this playlist. If you listen chronologically, the playlist hits the major emotional beats of his story. Explicit songs.
Jack’s Playlist
Jack Kim-Prescott: baker, snow-hater, Airstream dweller. Butch bookstore dreamboat who hates to read. Die-hard Swiftie and Lover apologist. Probably listening to a nineties female pop icon right now.
In Kiss Her Once for Me, Jack has a rather unusual taste in music that Ellie thinks doesn’t fit her hot masc exterior. But people are complex, and Jack loves a good bop, okay? Here’s what Jack is listening to in her Airpods the whole book
Content Warmings
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
Kiss Her Once for Me is a sapphic holiday rom com that’s both exactly like a Hallmark Christmas movie and also nothing like a Hallmark Christmas movie. While I hope it will make you laugh and make you swoon, it also deals with some serious topics that could be sensitive subjects for some readers. It’s always my intention to handle these subjects with care and nuance, but I also want readers to be aware of this potentially triggering content going into the book. If you would like to know the content warnings for this book, please read below. And be gentle with yourselves.
Kiss Her Once for me contains:
Swearing, on-page sex, alcohol consumption and light drug use (weed)
Explorations of living with anxiety (specifically Generalized Anxiety Disorder) and depression
Some ableism in response to a character with ADHD (challenged on-page by characters)
Negligent parents and familial estrangement, with some allusions to emotionally abusive parenting
A few encounters with biphobia and transphobia (all challenged)
References to cheating and adultry