Baggage Claim

By: Juliana Smith

Narrated by: Shaina Summerville, Tyler Donne

Olive Moore has been avoiding her hometown for three years now. But a phone call with her mom has her agreeing to spend the holidays back home with her family, she lets it slip she will be bringing a boyfriend with her. The only problem with that is she has no boyfriend. That is until she meets a handsome—albeit annoying—stranger on the plane who makes her an offer she can't refuse.

Finn Beckett has always had good luck, as demonstrated by the gorgeous blonde he's seated next to on a flight to Aspen. One drink too many leads to Olive spilling her problems in his lap, and he feels compelled to help. So he makes her an offer: he'll pretend to be her boyfriend to keep her family off her back and make this the best Christmas ever.

Olive and Finn spend the next two weeks going on spirit-filled Christmas dates with her family. Their ruse is working perfectly, but Finn can't help but notice Olive is holding something back. Something that could ruin everything.

Their relationship may have taken off smoothly, but with all this turbulence, will they ever make it to baggage claim?

©2022 Juliana Smith (P)2023 Tantor

Good Story Line

Good story line, witty humor, well described characters. Kept my attention and I enjoyed the romance. She writes depth into emotion without giving into the romance hook-up quickly. Clean. Ya know it’s a good story when reviews are left negatively because the story got under someone’s skin and rate the author for what a character does in the story.

Sisterhood Goes Wrong

You grow up and trust your older sister. You and big sis are best friends. How would you feel if trust was broken? This is thought-provoking and a nice little romance. You will enjoy this book around Christmas.

Juliana Smith has a promising future!

This book was a catch-22 for me. I couldn’t stop listening, eagerly trying to finish but I was so sad when I read the last chapter. This is a darling story and Juliana had me hooked from the beginning. The performance was well done, especially the narration of Finn. I am looking forward to reading more of her books in the future!

We can forgive but cannot forget

I like the story but the sister was low. Hard to forget to find your own sister having sex with your boyfriend. Sister or not, that was low. Other than that, it was good story.

Adorable!

I really enjoyed reading this novel last year, and I wanted the audio version as well. It'll definitely be one that is listened to again and again, especially during the holiday season. 😊