Overview

I'll Be Gone for Christmas: A Festive House-Swap Romance with Queer Chemistry, Perfect for Fall 2024, Discover Love in Unexpected Places

For fans of The Holiday comes a heartwarming Christmas house-swap rom-com debut in which finding yourself and finding love come hand in hand.

Bee Tyler needs a break. In the bustling San Francisco tech community, no one ever seems to stand still—especially her perfect sister and business partner, Beth. So when her best friend suggests a getaway on the wildly popular house-swap app, Vacate, Bee decides a countryside retreat might be exactly what she needs.

Clover Mills has had a year. Between losing her mother and making the complicated decision to leave her fiancé, sticking around the idyllic Christmas obsessed town of Salem, Ohio, just doesn’t feel right. So when she hears about Vacate, she jumps at the chance to spend the holidays in the unfamiliar city of San Francisco.

Soon enough, Bee is living in Clover’s cozy Salem cottage, and Clover is living in Bee’s sleek San Francisco apartment. As Clover can’t seem to stop running into Bee’s frustratingly gorgeous sister, Beth, and Bee finds herself spending more and more time with Clover’s ultra charming ex-fiancé, Knox, the two women realize that this Christmas they may find just what they were looking for and more…

Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Narrator: Angel Pean, Karen Malina White

Listening Length: 7 hours and 53 minutes

Audible.com Release Date: October 08, 2024

Publisher: HarperAudio

About Georgia K. Boone

GEORGIA K. BOONE is a writer, a poet, and the daughter of storytellers. Sometimes she writes songs she may one day share. Once, in a Brooklyn community center, she read James Baldwin’s quote “You can’t tell the children there’s no hope,” and she carries those words from the city to the desert and beyond.

About Angel Pean

Angel Pean is an actor and narrator who thrives on the power of storytelling and being a part of impactful projects that leave their mark. She made her way from Houston, Texas, to NYC to attend the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. There, she obtained a degree in film and television performance.

Angel has had the pleasure of training with several coaches and actors, including Jay R. Goldenberg, Maury Ginsberg, and Ruth Nerken. Her love for storytelling, as well as reading, eventually led her to explore the beautiful world of audiobooks! She began studying with narrator and coach, Elise Arsenault, has since built a home studio, and recently finished narrating her very first book: The Vampire's Assistant by Eva Alton, a romantic fantasy now available on Audible.

In her free time, you'll certainly find her lounging around with her cat, or dancing. Angel currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia, where she is continuing to audition, work, and hone her craft.

About Karen Malina White

Karen Malina White attended The High School for Creative and Performing Arts in her hometown of Philadelphia. She furthered her acting studies at Howard University, where she received a BFA with cum laude honors. The Emmy-nominated actress is most known for her work in the film Lean on Me and for her television roles on The Cosby Show, A Different World, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and her iconic voice as "Dijonay" on The Proud Family, of which new seasons are now streaming on Disney Plus. Did you catch Karen in Netflix's Dahmer, Hallmark's 'Tis the Season to be Merry, Snowfall, Better Things, Lodge 49, I Didn't Do It, 9-1-1, Mom, or Young Sheldon, to name a few? As an audiobook narrator and voice-over artist, Karen's voice can be heard on many books and plays, and she has garnered an Audie Award for her work.