Finley and Arthur, who first met in So, This Is Christmas, are back in another charming young adult romance that culminates in an “absolutely swoon-worthy” (School Library Journal) Valentine’s Day surprise.Finley is excited to return to boarding school at Barrington and reunite with Arthur, with whom she shared an idyllic Christmas romance. But to her surprise and dismay, Arthur is curiously distant and seems unwilling to resume their relationship. Could conniving Bronwyn be the cause? Or did something happen on his trip home to England to visit his wealthy, snobbish family? Meanwhile, Finley navigates a place for herself at school, with guidance from Ayisha, her friend from home who is already winning hearts as a new student at Barrington. An eventful ski weekend, an encounter with Arthur’s intimidating father, and some unexpected news from Finley’s parents are only the start of a whirlwind few weeks as Finley helps Arthur decide what he really wants—and how to get it.
Get with the holiday spirit in this sparkling yuletide young adult romance where a highschooler returns to her small hometown only to find that everything has changed. When Finley decides to go home to Christmas, Oklahoma, for the holidays, the last person she expects to see there is Arthur Chakrabarti Watercress, a fellow student at her New England prep school. Arthur is, Finley thinks, an uptight Brit who hardly knows she exists. So why have Arthur and his aunt Esha chosen to spend Christmas at Grandma Jo’s Hoyden Inn? If the greatly enhanced town website created by Finley to impress her snobbish classmates is to blame, how can she produce the Perfect American Christmas experience their guests expect? Especially since she’s reeling from some surprising revelations about her parents, her ex-boyfriend, and her former best friend.Old secrets and new romances, hilarious near-disasters, and a Christmas miracle or two add to the fun as Finley discovers that Arthur is—well—kind of hot!