Shopping for a Yankee Swap - Julia Kent

Shopping for a Yankee Swap

By Julia Kent

  • Release Date: 2020-12-23
  • Genre: Romantic Comedies
4.5 Score: 4.5 (From 79 Ratings)

Book Synopsis

Christmas is nostalgia heaven for my family (unless you count the Christmas tree fire, which we won't...). 

Mom owns more holiday decorations than twelve area malls combined. Dad prides himself on hand-chopping the best live tree, while my older sister perfected peppermint cookies to the point of orgiastic bliss, and my younger sister has memorized every Christmas carol with her fingers for a piano bash that goes on and on.

And on.

But this year, Christmas is different.

This year, the McCormick men are joining the Yankee Swap. 

You know how it works, right? Bring the craziest gift you can possibly find, pick a number, open the presents in order and play “steal the gift” until person Number One gets one last chance to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. 

My husband, Declan, is on a mission to win. He's so sure he can find the absolutely, positively, unreservedly weirdest gift that he's willing to go to any extreme to find it.

Any extreme.

That's right.

He's going thrift store shopping with my mother. The billionaire and the frugal queen are on a quest.

Only one will win.

And on Christmas evening, after we're stuffed silly, sung out, the kids fall asleep and the adults break out the bizarre presents and the alcohol, it'll be showtime.

Because there ain't no competition like a McCormick competition.

But the Jacoby family has a trick or ten up its sleeves, too.

Declan and Shannon are back in yet another hilarious Christmas family saga in Julia Kent's New York Times bestselling romantic comedy series. 

It's a competitive Yankee Swap - what could go wrong? Read and find out ;) .

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Praise for Julia Kent’s other romantic comedies:

"Julia Kent is my go-to author when I want to laugh, swoon and just feel oh-so-good as I get lost in a romance! Hasty delivers on all those fronts!" ~ #1 New York Times Bestseller Lauren Blakely

"I love Hasty so much! I will never not smile every time I think about Hastings Monahan, her epic fall from the top, moving back home with her parents, her ex, and the cow thing. Bonus, Ian McCrory is a total swoon fest of a hero. Ten thousand stars!" ~ USA Today Bestselling Author Pippa Grant

"From the very first page of Hasty, I knew I was in for a ride. I felt as if I were seeped into the character's lives, feeling second-hand embarrassment and frustration as their paths crossed. I adored this book and I cannot wait to dive into another Julia Kent romance!" ~ New York Times Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan

"Hasty was the perfect antidote to 2020 - utterly adorable and deliciously satisfying." ~ USA Today Bestselling Author Melanie Harlow

"Holy rabbit milk cheese! Julia Kent is the only author capable of making me laugh my lady parts inside out! Hastings, is a heroine after my own heart. The things that come out of that woman's mouth are pure *chef's kiss.* I promise you Julia saved the best for last in this series!" Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Nana Malone

"Heartwarming and intensely emotional, Our Options Have Changed is witty, sexy and hilarious with a heroine you admire and a hero you can't help falling in love with." -- Helena Hunting, New York Times bestselling author

"Reading a Julia Kent book is like taking a vacation with your best friends. They'll make you laugh, tug on your heartstrings, and leave you wanting more." -- New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster

"Witty, sexy, funny and delightfully delicious--love it from beginning to end."-- USA Today bestselling author T Gephart

"An utterly charming celebration of the messiness of love, life, and motherhood... every woman deserves a Nick." -- Laurelin Paige, New York Times bestselling author

"This book is life. Funny, smart, and banter like no other. Fluffy is my top read this year!" - New York Times bestselling author Corinne Michaels

"Wickedly entertaining and clever, with spot on sexual tension and banter, you won't be able to put this one down - nor will you want to!" - #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Rachel Van Dyken 

"When I need an insightful, amusing, beautifully written book, I pick up a Julia Kent novel. So, it was this mindset that I read Fluffy, a book about an accidental fluffer. Yes, that kind of fluffer. I usually laugh often while reading Julia's work, but this time, I LOL'd and ROTFLMAO'd with every dang page. Fluffy is the light and sweet side of Julia Kent, a perfect fluffernutter of romantic comedy: Very sweet, a little salty, and definitely delicious." - USA Today bestselling author Blair Babylon

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Latest Impressions

  • Yankee Swap

    5
    By Flint stone Fred
    Awesome book!!! Love story mixed with some mystery and tons of emotions! Again I hope Carol and Terry get together, it would round it all out so nicely! I hope this series never ends!!! I actually laughed out loud, with every book. Fantastic author!
  • Best Gift You Could Give Yourself or Anyone Else This Christmas!

    5
    By jbebout1295
    Ah, the time-honored tradition of the yankee swap, or white elephant gift exchange as we Okies refer to it… always a fun way to bring families together to lie, cheat, and steal their way to the best of the worst gifts imaginable. And when those families are the Jacobys and McCormicks? Well, hilarity and utter ridiculousness is sure to follow. This book was such a lovely bit of goodness and fun in a year that has been sorely lacking in both. It’s absolutely laugh-out-loud funny while also managing to be sincere, touching, and downright hopeful. I completely adored this book! And I challenge anyone to read it and not end up with a smile on your face. Thank you Julia Kent for this wonderful and unexpected gift. * I was given an ARC of this book and voluntarily chose to review. All of my opinions are honest and entirely my own.
  • Holiday competition!!

    4
    By Laura__F
    What a fun holiday with the McCormicks (and the rest of this crazy clan)! The craziness of the Yankee Swap (or the White Elephant, as I know it) was hilarious and honestly so realistic!! Of course there’s always that one person who doesn’t understand or follow the rules and the gift that absolutely no one ever wants. I was laughing so hard during this entire Christmas scene. I am already counting down to the next book and I am so here for more of this family getting their HEA!!
  • What a Gift!

    5
    By Doingthisforcoinsssssdzzzzz
    It’s two Christmases after the one that shall not be named and the family gathers once again at the Jacoby home. Declan and Shannon are expanding their coffee empire and trying to do the same to their family. Andrew and Amanda are deep in twin territory with their 16 month olds. Jason and Marie are preparing for a wonderful Christmas, each in their own way, and James has been ignoring Andrew for over seven months. Should make for an interesting family gathering and Yankee swap as the McCormick men participate and escalate the competition to crazy levels. So many laughs in this as well as some very tender moments.
  • Light hearted fun. Grab this one.

    5
    By ledoss
    This light hearted story from one of my favorite authors, is exactly what I have come to expect from Julia Kent, humorous, heartwarming, slapstick fun. We catch up with the McCormick\Jacoby families as they celebrate the Holidays in a way only they can. Well worth the read. Grab this one.