Listen free for 30 days
-
One Day in December
- Narrated by: Eleanor Tomlinson, Charlie Anson
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Women's Fiction
People who bought this also bought...
-
The Two Lives of Lydia Bird
- By: Josie Silver
- Narrated by: Olivia Vinall
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Two Lives. Two Loves. One Impossible Choice. Lydia and Freddie. Freddie and Lydia. They've been together for almost a decade, and Lydia thinks their love is indestructible. But she's wrong. Because on her 27th birthday, Freddie dies in a car accident. So now it's just Lydia, and all she wants to do is hide indoors and sob 'til her eyes fall out. But Lydia knows that Freddie would want her to live her life well.
-
-
Fabulous, gripping, could not stop listening
- By Amanda E. on 09-02-20
-
This Time Next Year
- By: Sophie Cousens
- Narrated by: Hannah Arterton
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Quinn and Minnie are born on New Year’s Eve, in the same hospital, one minute apart. Their lives may begin together, but their worlds couldn’t be more different. Thirty years later they find themselves together again in the same place, at the same time. What if fate is trying to bring them together? Maybe it’s time to take a chance on love....
-
-
Loved it.
- By Caz on 21-08-20
-
The First Time We Met
- By: Jo Lovett
- Narrated by: Helen Colby
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Izzy doesn’t believe in love at first sight, but when Sam walks into the café where she works one winter’s morning, she knows without a doubt that he’s the one. Too bad Sam’s getting married. Today. Nearly a year later, Izzy still can’t stop thinking about Sam, the one that got away, but she knows it’s time to move on: He’s a married man and probably wouldn’t recognize her if he passed her on the street. But Sam has never forgotten Izzy, the funny, gorgeous woman who asked him out on his wedding day.
-
-
First Jo Lovett novel
- By Sarah Potter on 24-02-21
-
A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow
- By: Laura Taylor Namey
- Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For Lila Reyes, a summer in England was never part of the plan. But then the Trifecta happened, and everything - including Lila herself - fell apart. Worried about Lila’s mental health, her parents make a new plan for her: spend three months with family friends in Winchester, England, to relax and reset. But with the lack of sun, a grumpy inn cook, and a small town lacking Miami flavor (both in food and otherwise), what would be a dream trip for some feels more like a nightmare to Lila...until she meets Orion Maxwell.
-
-
Fake accents
- By rebecca froggatt on 19-11-20
-
The Twelve Dates of Christmas
- By: Jenny Bayliss
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Kate Turner is happily single - a bit too happily, in fact. Since returning to her hometown of Blexford, a sleepy village where everybody knows each other, and between catching up with her oldest friends Laura and Matt, a flourishing career as a fabric designer, and taking care of her beloved dad, love hasn’t really had a look in. But Kate does love Christmas. So when Laura insists she signs up to the 'Twelve Dates of Christmas', a brand new dating app service, she doesn’t need too much persuading.
-
-
Mulled wine and mince pies in book form!
- By J on 18-11-20
-
We Met in December
- By: Rosie Curtis
- Narrated by: Jessica Preddy, Finlay Robertson
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
What if you couldn’t get away from the one who got away? Unlucky in love Jess is following her dream and moving to London. It’s December, and she’s taking a room in a crumbling Notting Hill house‐share with four strangers. On her first night Jess meets Alex, the guy sharing her floor. They don’t kiss under the mistletoe, but as far as Jess is concerned, the connection is instant. She lets herself imagine how their relationship will grow over the following year. But when Jess returns from a Christmas holiday, she finds Alex has started dating someone else.
-
-
Rather dull
- By Amazon Customer on 05-11-19
-
The Two Lives of Lydia Bird
- By: Josie Silver
- Narrated by: Olivia Vinall
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Two Lives. Two Loves. One Impossible Choice. Lydia and Freddie. Freddie and Lydia. They've been together for almost a decade, and Lydia thinks their love is indestructible. But she's wrong. Because on her 27th birthday, Freddie dies in a car accident. So now it's just Lydia, and all she wants to do is hide indoors and sob 'til her eyes fall out. But Lydia knows that Freddie would want her to live her life well.
-
-
Fabulous, gripping, could not stop listening
- By Amanda E. on 09-02-20
-
This Time Next Year
- By: Sophie Cousens
- Narrated by: Hannah Arterton
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Quinn and Minnie are born on New Year’s Eve, in the same hospital, one minute apart. Their lives may begin together, but their worlds couldn’t be more different. Thirty years later they find themselves together again in the same place, at the same time. What if fate is trying to bring them together? Maybe it’s time to take a chance on love....
-
-
Loved it.
- By Caz on 21-08-20
-
The First Time We Met
- By: Jo Lovett
- Narrated by: Helen Colby
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Izzy doesn’t believe in love at first sight, but when Sam walks into the café where she works one winter’s morning, she knows without a doubt that he’s the one. Too bad Sam’s getting married. Today. Nearly a year later, Izzy still can’t stop thinking about Sam, the one that got away, but she knows it’s time to move on: He’s a married man and probably wouldn’t recognize her if he passed her on the street. But Sam has never forgotten Izzy, the funny, gorgeous woman who asked him out on his wedding day.
-
-
First Jo Lovett novel
- By Sarah Potter on 24-02-21
-
A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow
- By: Laura Taylor Namey
- Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For Lila Reyes, a summer in England was never part of the plan. But then the Trifecta happened, and everything - including Lila herself - fell apart. Worried about Lila’s mental health, her parents make a new plan for her: spend three months with family friends in Winchester, England, to relax and reset. But with the lack of sun, a grumpy inn cook, and a small town lacking Miami flavor (both in food and otherwise), what would be a dream trip for some feels more like a nightmare to Lila...until she meets Orion Maxwell.
-
-
Fake accents
- By rebecca froggatt on 19-11-20
-
The Twelve Dates of Christmas
- By: Jenny Bayliss
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Kate Turner is happily single - a bit too happily, in fact. Since returning to her hometown of Blexford, a sleepy village where everybody knows each other, and between catching up with her oldest friends Laura and Matt, a flourishing career as a fabric designer, and taking care of her beloved dad, love hasn’t really had a look in. But Kate does love Christmas. So when Laura insists she signs up to the 'Twelve Dates of Christmas', a brand new dating app service, she doesn’t need too much persuading.
-
-
Mulled wine and mince pies in book form!
- By J on 18-11-20
-
We Met in December
- By: Rosie Curtis
- Narrated by: Jessica Preddy, Finlay Robertson
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
What if you couldn’t get away from the one who got away? Unlucky in love Jess is following her dream and moving to London. It’s December, and she’s taking a room in a crumbling Notting Hill house‐share with four strangers. On her first night Jess meets Alex, the guy sharing her floor. They don’t kiss under the mistletoe, but as far as Jess is concerned, the connection is instant. She lets herself imagine how their relationship will grow over the following year. But when Jess returns from a Christmas holiday, she finds Alex has started dating someone else.
-
-
Rather dull
- By Amazon Customer on 05-11-19
-
The Flatshare
- By: Beth O'Leary
- Narrated by: Carrie Hope Fletcher, Kwaku Fortune
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Tiffy Moore needs a cheap flat, and fast. Leon Twomey works nights and needs cash. Their friends think they're crazy, but it's the perfect solution: Leon occupies the one-bed flat while Tiffy's at work in the day and she has the run of the place the rest of the time. But with obsessive ex-boyfriends, demanding clients at work, wrongly imprisoned brothers and, of course, the fact that they still haven't met yet, they're about to discover that if you want the perfect home you need to throw the rule book out the window....
-
-
Loved it!!!
- By jules on 27-04-19
-
The Wedding Date
- By: Jasmine Guillory
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
On the eve of his ex's wedding festivities, Drew Nichols is minus a plus one. Until a power outage strands him with the perfect candidate for a fake girlfriend.... Agreeing to go to a wedding with a guy she gets stuck with in an elevator is not something Alexa Monroe would normally do. But Drew's proposal proves hard to resist. After their wedding date turns into a whole weekend of fun in San Francisco, Drew and Alexa return to their all-consuming careers - his in LA and hers in Berkeley. Too bad they can't stop thinking about each other....
-
-
Pure escapism
- By Jacqueline Torr on 04-03-21
-
You Have a Match
- A Novel
- By: Emma Lord
- Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When Abby signs up for a DNA service, it’s mainly to give her friend and secret love interest, Leo, a nudge. After all, she knows who she is already: Avid photographer. Injury-prone tree climber. Best friend to Leo and Connie...although ever since the B.E.I. (Big Embarrassing Incident) with Leo, things have been awkward on that front. But she didn’t know she’s a younger sister.
-
-
Half baked
- By sarah marrie on 16-01-21
-
99% Mine
- By: Sally Thorne
- Narrated by: Jayme Mattler
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Darcy Barrett found her dream man at age eight - ever since, she's had to learn to settle for good enough. Having conducted a global survey of men, she can categorically say that no one measures up to Tom Valeska, whose only flaw is that he's her twin brother's best friend - oh, and that 99 percent of the time, he hasn't seemed interested in her.
-
-
I tried so hard to like this...
- By Book addict on 01-02-19
-
Meet the Dares: Dare to Love Box Set
- The Dare to Love Series, Books 1-6
- By: Carly Phillips
- Narrated by: Sophie Eastlake
- Length: 36 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
From New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Carly Phillips comes this contemporary romance collection, featuring Dare to Love, Dare to Desire, Dare to Touch, Dare to Hold, Dare to Rock, and Dare to Take....
-
-
Good stories well read
- By john shaw on 06-10-20
-
The Giver of Stars
- By: Jojo Moyes
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Alice is stifled, bored, and misunderstood. So when she meets wealthy and handsome American, Bennett Van Cleve, she is quickly swept off her feet. Marrying him and moving to America seems like a great adventure - but life as a newlywed in stuffy Baileyville, Kentucky, is not at all what she hoped for. Until, that is, she responds to a call for volunteers to start a travelling library, surprising herself by saying yes, before her husband can say no.
-
-
Another fantastic read by Jojo Moyes
- By SusanE on 08-10-19
-
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
- By: Milly Johnson
- Narrated by: Colleen Prendergast
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It’s nearly Christmas, and it’s snowing, hard. Six people have an unexpected stay in the tiny hamlet of Figgy Hollow. Stuck inside a beautiful old inn, how long will it take before the joy of Christmas seeps into their souls and offers them all a new beginning?
-
-
A real winter warmer with a cherry on top!
- By Amy Lewis on 16-11-20
-
The Christmas Wish List
- By: Heidi Swain
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The brand-new Christmas romance from the Sunday Times best-selling author Heidi Swain! Perfect for fans of Carole Matthews, Sarah Morgan and Cathy Bramley.
-
-
The wish list.
- By Sue on 13-10-19
-
Where the Light Gets In
- By: Lucy Dillon
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Where the Light Gets In by Lucy Dillon. 'You know those cracks in your heart, Lorna, where things didn’t work out, but you picked yourself up and carried on? That’s where the fear gets out. And where the light gets in.' It was Betty, defiant to the end, who sent Lorna back to Longhampton. If Lorna’s learned one thing from Betty, it’s that courage is something you paint on like red lipstick, even when you’re panicking inside. And right now, with the keys to the town’s gallery in her hand, Lorna feels about as courageous as Betty’s anxious little dachshund trembling beside her.
-
-
A little bit bland
- By Amazon Customer on 03-08-18
-
Love Songs for Sceptics
- By: Christina Pishiris
- Narrated by: Nicky Diss
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When she was a teenager, Zoë Frixos fell in love with Simon Baxter, her best friend and the boy next door. But his family moved to America before she could tell him how she felt and, like a scratched record, she’s never quite moved on. Now, almost 20 years later, Simon is heading back to London, newly single and as charming as ever.
-
-
Loved it!!
- By Miss B on 29-10-20
-
The Switch
- By: Beth O'Leary
- Narrated by: Alison Steadman, Daisy Edgar-Jones
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When overachiever Leena Cotton is ordered to take a two-month sabbatical after blowing a big presentation at work, she escapes to her grandmother Eileen's house for some overdue rest. Eileen is newly single and about to turn 80. She'd like a second chance at love, but her tiny Yorkshire village doesn't offer many eligible gentlemen. Once Leena learns of Eileen's romantic predicament, she proposes a solution: a two-month swap. Eileen can live in London and look for love. Meanwhile Leena will look after everything in rural Yorkshire....
-
-
Defo get!!!
- By Katie Ingram on 16-04-20
-
The Worst Best Man
- A Novel
- By: Mia Sosa
- Narrated by: Rebecca Mozo, Wayne Mitchell
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A wedding planner left at the altar? Yeah, the irony isn't lost on Carolina Santos, either. But despite that embarrassing blip from her past, Lina's offered an opportunity that could change her life. There's just one hitch...she has to collaborate with the best (make that worst) man from her own failed nuptials. Marketing expert Max Hartley is determined to make his mark with a coveted hotel client looking to expand its brand. Then he learns he'll be working with his brother's whip-smart, stunning - absolutely off-limits - ex-fiancée.
-
-
Really good except...
- By Rebecca on 07-02-21
Summary
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of One Day in December by Josie Silver, read by Eleanor Tomlinson and Charlie Anson.
Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn't exist. After all, life isn't a scene from the movies, is it?
But then, through a misted-up bus window one snowy December day, she sees a man who she knows instantly is the one. Their eyes meet, there's a moment of pure magic...and then her bus drives away.
Laurie thinks she'll never see the boy from the bus again. But at their Christmas party a year later, her best friend Sarah introduces her to the new love of her life. Who is, of course, the boy from the bus.
Determined to let him go, Laurie gets on with her life. But what if fate has other plans?
Following Laurie, Sarah and Jack through 10 years of love, heartbreak and friendship, One Day in December is a joyous, heart-warming and immensely moving love story that you'll want to escape into forever.
More from the same
What listeners say about One Day in December
Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- jules
- 26-10-18
made me laugh and cry lovely story.
I don't usually read love stories but this was amazing kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. sad now that I've finished reading it.
17 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Anonymous User
- 05-01-19
predictable
enjoyable , well read predictable ending but overall nice light hearted and heart warming story
7 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Amazon Customer
- 24-12-18
Definitely not for your average Hell’s Angel reader
Extremely girly girly, enough to make you wince. Well written story though & ( being a girl) I did shed a tear. Very well narrated indeed. The story did keep me reading to the end. Very Hugh Grant-ish type scenario so theme not original. But the writing style was insightful with some lovely metaphors.
18 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Vanessa
- 18-10-18
Life can't go on now I've finished the book
I feel lost, like I'm grieving the characters. I fell in love with them and I have never been so devastated for a book to end.
15 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- GailieB
- 25-09-18
Wow
I loved this book and could hardly wait for my next chance to listen to more. I'm kind of disappointed that it has come to an end. Will look out for more books like this from Josie Silver
9 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Maggie R.
- 09-01-19
Unexpectedly loved it
My first concern (being a BBC Poldark fan) was that I’d find it hard to listen to Eleanor Tomlinson narrate Laurie’s part and not think of Demelza all the time. I needn’t have worried as her voice didn’t have any Cornish dialect and was perfect for the lovely Laurie. Both narrators read beautifully.
The plot was predictable but that didn’t detract from the story and I looked forward to long dog walks, piles of ironing or drives to immerse myself. I smiled and, at the conclusion, cried!
3 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- sebbie31
- 05-07-19
not too bad but....
This book had some good believable parts and I think it got marginally better towards the end which kept me listening. However I found the two main female characters rather annoying and somewhat dull. as time went on no one seemed to grow up really and there seemed to be little development of characters apart from angst ridden unrequited love. It was fairly predictable as a storyline. I dont think i can recommend it for others though unless you want to listen to a book that does not challenge you. This is good listening in the car after a hard day of work when not too much concentration is required. I do fid the story somewhat forgettable as a love story. there are better listens out there....
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Chloe
- 24-01-19
Thoroughly enjoyed this!
I'm not usually one for a romance novel but i really enjoyed this book . Very well narrated too.
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Heather L
- 25-12-18
lovely book
I was slightly worried when I discovered the characters were in their twenties - I thought I might not relate with the style of writing. I was wrong.... and as it's about love, most people will relate regardless of age. The main characters were great and the narrators brought their stories to life. I don't normally read love stories but I'm very glad I did.
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Kelley R.
- 25-12-18
It took me by surprise!
One Day In December took me by surprise, I honestly didn't see myself liking it and I remember being annoyed with it's slow pace at the beginning.
The English slang took me a while to understand; thank God for Google and now I have new words to call my friends.
Laurie reminds me of me, not in her love story way but personality wise and I think that's why I resonated with her. Her beautiful friendship with Sarah was definitely one of the highlights as well as the honesty this book illustrate about relationships and life in general.
I found myself unable to put the book down, even getting four hours sleep before a big meeting.
Josie broke my heart and mended it back several times over as I fell in love with both Oscar and Jack. They are both so loveable; Oscar - Safe and Stable (70%) and Jack - Adventurous and Rough around the edges (100%).
Josie's ability to elegantly puts the character feelings into words makes this book one of the best books I've read this year and the ending ties the whole book perfectly.
7 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Chamonie
- 09-03-19
Super love story..
Very good Enjoyable to listen to.
Couldn't wait for every chapter to follow. Character well chosen
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Caroline
- 05-01-19
Tomlinson narration feels like real life
This book is so romantically captivating. Not too sappy, the perfect amount of love and suspense. Eleanor Tomlinson’s reading is exquisite and absolutely captures every emotion being portrayed in this book so that you can most imagine the story folding out in front of you! Such a delight! Almost couldn’t put it down!