A New York Christmas Romance

This is a hardcover version of "A New York Christmas Romance," written and illustrated by Vi Tran. This is a Christmas story about a pretty girl name Aura who is 23 years old yet still never even had a boyfriend. In search for a boyfriend, she finds something unexpected.

The novelette is 84 pages, 9 chapters with illustrations throughout the book in water colour.

A snippet of Chapter 1 of 'A New York Christmas Romance"

Finding love seems so easy to most girls, but somehow it was not for Aura

Tran, who at 23 years old, yet still never even had a boyfriend. As Aura looked

outside the cold, wintery December afternoon of Paris through her rented apartment

window, she wondered whether there was something wrong with her that she was

still single.

Aura sewed the last button on her Dior's Christmas collection and then

rearranged the dresses, jumpsuits, blouses and pants of the collection on the clothing

rack. They were beautiful and sparkly and she was proud of her achievements. She

was a lucky girl to be working at Dior after graduating at the La Couture

Parisienne, working in her dream job.

Aura picked up the phone and rang her best friend, Marie, who also worked at

Dior.

"Hi gorgeous I just finished the final piece for Dior's Christmas collection. Do

you wanna get a hot chocolate together? The snow is so beautiful outside and it's

nearly Christmas."

"Yeah sure, meet you at the cafe store down the road on Rue Charles Flocquet.

Mind if George comes along?" Marie asked.

"Sure, It's OK. I love seeing you guys together. You're the only inspiration that

reminds me that love can be found," Aura replied.

As Aura opened the front door of her apartment building, a whiff of cold air

blew onto her face. Its freshness made Aura smiled. She always loved the snow, and

the romantic winter of Paris.

Oh my God, I miss my sweet home. Can't believe it, five years have already

passed. Yes, I'm coming to you now, New York baby The cold air suddenly made

Aura reminiscent of her hometown New York.

The cafe was just 5 minutes walk down the road from her apartment. As Aura

walked down the footpath, she observed the many couples holding hands down the

streets.

They make finding love look so easy Aura thought, indignantly.