Beloved, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe delivers a hopeful and heartwarming story about an impossible Christmas dream, an unexpected act of goodwill—and a surprising chain of events that could gift joy far beyond the holiday season… Free-spirited, living on the fly, Vanessa Hayes is still always down for traditional family holiday fun—until now. She’s making her oft-delayed wish finally come true: Christmas in Paris, the glittering City of Lights. But when her passport gets delayed, it's too late for Vanessa to rebook. Now it looks like the Yuletide she longs for won't happen. Until a stranger suddenly enters her life, and changes it forever… Overwhelmed by responsibility, Judith Guthrie is too busy worrying about her seriously ill brother to have time to celebrate. She's taken a leave from her teaching job to care for him as he's on the waiting list for a life-giving transplant. A trip to France is a kind of happiness she can't imagine. But when she accidentally receives Vanessa's passport, Judith can't resist delivering it in person so Vanessa will at least have her holiday dream. She can’t anticipate that her small gesture will result in a series of big choices, big miracles, and lifelong rewards that all will be thankful for over many Christmases to come...
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This is a hard one to rate. I love Christmas and most especially books to do with or focused on Christmas. This one really isn't that depiste being marketed as such. While the underlying story is one of hope, courage, selflessness and love, for me it falls flat.
This has major Hallmark vibes (which I love). As with most books of this type it is predictable, but that wasn't an issue for me. It's not often when I wish a book was longer, but for this one I do. There isn't enough development with either the characters or their relationships. It feels rushed and hastily put together. Also, for adult fiction, this one reads very young.
Overall, this is a sweet story and a very quick read. This is the first time I've read this author and I enjoyed this one enough that I would definitely read them again.
I sincerely appreciate the publisher for providing me with a review copy. All opinions expressed herein are mine and mine alone.
