The relationship between the brothers is unoriginal and lacks detail. Maggie gets over her reservations against becoming involved with Mark in no time at all and Mark goes from a commitment phobic, non-believer to an ardent pursuer and imagination convert in the blink of an eye. Holly is a sweet child and the selective mutism has potential but fizzles out almost immediately as her return to normality is rapid and has no basis in reality. The story is rushed and there is no real emotional depth to the characters, which makes it difficult to become attached to any of them (this is most probably due to the short basically novella length format). Read moreįairly bland and superficial romance with a saccharine sweet plot and ending.
Thrust together by the vagaries of fate, three wounded people are about to share the greatest Christmas gift of all. When she meets Holly Nolan, she knows just what the quiet little girl needs. Though she doesn’t dare let herself believe in love again, the toy store owner does believe in magic-the power of imagination. Maggie Collins was barely married a year when she suddenly lost her husband.
All he can do is follow his sister’s wise advice: Start by loving her. Since that tragic night, the little girl hasn’t spoken a word. When his sister, Victoria, died in a car accident, Mark Nolan became the guardian of his six-year-old niece Holly. Thrust together by the vagaries of fate, three wounded people are about to share the greatest Christmas gift of all.In the wake of tragedy, three people discover unexpected happiness and love in this heartwarming novel of magic, hope, and family, infused with the spirit of the holiday season-the first book in New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas's Friday Harbor series, and the basis of the Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie Christmas with Holly. Though she doesn't dare let herself believe in love again, the toy store owner does believe in magic-the power of imagination. All he can do is follow his sister's wise advice: Start by loving her. Since that tragic night, the little girl hasn't spoken a word.
In the wake of tragedy, three people discover unexpected happiness and love in this heartwarming novel of magic, hope, and family, infused with the spirit of the holiday season-the first book in New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas's Friday Harbor series, and the basis of the Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie Christmas with Holly.
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