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A Heartfelt Christmas Promise
Nancy Naigle
348 Pages
St. Martin’s Griffin
September 29, 2020
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A perfect gift that captures the spirit of the season, USA Today bestselling author Nancy Naigle’s A Heartfelt Christmas Promise celebrates the holidays, small-town traditions, and the generosity of love between two lost souls who find everything they ever wanted in each other.
Vanessa Larkin was supposed to be spending Christmas in Paris, France on a business trip she hoped to enjoy as a working vacation. Instead, she’s been assigned to Fraser Hills, North Carolina—home of the Best Fruitcake in the USA—to convert her company’s property into warehouse space and shut down Porter’s, the fruitcake factory. Offering retirement packages and selling locals on new job opportunities may not spread holiday cheer, but Vanessa believes she’s helping secure the town’s future.
Mike Marshall’s family founded Porter’s. For decades, the factory served as the lifeblood of the community until his grandfather sold the business to a Chicago corporation. The sale cost the town its independence—and the Marshalls their family ties. A horse farmer, Mike was never involved with his grandfather’s company, but still felt Fraser Hills lost part of its identity. And as a widower raising a teenage daughter, he’s suffered enough losses in one lifetime. News of the factory’s closing means losing another piece of the town’s legacy.
Far from the skyscrapers and rapid pace of the city, Vanessa finds herself enjoying the easygoing rhythms of rural living. With Mike as her guide, she learns to appreciate the simple pleasures found in shared holiday festivities among friends. Fraser Hills is a town she is growing to love—and Mike is someone she is falling in love with. Now all Vanessa needs is a Christmas miracle to give her newfound friends and home a gift they’ll cherish for many New Years to come.
My Review:
What a warm Christmas hug. Take a city girl and implant her into a small town, sent to shut down the town’s fruitcake factory and you have the idea. There was really never any doubt in my mind where the story was headed, but I enjoyed my time in Fraser Hills, NC and loved learning about the town’s cast of characters.
Add in a romance, some misunderstandings, puppies and horses and you will be in the holiday spirit before you finish the book. This is the perfect cosy book to read curled up under a blanket sipping hot chocolate and maybe even having a slice of fruitcake. But I’m not sure the book went so far as to convince me it can be tasty.
The author does such a good job of bringing the Fraser Hills to life. It was almost like it was another character in the story. And while I do not have a dog ready lifestyle, I want to adopt Scooter.
I could easily see this being made into a Hallmark Christmas movie next season and I really hope it happens. I really think anyone looking to get into the Christmas season will love this book.
Sherry
Author Bio:
USA Today bestselling author NANCY NAIGLE whips up small-town love stories with a dash of suspense and a whole lot of heart. Now happily retired, she devotes her time to writing, antiquing, and the occasional spa day with friends. A native of Virginia Beach, she currently calls North Carolina home. Nancy is the author of Christmas Joy and Hope at Christmas, both of which have been turned into film for Hallmark Channel.
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