Poignant, heartbreaking, and deeply satisfying. Sweet, romantic, and genuine a refreshing holiday treat. Readers will be thinking about these superb characters long after closing the pages and rushing out to grab everything Kleypas has ever written.' Masterfully crafted extraordinarily real. Readers will be thinking about these superb characters long after closing the pages and rushing out to grab everything Kleypas has ever written. Masterfully crafted.extraordinarily real. 'Filled with charm, wit, and an interesting and adult love story.Kleypas comes out on top again!'-'' 'Intelligent and gripping.'Smooth Talking Stranger' is sharp, sexy and will keep you captivated from beginning to end.'-'' 'Masterfully crafted.extraordinarily real. richly rewarding story of love, commitment, and family.'-'Booklist'

'Kleypas's clever pairing of a testosterone-rich hero and a wonderfully endearing heroine gives her latest romance its irresistibly sexy flavor. 'A romantic novel with considerable depth.'-'Brazosport Facts' 'A sweet and romantic holiday love story.Friday Harbor a memorable place to visit.'-'A Romance Review'Īnd these other novels of contemporary romance from 'New York Times 'bestselling author She weaves words that paint pictures of the Pacific Northwest so beautifully that it comes alive.' -'Affaire de Coeur' 'A charmer from start to finish.'-'Library Journal' 'Poignant, heartbreaking, and deeply satisfying.'-'RT Book Reviews' 'Sweet, romantic, and genuine.a refreshing holiday treat.'-'Publishers Weekly' 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. She offers to help Mark fulfil Holly's Christmas wish and introduces him to a warm, attractive, traditional woman - just what Mark had been looking for, until he fell under Maggie's spell. There is an instant attraction between Mark and Maggie, but having suffered a tragic heartbreak of her own, Maggie has vowed never to risk loving again. Then one afternoon Mark and Holly wander into an intriguing shop called the Magic Mirror and meet the free-spirited and unconventional owner, Maggie Flynn. And when Mark stumbles upon a letter Holly has written to Santa asking for a new mum, he is determined to kiss goodbye to his bachelor lifestyle and marry a woman who will be the 'right kind' of mother for her. Although he does his best to take care of her, the trauma of losing her parents has made her increasingly withdrawn.

When Mark Nolan is given custody of Holly, his young orphaned niece, he moves back to Rainshadow vineyard, the Nolan family business, to provide a secure life for her.

Christmas eve at friday harbor