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 Book Description:  What will happen when a tropical escape from holiday blues turns into a snowy wonderland filled with joy and cheer? 

Carol Langstrom hates Christmas. Growing up in a dysfunctional home, with a birthday on December 25 and too many dashed childhood expectations, she would rather avoid the holiday season. And working in the design industry where she manages seasonal decor for wealthy, entitled clients certainly hasn't helped!    

So, this year her goal is to flee to the Bahamas--by herself--bah humbug! But bad weather and God's radically different plan redirect her flight to blustery Michigan, where she gets stuck on her aunt's farm and discovers a different kind of Christmas--one wrapped in love, family, and holiday spirit. 

My Thoughts:  I love this hardback novella. It fits into the reader's hand so well but best of all is the story of Carol and Christmas. 

Carol Langstrom was born on Christmas Day (notice her name, Christmas Carol perhaps).  

Carol has always felt that her birthday was upset by Christmas. Of course, living in a dysfunctional home probably didn't help either.

This novella is full of fun and quirks. But best of all this story brings out the true meaning of Christmas and how we all can find joy in the season even if our birthday is in Christmas Day.

And sometimes the very thing that we try to run away from is the very place that God wants us.  As Carol finds out trying to run to the Bahamas actuallyy sends her to her aunt's home in  snowy Michigan.

So many little tidbits of faith and truth are sprinkled throughout the story.

Don't miss this lovely novella!  And check out the giveaway from Goodreads:

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