Continuing in a festive annual tradition, New York Times best-selling author Debbie Macomber returns with a new original holiday novel full of romance and cheer – and the magical prospect of finding love in even the most guarded hearts.
Friendly and bubbly, Julia Padden likes nearly everyone, but her standoffish neighbor, Cain Maddox, presents a particular challenge. No matter how hard she’s tried to be nice, Cain rudely rebuffs her at every turn, preferring to keep to himself. But when Julia catches Cain stealing her newspaper from the lobby of their apartment building, that’s the last straw. She’s going to break through Cain’s Scrooge-like exterior the only way she knows how: by killing him with kindness.
To track her progress, Julia starts a blog called The Twelve Days of Christmas. Her first attempts to humanize Cain are far from successful. Julia brings him homemade Christmas treats, and the disagreeable Grinch won’t even accept them. Meanwhile Julie’s blog becomes an online sensation, as an astonishing number of people start following her adventures. Julia continues to find ways to express kindness and, little by little, chips away at Cain’s gruff façade to reveal the caring man underneath.
Unbelievably, Julia feels herself falling for Cain – and she suspects that he may be falling for her as well. But as the popularity of her blog continues to grow, Julia must decide if telling Cain the truth about having chronicled their relationship to the rest of the world is worth risking their chance at love.
A beautiful, festive tale of love, understanding, and finding what you need. When Julia Padden comes into contact with her surly neighbour Cain Maddox, she cannot understand what his problem is, and when she catches him taking her newspaper, she is determined to teach him a lesson. Working full-time, playing piano for the choir, and volunteering with kids, means that Julia is always busy, but in order to get the job of her dreams, she must also start a blog for the month of December that will attract as many followers as possible. And that is when a unique idea occurs…
Five Stars Fun to read.
great way to get in the holiday spirit! Modern day dilemma of love in the blogosphere. The kindness project begins breaking down the walls of past hurts, then everything comes crashing down. Like the saying goes, no good deed goes unpunished. That certainly seems to be the case here, until cooler heads prevail & a medical emergency makes the importance of love clear.I received an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.