Christmas on Nutcracker Court
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3.8 • 9 Ratings
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- $2.99
Publisher Description
Fairbrook is a town tailor-made for the holidays, with beautiful old houses dotting quaintly named streets like Sugar Plum Lane and Nutcracker Court. But cash-strapped single mom Carly Westbrook worries about providing a merry Christmas for her boys. Their run-ins with cranky neighbor Max Tolliver, an aspiring novelist stricken with writer's block, don't help. Between losing his muse and the Westbrook boys wreaking havoc in his once orderly life, Max could use a Christmas miracle. Fortunately, the Diamond Lils, a ladies group who meet weekly to play poker and socialize, are looking to do some good deeds--and they think a little matchmaking for Carly is a perfect place to start. . .
"This is a solid Christmas read, firmly in the spirit of the holiday." --Publishers Weekly
"For fans of Debbie Macomber." –Library Journal
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Duarte's fourth novel set in the fictional town of Fairbrook (after The House on Sugar Plum Lane), struggling single mother Carly Westbrook wants to provide a merry Christmas for her preteen sons, Josh and Mikey. The boys, who are often left to fend for themselves, meet aspiring writer Max Tolliver, their neighbor and the owner of Hemingway, a free-spirited dog that constantly escapes from Max's yard to play with the boys. When Max accuses the boys of setting his dog free, he comes face-to-face with Carly, and, predictably, they instantly connect. Meanwhile, the Diamond Lils, a ladies' social group, decide to do some good deeds for the holidays, and a mysterious stranger hanging around the Court inspires everyone to believe in Christmas miracles. The sympathetic Carly, an engaging, hardworking, devoted mother, has an unshakeable faith in God, a cornerstone of Duarte's novels. While certain predictable elements distract (e.g., the stranger isn't as mysterious as she could be), this is a solid Christmas read, firmly in the spirit of the holiday without being overly saccharine.
