Heās been all over the world. Sheās a home-town girl. Can a holiday wish bridge the gap?
In Cora Carpenterās small California hometown, Christmas is tailor-made for couples. Unfortunately, Cora is a party of one, thanks to a con man who stole her heart, then bilked her out of thousands of dollars.
Whatās on her Christmas wish list this year? Nothing whimsical. Sheāll take a new vacuum cleaner, thanksāand no dating for the foreseeable future. But when she meets a stranger with a broken-down car, his warm smile and perilously blue eyes almost make her want to tweak that list. If only she could get over the pain and humiliation of her past.
A double whammy of betrayal and a broken heart sent anchorman Patrick Gervez thousands of miles west looking for a fresh start. But the pretty child care providerās unforgettable amber eyes and deft hand with a set of jumper cables does funny things to his heartāand makes him wonder if sheās a forgotten dream come true.
Except sheās as skittish as a piece of tinsel in a windstorm. And the only way to help her forget her heartbreak, is to convince her to forgive. Especially herself.