USA Today bestselling author Annie Rains returns to Somerset Lake,
North Carolina, with a heartwarming Christmas story about a midwife and
her ex-fiance who face high stakes when they must team up to compete in
the neighborhood house decorating contest, in this trade paperback that
will help get readers in the holiday spirit.
Once upon a Christmas, she gave him her heart. This year, he'll have
to win it back again . . .
When Lucy Hannigan returned to her childhood home in Somerset Lake, one
of the first things she did was join the local book club. And thank
goodness, because now that Lucy's first Christmas without her mother is
bearing down upon her, she can use all the help and support she can get.
Especially when she has to take in a tenant and the only person
interested is Miles Bruno, her ex-fiance.
Lucy's friends keep teasing her about the way Miles is trying to make up
for his mistakes but forgiving and forgetting isn't coming easily to
Lucy. With bills piling up and her mother's finances in disarray,
however, Lucy isn't in any position to say no.
As the small town prepares for the holidays and competition heats up in
the Merriest Lawn decorating contest, Lucy can't help feeling like a
Scrooge. Her mom loved the holidays and won the contest each year, but
as much as Lucy would like to carry on the tradition, she isn't sure she
has it in her to deck the halls this holiday.
Yet when Miles shows up with tons of tinsel, dozens of decorations, and
lots and lots of lights, Lucy begins to wonder if maybe the spirit of
the season will finally mend her broken heart.
