Journal Entry 1 by carlissa from Miami, Florida USA on Monday, July 06, 2009

Synopsis (from Barnes & Noble)

From the author of the beloved classic, The Christmas Box, comes another inspiring story of the power of love and the wonder of Christmas.

"There are stories, Christmas stories that are stored away like boxes of garlands and frosted glass ornaments, to be brought out and cherished each year. I've come to believe that my story is a Christmas story. For it has forever changed the way I see Christmas."

The Christmas season is supposed to be full of joy, but not for Mark Smart. Life had dealt him one blow after another until one snowy November night, when he finds a beautiful young woman who will change his life forever. Macy Wood has little memory of her birth parents, and memories she'd rather forget of her adopted home. A Christmas ornament inscribed with the word "Noel" is the only clue to the little sister she only vaguely remembers, a clue that will send her and Mark on a journey to reclaim her past, and her family.

Publishers Weekly

On the night that Mark Smart has decided will be his last, his car dies in a blizzard. He enters a closing coffee shop and finds Macy Wood, who literally offers him a shoulder to cry on. The two forge a deep friendship, and after three weeks, Mark proposes marriage. She declines, but waitress Joette, who has taken care of Macy since she was 13, orchestrates a reunion as Mark tries to smooth over the rifts dividing what remains of his family. Mark's stepfather's advice "sometimes it's the fight that makes a thing worth having" serves as the defining aphorism of Evans's yuletide offering. (Oct.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Biography

With his surprise breakthrough smash The Christmas Box, former ad exec and animator Richard Paul Evans began one of the most successful writing careers in recent history. His inspirational stories of faith, family, and love have broken records, regularly topped bestseller lists, and won the author countless devoted followers throughout the world.
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Unabridged, 5 CDs, read by the author. 

Journal Entry 2 by carlissa from Miami, Florida USA on Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Put in round 5 of my CD audio bookbox. 

Journal Entry 3 by k00kaburra from San Jose, California USA on Monday, September 14, 2009

I've never really liked holiday-themed fiction. I don't know why. Maybe because it's weird to read it at any time other than the holiday season of the book? *shrug*

This book enjoyed a brief visit in San Jose, CA before continuing its travels in carlissa's CD AudiobookBookbox! 

Journal Entry 4 by tostle from Salt Lake City, Utah USA on Tuesday, January 19, 2010

I am taking this from carlissa's CD audiobox! Thanks for sharing!