Forever Christmas

Title: FOREVER CHRISTMAS
Author: Christine Lynxwiler
Publisher: Barbour Books
September 2007
ISBN: 978-1-59789-821-8
Genre: Inspirational/chick lit

Kristianna Harrington is known around Jingle Bells, Arkansas, for being the run-away bride. After all, she’s run-away twice. Still, Jingle Bells has been Kristianna’s refuge. It’s her home away from the stuffy mansion her parents live in, and the one place where Kristianna has felt loved and accepted. Her gran owned a gift store there, and when she dies, Kristianna quits law school and takes over Gran’s business.

But Jingle Bells tourist trade is suffering, and some people in town believe that changing the name to Summer Valley will entice a large corporation by the same name, to relocate there. But how can one change the name of a town that is focused on Christmas all year round to Summer Valley.

Kristianna determines to fight the name change with all she’s worth, but she’s stunned when the lawyer representing the opposite side, Shawn Webber, tries to court her. And even one of her best friends, Garrett, is leading her heart on a chase. Who will win—Summer Valley or Jingle Bells? And will Kristianna find love at the battle front?

I wanted to read this book for awhile, so I was happy when I got it. Okay, it arrived after Christmas, but since that’s my favorite holiday I didn’t mind reading it a month late. FOREVER CHRISTMAS was just as fun as I imagined, and held my interest the entire way through.

Kristianna is a loveable heroine, blessed with two best friends who try to be supportive of her, and two handsome beaus. I couldn’t pick my favorite of the two men, though I did figure out early on who the true hero is. FOREVER CHRISTMAS is a book that is great to read whether it’s the Christmas season or Valentine’s Day. It is too good go be missed. $12.95. 287 pages.