Years later, Will takes a leave of absence from his job in New York City to return home after his grandfather's death to help run the family real estate business. Following heartbreak Esme escapes to her Grandmas at they plan a really special trip to Lapland. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Everett, the hero, was a bit of a jerk, but underneath that he had a pretty big heart. After some discussion they decide to match Rosalie with new town manager Everett Bollinger, commonly referred to by most people in town as Scrooge. She escapes to the familiarity and the safety of Little Dove Morton and Thimble Cottage, the village in the Peak District where her grandmother lives, and where Esme has many happy childhood memories of. At dinner one evening, his grandmother tells Will that she has been reading her husband's journals and learned that every Christmas Eve, when she and Will were out doing their traditional last-minute shopping, her husband was seeing a woman named Lillian. Reviewed for Still Moments Magazine. Erma Bombeck would be proud! Slowly that time of the year is arriving and books about Christmas are popping up. by Bookouture. Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2014. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. This book is a journey, and a key that will help you open up to the world, allow you to breathe fully and enjoy every moment in life. "The Christmas Wish" is probably everything one could ask for from a short Christmas novel. Starting with the Widows Club, a small group of senior women, playing matchmaker. The delivery was very quick, and the quality was just as it had been described. "Profound, full of mystery, intrigue, and mysticism" - Amazon Reviewer. To create our... To see what your friends thought of this book, Star light, star bright, where the hell is Mr. Rosalie wants the parade route to go by her shop, but he refuses to play favorites. I liked that Rosalie, the heroine, owned a pet store and was kind. There seems to be a bit too much going on, though, for Will's Scrooge-like metamorphosis seems rushed. Between writing sweet romance and sweet romantic comedy, Melinda finds time to bond w. Prior to writing romance, award-winning, USA Today Bestseller Melinda Curtis was a junior manager for a Fortune 500 company, which meant when she flew on the private jet she was relegated to the jump seat—otherwise known as the potty.