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The Best Christmas Ever
Cheryl Wolverton
CHRISTMAS WISHES…Mickie:All she wanted for Christmas was a new mommy, one who loved baking cookies with little girls. But not just any mommy would do–it had to be their new housekeeper, Aunt Sarah….Sarah:She'd come to heal the past, but adorable Mickie and her handsome father soon tole her heart. Yet Sarah feared that Justin would never want to marry her, especially when he learned her unhappy secret….Justin:He wanted to show Sarah forgiveness. But soon he yearned for much more. Could she come to love him as he loved her? Could they ever be a family? Justin prayed for a way to make all his Christmas wishes come true….
Table of Contents
Cover Page (#u5bbb1e03-2e79-5875-b188-3458da118a9c)
Excerpt (#u2dbebf43-6d21-548a-89b3-4c0b04a9caf1)
About the Author (#u45429e24-4830-58bb-af69-4849b8b6c920)
Title Page (#u15b668a5-561b-52a1-9acc-07d182f12d1a)
Epigraph (#u0fb512da-a20e-5a99-91f2-85b7df63b4d4)
Dedication (#uf615e703-acd0-581c-8bed-cc29662ee723)
Prologue (#u2423277f-93cc-589c-be46-7a56530c6c7a)
Chapter One (#u97fd7a2f-da6c-5ede-b895-72d944fc4484)
Chapter Two (#u11f79268-5ee3-57a3-b4c8-5153821e6f75)
Chapter Three (#u8c557bfd-49f4-57b0-b73e-cb98145b7804)
Chapter Four (#ud016c409-9dde-5e82-a70f-c164ebda4858)
Chapter Five (#u19c8f96e-1aea-59c4-a503-0a6a6edb51ca)
Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-One (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Two (#litres_trial_promo)
Dear Reader (#litres_trial_promo)
Copyright (#litres_trial_promo)
What was it about Sarah that was
different from all the others?
She brought out a surge of protectiveness and tenderness, true. He wanted to hold her, protect her. But why? Why her? His feelings were disconcerting.
Justin shook his head, feeling an emotion churning in his gut.
Loneliness.
He had to admit he was lonely. He loved his daughter. But he missed having someone closer around to share his experiences with. Someone to talk with in the evening when he got home from work, someone to laugh with over a joke or share those little secret smiles when Mickie did something really adorable. Someone to hold when he felt overwhelmed. Someone to love with all his heart.
But Sarah?
No. Anyone but her…
CHERYL WOLVERTON
Growing up in a small military town in Oklahoma, where she used to make up stories with her next-door neighbor, Cheryl says she’s always written, but never dreamed of having anything published. But after years of writing her own Sunday school material in the different churches where she’s taught young children, and wanting to see more happy endings, she decided to give it a try, and found herself unable to stop.
Seeing so many people hurting, afraid to reach out and accept God’s forgiveness, she felt inspired to begin writing stories about God’s love and forgiveness in romances, because, she says, “We can’t truly have happily ever after, if we don’t have that happily-ever-after relationship with God, too.”
Cheryl now lives in a small Louisiana town and has been happily married for fifteen years. She has two wonderful children who think it’s cool to have a “writing mama.” Cheryl would love to hear from her readers. You can write to her at P.O. Box 207, Slaughter, LA 70777.
The Best Christmas Ever
Cheryl Wolverton
www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)
For the Lord loves the just and will not forsake
His faithful ones.
They will be protected forever…
—Psalms 37:28
To Janet Abbott for always listening. Thanks to Anne Canadeo, the greatest editor in the world, and Jean Price, the greatest agent!
And I can’t forget Dee Pace—who went above and beyond for this book! Thanks! And three other very special ladies: Denise Gray, Donna Blacklock and Cheryl Crews.
With love to my husband who is so patient and thoughtful when I’m going crazy over computer problems, and my kids, Christina and Jeremiah. You guys are the love of my life.
Prologue (#ulink_cfcbb2d2-ca5e-53a3-a2a0-391ed4313865)
Dear Santa:
All I want this year for Christmas is a mommy. I know it’s sorta early still to ask, but it is almost cold out, and I miss Mommy, and so does Daddy. He doesn’t exactly say he misses her, but he stares at Mommy’s picture a lot. I heard my baby-sitter on the phone telling someone Daddy needed to get married again. Well, that’d mean I’d get a new mommy. And if I had a new mommy, then I wouldn’t have to play Go Fish with Daddy’s secretary anymore when he couldn’t find a baby-sitter. And I wouldn’t have to take store-bought cookies on party day at school. I could have a real mommy to bake chocolate chip cookies—and make me peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches as much as I wanted. But most of all, Santa, I would have a mommy to hug me the way the other kids do when we get out of school. It would be just too cool to have that. So, Santa, that’s what I’ve decided I want for Christmas. I told Jesus so He can look around for the right mommy, then tell you which one to bring me on Christmas Eve. I know this is going to be the best Christmas present ever.
Thank you, Santa.
Cheryl Wolverton
CHRISTMAS WISHES…Mickie:All she wanted for Christmas was a new mommy, one who loved baking cookies with little girls. But not just any mommy would do–it had to be their new housekeeper, Aunt Sarah….Sarah:She'd come to heal the past, but adorable Mickie and her handsome father soon tole her heart. Yet Sarah feared that Justin would never want to marry her, especially when he learned her unhappy secret….Justin:He wanted to show Sarah forgiveness. But soon he yearned for much more. Could she come to love him as he loved her? Could they ever be a family? Justin prayed for a way to make all his Christmas wishes come true….
Table of Contents
Cover Page (#u5bbb1e03-2e79-5875-b188-3458da118a9c)
Excerpt (#u2dbebf43-6d21-548a-89b3-4c0b04a9caf1)
About the Author (#u45429e24-4830-58bb-af69-4849b8b6c920)
Title Page (#u15b668a5-561b-52a1-9acc-07d182f12d1a)
Epigraph (#u0fb512da-a20e-5a99-91f2-85b7df63b4d4)
Dedication (#uf615e703-acd0-581c-8bed-cc29662ee723)
Prologue (#u2423277f-93cc-589c-be46-7a56530c6c7a)
Chapter One (#u97fd7a2f-da6c-5ede-b895-72d944fc4484)
Chapter Two (#u11f79268-5ee3-57a3-b4c8-5153821e6f75)
Chapter Three (#u8c557bfd-49f4-57b0-b73e-cb98145b7804)
Chapter Four (#ud016c409-9dde-5e82-a70f-c164ebda4858)
Chapter Five (#u19c8f96e-1aea-59c4-a503-0a6a6edb51ca)
Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-One (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Two (#litres_trial_promo)
Dear Reader (#litres_trial_promo)
Copyright (#litres_trial_promo)
What was it about Sarah that was
different from all the others?
She brought out a surge of protectiveness and tenderness, true. He wanted to hold her, protect her. But why? Why her? His feelings were disconcerting.
Justin shook his head, feeling an emotion churning in his gut.
Loneliness.
He had to admit he was lonely. He loved his daughter. But he missed having someone closer around to share his experiences with. Someone to talk with in the evening when he got home from work, someone to laugh with over a joke or share those little secret smiles when Mickie did something really adorable. Someone to hold when he felt overwhelmed. Someone to love with all his heart.
But Sarah?
No. Anyone but her…
CHERYL WOLVERTON
Growing up in a small military town in Oklahoma, where she used to make up stories with her next-door neighbor, Cheryl says she’s always written, but never dreamed of having anything published. But after years of writing her own Sunday school material in the different churches where she’s taught young children, and wanting to see more happy endings, she decided to give it a try, and found herself unable to stop.
Seeing so many people hurting, afraid to reach out and accept God’s forgiveness, she felt inspired to begin writing stories about God’s love and forgiveness in romances, because, she says, “We can’t truly have happily ever after, if we don’t have that happily-ever-after relationship with God, too.”
Cheryl now lives in a small Louisiana town and has been happily married for fifteen years. She has two wonderful children who think it’s cool to have a “writing mama.” Cheryl would love to hear from her readers. You can write to her at P.O. Box 207, Slaughter, LA 70777.
The Best Christmas Ever
Cheryl Wolverton
www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)
For the Lord loves the just and will not forsake
His faithful ones.
They will be protected forever…
—Psalms 37:28
To Janet Abbott for always listening. Thanks to Anne Canadeo, the greatest editor in the world, and Jean Price, the greatest agent!
And I can’t forget Dee Pace—who went above and beyond for this book! Thanks! And three other very special ladies: Denise Gray, Donna Blacklock and Cheryl Crews.
With love to my husband who is so patient and thoughtful when I’m going crazy over computer problems, and my kids, Christina and Jeremiah. You guys are the love of my life.
Prologue (#ulink_cfcbb2d2-ca5e-53a3-a2a0-391ed4313865)
Dear Santa:
All I want this year for Christmas is a mommy. I know it’s sorta early still to ask, but it is almost cold out, and I miss Mommy, and so does Daddy. He doesn’t exactly say he misses her, but he stares at Mommy’s picture a lot. I heard my baby-sitter on the phone telling someone Daddy needed to get married again. Well, that’d mean I’d get a new mommy. And if I had a new mommy, then I wouldn’t have to play Go Fish with Daddy’s secretary anymore when he couldn’t find a baby-sitter. And I wouldn’t have to take store-bought cookies on party day at school. I could have a real mommy to bake chocolate chip cookies—and make me peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches as much as I wanted. But most of all, Santa, I would have a mommy to hug me the way the other kids do when we get out of school. It would be just too cool to have that. So, Santa, that’s what I’ve decided I want for Christmas. I told Jesus so He can look around for the right mommy, then tell you which one to bring me on Christmas Eve. I know this is going to be the best Christmas present ever.
Thank you, Santa.
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