Hearts are lighter and wishes burn a little brighter at Christmas…
Elizabeth was trapped in a tangle of postpartum depression and grief after the death of her beloved parents and she couldn’t quite see the way back to her husband and their two beautiful kids…until a car accident stole away her memories and changed her life.
And when she finally remembered the sound of little Cassie’s laugh, the baby powder smell of Bridger, or the feel of her husband’s hand in hers, Elizabeth worried that they’d moved on without her. That she’d missed too much. That perhaps she wasn’t the right mother for her kids or wife for Luke, no matter how much she loved them.
But now, seven years later, Luke finds her in a nearby town and brings Elizabeth back home to the family she loves, just in time for Christmas. And being reunited with Luke and her children is better than anything Elizabeth could have imagined.
As they all trim the tree and bake cookies, making new holiday memories, Elizabeth and Luke are drawn ever closer. Can the hurt of the past seven years be healed over the course of one Christmas season and bring the Hamiltons the gift of a new beginning?
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A story that will break your heart but will also stay with you.
When I came across Coming Home For Christmas at the library, I didn’t know what to expect, especially since I haven’t read anything by the author. It was the cover, the title and the synopsis that caught my attention. From the moment I read the synopsis, I wondered what Elizabeth’s reason was for leaving her family and staying away for so many years. I had a feeling that Coming for Christmas was going to be an emotional story. However, I still wasn’t prepared for how emotional it would be. Of the holiday books that I have read this year, this was the most emotional one. Despite that, it was also a heartwarming story about family, love, forgiveness and second chances.
Coming Home For Christmas reminded me of the Hallmark Christmas movies I love watching. The minute that I started reading this story, I knew that I would have trouble putting it down, and I did. I needed to find out how Elizabeth’s story would end. I adored the way her relationship with her husband, Luke, and her children evolved through the story. Every chapter had me hoping that they would be able to become family again. It made me wish that all the characters were real, so that I could give them a big hug.
I could keep talking about this story. I loved everything about this story: the plot, the characters, and the setting. I know that this book will stay with me for years to come. I’ll probably end up re-reading it at some point. Most of all, I love the family aspect in this story; it was heartbreaking at times, but also heartwarming. This story, that’s the true meaning of Christmas, at least for me.
I look forward to exploring her other works!
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