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The Mistletoe Secret: A Novel (The Mistletoe Collection) Kindle Edition
Dear Universe,
Is anyone out there?
Thinking no one is reading, a blogger who calls herself LBH writes about her most personal feelings, especially her overwhelming loneliness. She goes from day to day showing a brave face to the world while inside she longs to know how it would feel if one person cared about her.
Alex Bartlett cares. He’s reading her posts in Daytona Beach, Florida. Nursing his own broken heart and trust issues, he finds himself falling for this sensitive, vulnerable woman whose feelings mirror his own. Following a trail of clues LBH has inadvertently revealed, he discovers that she lives in the small town of Midway, Utah. He makes his way there just after Thanksgiving, determined to find LBH. Maybe she’s a Lisa, Lori, or a Luanne. Instead, he finds a woman named Aria, a waitress at the Mistletoe Diner, who encourages Alex in his search while serving his pie along with some much-needed sympathy and companionship.
Alex finally finds his LBH, a woman who is as beautiful and kind as he imagined she would be. How can he tell her that he knows her secret? What’s holding him back? Could it be his feelings for Aria?
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherSimon & Schuster
- Publication dateNovember 15, 2016
- File size2171 KB
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"A sweet story of working through challenges to finding what seems like an elusive and impossible relationship. Evans also includes a cast of quirky and entertaining supporting characters." (Deseret News)
"Count me in." (Charlotte Observer)
"A great re interpretation of a classic romance." (Roswell Daily Record)
“This novel fits beautifully with the holiday season as two people, both dealing with loneliness, find that love can be found in unexpected places, and it is worth the effort to find it.” (Dayton Daily News)
"For a short and sweet seasonal read, pick up The Mistletoe Secret by Richard Paul Evans...Filled with holiday cheer, this story is marketed to audiences who enjoy Hallmark movies.” (St. Lawrence Plaindealer)
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Product details
- ASIN : B01CO34DGM
- Publisher : Simon & Schuster (November 15, 2016)
- Publication date : November 15, 2016
- Language : English
- File size : 2171 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 273 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #650,679 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #2,765 in Holiday Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #3,773 in Holiday Fiction (Books)
- #8,128 in Religious Romance (Kindle Store)
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About the author
Richard Paul Evans
When Richard Paul Evans wrote the #1 best-seller, The Christmas Box, he never intended on becoming an internationally known author.
Officially, he was an advertising executive, an award-winning clay animator for the American and Japanese markets, candidate for state legislature and most importantly, husband and father. The Christmas Box was written as an expression of love for his (then) two daughters. Though he often told them how much he loved them, he wanted to express his love in a way that would be timeless. In 1993, Evans reproduced 20 copies of the final story and gave them to his closest relatives and friends as Christmas presents. In the month following, those 20 copies were passed around more than 160 times, and soon word spread so widely that bookstores began calling his home with orders for it.
His quiet story of parental love and the true meaning of Christmas made history when it became simultaneously the #1 hardcover and paperback book in the nation. Since then, more than eight million copies of The Christmas Box have been printed. The Emmy award-winning CBS television movie based on The Christmas Box starred Maureen O'Hara and Richard Thomas. Two more of Evans's books were produced by Hallmark and starred such well-known actors as James Earl Jones, Vanessa Redgrave, Naomi Watts, Mary McDonough and Academy award winner Ellen Burstyn. He has since written 10 consecutive New York Times bestsellers and is one of the few authors in history to have hit both the fiction and non-fiction bestseller lists. He has won three awards for his children's books including the 1998 American Mothers book award and two first place Storytelling World awards. Evans's latest book, The 5 Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me About Life and Wealth, is now available.
Of his success, Evans says: "The material achievements of The Christmas Box will never convey its true success, the lives it has changed, the families brought closer together, the mothers and fathers who suddenly understand the pricelessness of their children's fleeting childhood. I share the message of this book with you in hopes that in some way, you might be, as I was, enlightened."
During the Spring of 1997, Evans founded The Christmas Box House International, an organization devoted to building shelters and providing services for abused and neglected children. Such shelters are operational in Moab, Vernal, Ogden and Salt Lake City, Utah and Lucre, Peru. To date, more than 16,000 children have been housed in Christmas Box House facilities.
As an acclaimed speaker, Evans has shared the podium with such notable personalities as President George W. Bush, President George and Barbara Bush, former British Prime Minister John Majors, Ron Howard, Elizabeth Dole, Deepak Chopra, Steve Allen, and Bob Hope. Evans has been featured on the Today show and Entertainment Tonight, as well as in Time, Newsweek, People, The New York Times, Washington Post, Good Housekeeping, USA Today, TV Guide, Reader's Digest, and Family Circle. Evans lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with his wife, Keri, and their five children.
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We meet Alex, a lonely salesman from Florida, who is still reeling from a divorce after his wife cheated on him. His friends at work encourage him to get back in to the dating game, even trying an online dating service, but after all is said and done it really isn't for him. One night while searching the internet, he stumbles ( Maybe fate pushed him a little) on a blog written by an equally lonely woman. She writes only to the "Universe" thinking no one will see her blog and signs her entries LBH. Alex is a little more than curious about her words and it touches something in him..He understands her and relates to her sadness. So much so that after reading part of her last entry, "It's time to go home", he sets out to find her. After some research based on her blog posts. He heads to Utah and embarks on his mission. What he discovers along the way are quirky, likeable characters and some that will challenge his thinking. Especially over pie at the local diner. Finding the mysterious LBH in time will mean more than realizes but is he looking in the right direction?
This is such a good book and will keep readers captivated and feeling many emotions. I was particulary moved by the blog posts. I love the idea that someone could be so moved to action just from another's words. Richard Paul Evans does such an amazing job putting heart and spirit in all of his books. The Mistletoe Secret is no exception. I loved the vivid details of winter in Utah and the spunky dialogue of the characters. Climb the mountain and read this gem!