While searching for a job in public relations, Katherine
O'Connor (K.O.) pays the bills doing medical transcriptions
and writing cheery Christmas letters for others. K.O. is
very good at taking other people's boring, mundane lives
and making them sound more exciting and successful. Most of
her spare time is spent in the French Café on Blossom
Street in Seattle, which also includes the shops A Good
Yarn and Susannah's Garden, as well as her condo building.
When K.O. spots child psychologist Dr. Wynn Jeffries in the
same café, she decides it's time to confront him about the
terrible book he's written on parenting -- The Free Child.
Lately, K.O.'s sister Zelda has embraced the Free Child
methods in raising K.O.'s 5-year-old twin nieces, Zoe and
Zara, much to K.O.'s chagrin. From her observations, the
once sweet darlings have evolved into holy terrors. Dr.
Jeffries' parenting philosophy is a bunch of hooey, and
K.O. plans on confronting him about it.
Sparks fly as these two opposites debate his realistic look
at life and what he thinks of as her sugarcoating of it.
Their differences lead to some very funny moments, as well
as some very moving ones. As Christmas approaches, will
they be able to see past those differences and embrace the
relationship that's developing between them?
Ms. Macomber once again gives readers a lovely holiday gift
in her latest romantic comedy set in the familiar
surroundings and with people we've come to enjoy so much.
Katherine O'Connor often spends her days at a cozy cafe
on Blossom Street in Seattle -- where she writes Christmas
letters for other people. She's good at making their
everyday lives sound more interesting. More humorous. More
dramatic.
But for Dr. Wynn Jeffries, who also
frequents the cafe, Christmas means lies and deception. In
fact, the renowned child psychologist recommends that
parents "Bury Santa Under the Sleigh." Katherine, however,
feels that his parenting philosophy is one big mistake --
at
least, based on her four-year-old twin nieces, who are
being
raised according to his "Free Child" methods.
She
argues with Wynn about his theories, while he argues
that her letters are nothing but lies. They disagree about
practically everything -- and yet, somehow, they don't
really want to stop arguing.
As the days --
and nights -- move closer to Christmas, Katherine and Wynn
both discover that love means accepting your differences.
And Christmas is about the things you share...
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