Marnie Maclaughlan was at a crossroads. After ten years of
hard work, her partner in the successful Total Elegance
salon has offered to buy her out, and frankly at age 35 she
is ready for a change. The last thing she wants or needs is
her loving but overbearing family weighing in on such a
decision with unwanted advice but with Christmas almost here
she is certain any family gathering will focus on what she
ought to do, in their opinions. Luckily her brother Scott
has problem that just might provide Marnie with a solution.
Marnie can get away for most of the Christmas season if she
agrees to pose as a guest at the Mirabel Inn and fill out a
secret survey on the inn's operations to provide the company
that owns it with a solid understanding of the inn's value
before arranging a sale.
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Luke Harrison was in his third Christmas without his wife
Anne. If only she had listened to him instead of braving the
winter roads when returning from Boston she'd be alive today
to see their young son and his enjoyment of Christmas. After
Anne's death the Mirabel Inn he manages has become home, and
it's employees have become family. He has heard rumors the
company that owns the beautiful old structure is planning to
sell and he can barely stand to contemplate what that would
mean for his life and his son's security.
Stella MacLean has written a nicely romantic, easy to read
love story. My opinion of the story is a little skewed, as I
dislike plots whose conflicts hang on a series of untruths
that one main character needs to conceal from another. That
aside, THE CHRISTMAS INN will provide a pleasant holiday
read filled with engaging characters and lovely descriptions
of the inn, its employees and guests.
As a favor to her brother, Marnie McLaughlan has agreed to
spend Christmas at the lovely Mirabel Inn—as a mystery
guest. But Marnie knows this favor is bound to be
complicated because the owners need a confidential report
immediately. Marnie's impressions could affect
their decision to sell.
From the outset, the inn is
not what she expects…and neither is the manager, Luke
Harrison. She quickly develops a rapport with this very
attractive widower and his adorable little boy. He knows
something is up, yet she can't tell him that the inn—which
is home to Luke and his son—is in danger. Marnie's torn
between her obligation to her brother and her growing love
for Luke. Fortunately, things have a way of working out at
Christmas!
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