"A festive joy to read from one of the best."
Reviewed by Sandra Wurman
Posted October 17, 2023
Women's Fiction | Thriller Domestic
Just reading the author's name on the book cover provides a reason to reminisce... Susan Wiggs' list of stories is a vast reminder of wondrous moments turning pages and falling in love with a tale and its amazing characters. Every fan has their favorite. Mine are too numerous to mention. And now I welcome you to THE TWELVE DOGS OF CHRISTMAS which has the joy of tinsel and jingle bells mixed to perfection with a heavy dose of angst as only Susan Wiggs can.
The joys of the season are personal moments filled with memories of times past, some good and others more challenging. Brenda is facing challenges in her life--it almost seems as though her life has only been filled with stress and grief, starting with the loss of her father during Christmas.
Brenda’s mother is a career military woman whose assignments take her all over. Her father was the caretaker of a sort. With his passing, Brenda, her sister Cissy, and their mother now make up a different family unit. The Christmas season brings back memories and Brenda will do whatever she can to keep them at bay. She diligently managed to accomplish that even while she was married to her ex whose family loved to lavishly celebrated the holiday.
Brenda is on a mission to deliver eleven dogs to a shelter that has lined up adoptive families for each one. She is also traveling with her own dog, rounding out the group to twelve (hence the title). All does not go smoothly. Weather, driving, and road conditions create a difficult journey. But not to worry--Susan Wiggs has it all figured out. All we have to do is sit back and enjoy the ride. Guaranteed festive enjoyment from the pen of Susan Wiggs.
SUMMARY
"Don't miss this charming Christmas tale of thawing hearts, escaping dogs, and finding home. I couldn't help digging into this book with both paws." --Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Must Love Flowers
The ultimate holiday gift from New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs: a delightful novel about a Christmas transport of rescue puppies that’s guaranteed to warm readers’ hearts.
Brenda Malloy wants nothing to do with Christmas ever again. Last year, Brenda and her husband rushed their beloved dog Tim to the emergency vet on Christmas eve. The good news: Tim survived after the vet cleared the obstruction--a pair of women’s lace undies. The bad news: the undies were not Brenda’s.
A year after the breakup, Brenda has put her life back together. She’s trained for a marathon, is writing a children’s novel, and she’s found purpose and healing as a volunteer with a dog rescue organization in Houston, Texas. The rescue partners with a program in Avalon, New York--a small, snowy town deep in the Catskills. Now Brenda is arranging the transport of rescued dogs from Houston to Avalon—just in time for a merry Christmas with their forever families. Brenda’s friends worry about her driving a van two thousand miles with twelve dogs in crates, but she shrugs off their concern. How hard can it be? She knows the way, and she’s just looking to escape the Christmas overload for a while.
But a blinding snowstorm, an escaped mutt, and a life-saving encounter with Adam Bellamy—a single dad and paramedic—means Brenda has to stay in Avalon longer than she planned. As she drops off each precious pup at their new homes, some of the comfort and joy of the season begins to creep up on Brenda despite her determination to avoid the holidays. Perhaps you can bring Christmas into your heart after all...if you have the right furry friends to guide the way.
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