Ashley Torrington never cared much about Christmas before. But this year she’s having a particularly blue holiday because Marine Special Operations Team member, Nick Turner got under her skin just before he was deployed to Afghanistan. With her neighbors’ precocious daughter Bella volunteering Ashley for a special project at school, and a mysterious white-haired stranger named Estelle in town buying gifts from Ashley’s shop, not to mention the odd assortment of presents Ashley’s been receiving from an anonymous source, she shouldn’t have time to worry about her guy. But when he and his team go missing the week before Christmas, she realizes only a Christmas miracle will reunite them.
Captain Nicholas Turner never backed down from challenges—on the battlefield or in his personal life. But he’d never met a challenge like Ashley, who doesn’t want to be anyone’s “girl back home.” Now he’s on the other side of the world, wanting to be anywhere but in Afghanistan for Christmas. About to embark on one of the most dangerous missions of his life, he needs Ashley to know she’s much more than the girl he’d left behind, and he does plan to come home to her. But in the meantime, a little Christmas magic would be appreciated. Little does he know, he’s about to get his wish.
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Kindle Edition (edit)
Review Ashley Torrington just isn't the sort of girl who will wait at home. Not, that is, until her heart is caught by a soldier before he is deployed.
This was the story I've wanted to read. Ashley was first introduced in Heartsight. I was intrigued and really wanted her to find love. As ever, Kay Springsteen's writing is excellent and makes a reader envision the scenes. The back and forth from the past and the present was a nice way to tell the tale.
That being said, Christmas based stories are not my cup of tea. Add to it the 'supernatural' elements and I simply did not enjoy it, however much I enjoyed the characters.