I like Susan Wiggs books. I like the settings, i.e., lodge, lake, snow. It is nice to read a book where the author can tell a story without adding every five pages explicit personal activities during private moments! From past books, I immediately remembered Daisy but not Logan. And I was pleasantly surprised by the Recipes that often appeared at the start of chapters. This was a relaxing, enjoyable 'read' that I finished in two days. One of the Lakeshore Chronicles, I see that the author has finally helped Logan to become a nice guy after all. His behavior as a teen with Daisy wasn't that nice, though he showed redeeming features through his commitment to their son, Charlie, but in this story, he comes into his own.Meeting him through his sister is Darcy Fitzgerald, desperate to avoid a holiday with her family because her ex-, who cheated on her, still attends those gatherings. When she goes to Florida for Thanksgiving, Logan discovers she's a better athlete than he, has a more interesting job, and she challenges him in ways other women have not. But he has a child, and she's been badly burned by her ex- and his children. She vows never to get involved with another single father. A vow that is made to be broken by very cute 10-yr-old Charlie, who shares, with his father, a kind of cuteness that worms its way into Darcy's heart.What will happen at Christmas if Thanksgiving could be so right? Both of these adults have issues with their extended families, and getting this couple together also means getting the families together. What better place than on the shores of Willow Lake? The story ends with the same sparkle as the sun on the ice and snow.
What do You think about Candlelight Christmas (2013)?
This was lovely. Nice easy Christmas book. Made me want to read the others.
—isanchez0621
I enjoyed this book. It's light and fun. A great Christmas read.
—Hala
