Most of the year Honoria “Honey” Westfield Campbell is a shoo-in for Miss Congeniality, but when it comes to Christmas she morphs into a Scrooge-arina. She wants to jingle her bells and deck her halls but she just can’t get into the spirit. Honey knows exactly why she breaks out in a sweat the minute the stores start putting up the holly. On a cold Christmas Day when she was seventeen she betrayed the only man she’s ever loved. All that’s in the past, but guilt, like love, doesn’t have a statute of limitations. When Honey’s invited to spend the holidays skiing in the New Hampshire Mountains she jumps at the chance. But fate is fickle and she finds herself lost and stranded in a blizzard. Yikes! She’s about to panic when a Santa/Willie Nelson lookalike arrives on a snowmobile decorated like a Christmas sleigh. The helpful stranger delivers her to the Magic Tree Farm, and Matt–the ex-husband she’s never stopped loving. Oops–he has three kids and a dog. The homey environment of a family celebrating Christmas makes Honey nostalgic for the dreams of her youth. Can a miracle happen at the Magic Tree Farm? Will Honey rediscover the joy of Christmas and rekindle a romance with Matt? And who was that Santa/Willie Nelson lookalike?
Author
As a "feel good" author Ann DeFee infuses humor into her romantic comedy, mystery, magic realism (where the surreal becomes reality), humor/satire and action/adventure stories. A multi-award winner, Ann has written twelve novels for Harlequin and an additional three for Bellastoria Press. She has won, or was a finalist in ten national and international book award contests. Believe in the Magic leads the way with a Reader’s Favorite Gold Medal, a Chanticleer Somerset Fiction Award winner and is now a Grand Prize Finalist in the Eric Hoffer Book Award. As a business woman, Ann is a managing-partner of Bellastoria Press LLP, an independent hybrid publishing company that specializes in shepherding authors through the book publishing process. On a personal note, Ann loves living in her stories (both writing and reading) and research. She lives in Williamsburg, VA, the epicenter of American history, a perfect place to be actively involved in a national organization that focuses on history, patriotism and genealogy. Her guilty pleasure is that she’s addicted to hot chocolate (regardless of the season) and she loves all things that glitter.
