Magic is never complicated. You just have to know where to look for it. When he was fifteen years old, Nathan made a heartbroken wish to a Santa he didn’t believe in. Ten years later, he bumps into Kriss on a street corner far away from that teenager’s life. At first, Kriss seems like the answer to that long ago letter, but they soon discover magic isn’t as simple as sprinkling glitter over the cracks. It will take something much deeper keep Kriss and Nathan together. All they have to do is believe. That, and remember that magic isn’t all bells and glitter. Sometimes, it takes time, patience, and forgiveness to mend a family and heal hearts enough to love like new. This story was first published in 2011 as Not Your Ordinary Christas Elf. This version is the same story, updated and expanded for a new decade.
Author
Jaime Samms is a plaid-hearted Canadian who spends the too-long winters writing stories about love between men and the too-short summers digging in the garden. There are dust bunnies in the corners of her house—which she blames on a husky named Kai. There are dishes on the counter—which is clearly because teenagers! There is hot coffee in the pot and the occasional meal to keep her from starving—because her husband is remarkable and patient. A multi-published author whose work has been translated into French, Italian, and German, Jaime delights in the intricate dance of words that leads her through tales of the lost and broken hearted men she writes about to the love stories that find and mend them. And when the muse is being stubborn, she also makes pretty things with yarn and fabric scraps because in her world, no heart is too broken to love, and nothing is too worn or tired it can’t be upcycled into something beautiful. All it takes is determination and the ability to see life a little bit left of center.
