rel="nofollow" href="#uadac0aba-1474-529e-8ff7-2f7ac6aff98a">Dear Reader,
For most of my life, one of the joys of Christmas was visiting the local greenhouses. There I would peruse rows and rows of the most magnificent poinsettias. But eventually the family-run greenhouses closed as more box stores moved in.
In Home for Christmas, I wanted Joy Boston to come face-to-face with her past, but also take on the challenges of our modern times. Joy inherits her grandfather’s business, which is now closed—until Joy’s first love, Adam Masterson, appears. They broke up when she bolted out of town after high school. Joy has moved on to a new life in New York City. Adam moved on as well and has a six-year-old son, Titus. Still, Adam always had a place in his heart for Joy and the greenhouse. Is the same true for Joy?
Home for Christmas will warm your heart and show you that where there is love, there is always hope.
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Catherine
This book is dedicated to my parents, Frank J. Lanigan and Dorothy Lanigan, who taught me the meaning of Christmas was love. Their home was always welcoming, warm and generous. No one was a stranger in our home. This is the home I now inhabit, and as my dear friend Vicki Bushman described, “The walls of this house drip love.” There is no greater love than the love we have for our fellow man. Merry Christmas to all. God bless us, everyone!
It is true that there are thousands of Christmas stories, but this one is very special to me. Its publication is due in part to my dedicated and insightful editor, Adrienne Macintosh, who instantly saw the eternal connection between Joy Boston and Adam Masterson.
Thanks also to executive editor Kathleen Scheibling and my mentor, editorial VP Dianne Moggy, for believing in the Shores of Indian Lake series. Bless you.
My gratitude and love always to my ever-faithful friend and agent, Lissy Peace.
You are all the very best of gifts that life has to offer. You are always welcome, Christmas or anytime, in my love-filled home.
And to all my readers, without your support and affectionate emails, letters and tweets, I don’t know how I would continue on. Your words of encouragement through the dark days after my husband’s passing meant the world to me. Your letters are still coming in and I treasure every card and letter. Heartwarming is so very aptly named. YOU are the heart-warmers. Never stop.
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