No Christmas Like the Present

Donovan packs this contemporary romance full of all kinds of Christmas magic: friendship, goodwill to colleagues, family, and forgiveness. Lindsay goes all out for Christmas each year with gifts, homemade fudge, and holiday cards, but the entire holiday season for her is just one giant to-do list that’s never finished. Enter Fred, the heavenly messenger sent to teach her the joy of Christmas, including playing Christmas carols, putting up all the decorations on a real tree, and going ice skating on a frozen lake. Fred doesn’t quite know what his assignment is, but falling in love with uptight, guilt-ridden Lindsay isn’t it. Will she get past her baggage and learn his lesson before it’s too late? All the elements of a Christmas romance are present, with a wary heroine slowly coming to trust the heaven-sent hero who’s almost too perfect to be true. (Oct.)