Linden's Reviews > The December Market

Amanda is a shop owner in the small town of Shelter Springs, Idaho. She helps take care of her 80 year old grandmother, Birdie, who now lives in a local retirement community As in many small towns, everyone seems familiar with others and their misfortunes: handsome paramedic Rafe’s wife died from a drug overdose, Holly’s husband left her and their Downs syndrome child, and several people are touched by alcohol addiction and its consequences. Amanda refuses to admit that she is attracted to Rafe, but since she’s in charge of the local Christmas market and Rafe will be working at the first aid tent, they will have trouble avoiding each other. She’s also unhappy that Birdie has a boyfriend: Rafe’s grandfather. I am new to this author and was hoping for someone like Debbie Macomber or Viola Shipman, but I didn’t find the same humor and warmth in this novel. Thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for the ARC.