He needs a fake girlfriend. She needs a holiday miracle. But this tangled Christmas arrangement could cost them their hearts. After years as a hostage in Afghanistan, wounded journalist Will Sinclair retreats to idyllic Sugar Creek, Arkansas, to finish his memoir and get his life back on track. As if the town’s match-making mamas aren’t enough trouble, his own meddling family descends on him for … family descends on him for the holidays. To get them all off his back, Will plots a ridiculous idea. He just needs the right woman. When he finds a bossy decorator in his yard, it’s more than her ugly Christmas sweater that makes her the perfect pick.
Cordelia Daring loves her life as a foster mom and entrepreneur. But when she finds herself in need of money, Will’s offer comes just in time. Pretend to be his girlfriend for two weeks? She can handle that. Sure, she flunked drama in high school, but how hard could it be to pose as the arm candy of famous journalist Will Sinclair? Never mind that her foster son adores him. Or that his family is everything she’s ever wanted. Because when the deal expires, Cordelia intends to take her money and run.
As the holiday draws near, their pretend relationship spirals out of control. And Cordelia’s not sure she wants it to unravel. If these two hope to make it till December 25th, they’re going to need some serious Christmas magic. . .
If you like heart-warming characters, small-town romance, and laugh-out-loud moments, you’ll love this visit back to Sugar Creek.
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A great Christmas love story set in a small town that you’ll want to visit. A fun read for any season. Thoroughly enjoyed this witty novel and its wonderful protagonist and her love interest. (This one needs to be a Hallmark movie!)
His Mistletoe Miracle (2018) by Jenny B. Jones is the third book in her Sugar Creek Novel series. This book comes in eBook form, and is 200 pages in length. With a full-time job and a very busy six-year old at home, this novel took me less than one day to read. I purchased this novel from Amazon on December 13, 2018 in order to review. In no way has this influenced my opinion of the book. All opinions expressed in this review are my own. I give this novel 5+++++ STARS. His Mistletoe Miracle is a Contemporary Inspirational Romance.
His Mistletoe Miracle is one of the BEST books I’ve ever read hands down! I laughed so hard. I cried like a baby. And, I even felt a little weak in the knees a couple of times. This is one of those books where I stopped to re-read passages to my husband because I loved the moments so much I wanted him to love the moments, too. I love when I want to do that with a book!
The fake girlfriend/boyfriend plot is one of my most favorite tropes ever, and Jenny B. Jones does this plot line perfectly. From the negotiation meeting all the way to the final page, Cordelia and Will’s relationship is a pure delight to read. The wit and sarcasm flying between the two is written so well I was in tears laughing so hard. Cordelia and Will have superb chemistry. I adore their friendship. These two are not afraid to tell each other real truth. They become the voice of reason to one another and say the things that need to be said exactly when things need to be said. I also very much enjoyed watching as their relationship bloomed into one of love and respect. Jenny B. Jones crafted a seriously excellent partnership in this novel.
His Mistletoe Miracle was a cathartic read for me that I didn’t even know I needed. I related so much to Will and his issues. Will is a very well-written traumatized character. It’s been 9 months since Will was rescued from a prison/torture cell in Afghanistan. Instead of dealing with his issues, Will would rather run and hide. He knows he needs to move on, but how does one do that when guilt and pain and fear are constant companions? When Will meets Cordelia he is instantly drawn to her joy, sweetness, and security. He almost takes over her days because he craves the freedom he feels when he is with her. Being with Cordelia means a reprieve from the constant aftereffects of his trauma. But, all he is really doing is hiding. He’s hiding from his truth, from his loving and concerned family, and from his future. When things sort of blow up between him and Cordelia, Will feels at his lowest. On Christmas Eve, Will finds himself collapsed in front of the very used and old Nativity set in front of his church and cries out to God. He can’t handle the pain anymore. I balled my eyeballs out. I needed this reminder SO badly this Christmas season.
Life has been extremely painful since April 2017. Every time I turn around another shoe has dropped. I’ve been praying to God. I’ve been studying His Word. I think I have been giving Him all my pain, but the truth is I’ve been hiding just like Will. I have been giving God just enough, but not all. Reading His Mistletoe Miracle has shown me that I am tired of carrying my pain. I am tired of the pain caused by my dear friend Tim’s unexpected death this past June. I am tired of the pain of watching my best friend Lara scared as she battles a cancer that’s holding on to her so strongly. I am tired of being angry because God has’t healed her yet. I am tired of the pain that comes when people tell me that God allows all things for a reason. I’m tired of doubting my faith because of all this pain. I’m tired of being scared of losing my best friend. If I lose her to this cancer, I will have lost both of my best friends. It has been so hard losing Tim’s guidance, wisdom, love, and laughter, how do I lose Lara’s too? How does one go from being the three amigos to being just one amigo? And, I’m so tired of my physical pain. I’m not very functional most days, and it scares me. What am I supposed to do? Well, like Will I am supposed to really go to God. I am supposed to bare my soul and hide nothing. He already knows how I’m feeling anyway, so why hide? Instead, I need to lean into Him and let Him help me. This reminder alone makes His Mistletoe Miracle a must read for 2018!
His Mistletoe Miracle is a wonderful story. I am so glad that I took the opportunity to read this fantastic book. I was highly entertained, completely engaged, and reminded that I need to stop dwelling in and on my pain and take it to the only One who can heal me. If you need a beautiful Christmas novel to escape into this holiday season, I implore you to purchase a copy of His Mistletoe Miracle. It’s a truly lovely book that has left this reader with a smile on her face and a little extra hope in her wounded heart.
Sometimes we get so into our horror in life, we forget how it affects others in our lives. The characters in this story bring that out as they work through life and how they feel about each other. This story is written in a fast action series of events that intrigue, entertain and enrapture your heart. Not only the adult characters but the children as well. I am continuing to read the series.
All Cordelia wants is for her staging company to take off and be able to live her life free from her past and all the pain she knew growing up. She was minding her own business when her life took a crazy turn. Will she be able to survive this holiday pretending to be the girlfriend of a very handsome, and well-known news reporter?
All Will wanted was to be left alone to recover from being captured and held to four years. His family doesn’t seem to understand and now he must pretend to have a girlfriend just so they all will go away. Can he do this and survive all the Christmas gush and family smothering? Can both Cordelia and Will learn to give their pain and hopes over to God?
Whenever I read a Jenny B. Jones book, I know I’ll enjoy it. I’ll be entertained with some humor, quirkiness, sassiness, drama, and sweet romance. Her books always have characters who are unusual and some a bit eccentric. Yet, they are characters you will come to love and enjoy.
This book was fun to read as my last book of the year. It was a book that showed there is hope when it seems impossible and when life throws you a curveball. (Or maybe I should say, a snowball!)
I highly recommend you pick this book up for a fun delightful book to read during the holidays.
‘He wanted joy to be possible for someone like him.’
After spending 4 years in an Afghanistan prison, journalist Will Sinclair is rescued and comes to the small town of Sugar Creek, Arkansas to recoup, trying to write his memoirs and get back to living a normal life. As if. His meddling family decides to come to him when he won’t respond to their numerous texts and calls. Will loves his family but just wants to be left alone. To that end, he decides to maybe get them off his back by having a girlfriend. Only he doesn’t have one. When he walks out in his front yard one morning and finds a bossy staging decorator directing a takeover of his lawn with Christmas lights, he has a crazy idea. Hire this woman to be his girlfriend until Christmas is over! Sounds like a plan. Or not.
Cordelia Daring loves what she does. She is a foster mom and loves staging, but her accounting job pays the bills. Does she have the courage to step out into the unknown, having faith that God will honor that decision? She takes Will up on his offer and agrees to be his pretend girlfriend for a few weeks. Sometimes things just don’t go the way they are planned and this couple might need some Christmas magic.
Fans of Jenny B. Jones will love this because it brings back the Sinclair family spotlighted in Save the Date, which I have read three times now. And probably will again. This one is just as precious, too. I love immersing myself in one of Jones’ books. They are so fun and so captivating that I just get lost and don’t want to stop until I’ve read the very last word. The spiritual message is quite good here also. I loved every single minute. Recommended.
This latest book by Jenny B. Jones, is about Will (you meet his family in Save the Date) and Cordelia. Will has come back after being held hostage in the Middle East for four years. He is trying to rebuild his life, but is struggling. Cordelia is a foster mom to Isaiah and is a new business owner. Both have their struggles, but can they learn to trust each other and trust in their future. They decide to fake a relationship to keep others from attempting to date Will in exchange for Will to pay Cordelia (which she plans to use to provide Christmas to a family in need). The book is set in Sugar Creek where you get to catch up with old friends from previous books. This is a wonderful book to read! I highly recommend it! You will not be disappointed!