The Christmas Town

Description

Lauren Gabriel has spent many years of her life in foster homes. Now twenty-years-old, she still longs for a place that she can truly call home. Her work as a cashier is unfulfilling, and at Christmas it's unbearable with the songs and carols and chatter of Christmas that she hears throughout the day. On a drive to clear her head, she witnesses an accident and suddenly finds herself being pulled into the town of Grandon, first as a witness but then as a volunteer for the annual fundraiser for Glory's Place. Could this town and its people be the home she has always longed for?

DONNA VANLIERE is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Good Dream Finding Grace, The Angels of Morgan Hill, and seven Christmas books, including the perennial favorites The Christmas Shoes and The Christmas Hope (all titles available in various editions from St. Martin's Press). She travels as a speaker and lives in Franklin, Tennessee, with her husband and three children.

Praise for the Novels of Donna VanLiere The Christmas Shoes: A heartwarming story. --Publishers Weekly Has precious gifts for all of us. --The Washington Times The Christmas Blessing: Sweet and emotional...A perfect holiday gift. --BookReporter.com A story of tragedy and, of course, ultimate triumph. --New York Daily News The Christmas Secret ...a sweet story that celebrates love and generosity of spirit." --The Boston Globe "Tired of sugar plums and impossibly perfect families? Consider this tale with its appealing heroine who struggles against losing faith in herself and in God." --USA Today The Christmas Hope A magical story of second chances that will stay with readers long after the ornaments have been put away.--Bookpage The Christmas Light "Full of heartache and promise...VanLiere touchingly induces Christmas spirit and tears that will satisfy her many readers." --Library Journal