Review: Emotional Christmas Romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 4, 2012
Anna is the "Christmas cheerleader", she loves the holiday season. She displays so much enthusiasm and Christmas spirit, it wouldn't surprise me to find that she has a private shuttle with a direct flight to the North Pole and to the big guy himself. When she was a teen her Christmas memories consisted of time spent as a patient in the children's ward. She knows first hand what it is like spending the holiday in the hospital, so each year she is the lead organizer in charge of transforming the children's ward into a Santa's workshop aka "Winter Wonderland". I am very humble to the fact that I was able to spend my Christmas mornings unwrapping presents under the tree where there many children are spending Christmas away from their home and in a sterile environment.Dan is rangled in to volunteering to help transform the hospital into the "winter wonderland". Dan has his own holiday demons he struggles with, if it was up to him he would have his bags packed and enjoying the tropic sun. Talk about Grinch, but his story is tragic. His mom and dad loved Christmas, it was their favorite time of the year, that all changed one year.. While on the way to visit his grandparents, their was an accident and his parents died.Anna has some clock that she created for herself, it is too early to get involved with someone. She is in remission with her latest cancer scare. They don't realize it, but these two need each other to get through the holiday season. Dan is the one who chips away at his own block, he knows that he can deal with the holiday if it includes Anna. And once Dan gets into the holiday spirit he is then able to Anna accept that her illness should dictate her happiness. If there is a lesson learned here, it is that you can't put a time frame on love, it happens when it happens. Carpe Diem!!There were several secondary characters that provided depth to this story. I enjoyed this story and I recommend you pick this one up- it surely will make your thankful for all you have and may even spark some of you to bring some holiday cheer to those less fortunate.My Favorite Quote:"You came along with your 'Bah humbug' outer shell and your adorable, sweet soft center and you melted me. And you made me want more than I thought I could have. More than I should have."