num_pages: 368
description: Bettie Hughes once knew the comfort of luxury flaunting a ridiculous collection of designer shoes and a stealthy addiction to CBD oils. That is until her parents snipped her purse strings. Long obsessed with her public image Bettie boasts an extravagant lifestyle on social media. But the reality is: Bettie is broke and squatting in Colorado and her family has no idea. Christmas with its pressure to meet familial expectations is looming when a drunk Bettie plays a vinyl record of All I Want for Christmas Is You backwards and accidentally conjures Hall an unexpectedly charming Holiday Spirit in the form of a man. Once the shock wears off Bettie knows shes stumbled upon the greatest gift: a chance to make all her holiday wishes come true plus a ready-made fianc. But as the wiles of magic lose their charm Bettie finds herself set off-kilter by Halls sweet gestures. Suddenly Bettie is finding her heart merry and light. But the happier she gets the shorter Halls time on earth grows. Can Bettie channel the Christmas spirit and learn to live with goodwill toward all men? Or will her selfish ways come back as soon as the holidays are over?From the author of Twice Shy comes a sprightly Christmas novel a rollicking romp through the absurdity of family holidays and the hope of new love.
language: English
title: Just Like Magic
publisher: Putnam