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Christmas in the Village is the highlight of the year for the town of Charlee Falls, but this year Alexis Crossman is anything but inspired. Devastated by her father’s death, she can barely summon the energy to decorate the window of the furniture store she’s inherited, let alone officiate the store’s annual Christmas contest.
Jessie Wainright is struggling to navigate parenthood alone. Especially when it comes to his daughter’s first date. He attends the annual festival hoping to lighten his mood, and inadvertently wins a key to the contest. But can he find the key that will unlock lovely Alexis’s heart?
After a disastrous date Alexis has written Jessie off as cold. But when he invites her to join him for lattes, she discovers his pain goes as deep as hers. And his faith in God goes deeper. Can the wonder of Christmas help them discover the key to living and loving again?
The Key to Christmas is a wonderful story of second chances. Alexis is mourning the loss of her father and feels like love has passed her by. She has an unexpected second chance (after a horrible first date) with Jessie, and somehow getting through Christmas doesn’t seem like such a daunting task. Jessie’s relationship with his teenage daughter is realistic and relatable. And Alexis still has her father’s best friend who looks out for her. I loved the different perspectives in the story. It was easy to relate to what was going on in the character’s minds. Even though this is a novella, the story was told in such a way that it was easy to get to know the characters and care about what would happen to them. I loved the Christmas tradition that Alexis’ mother started before she passed. Charlee Falls is the kind of place I’d like to visit at Christmas time!
Alexis is negotiating her first Christmas alone after the loss of her beloved father on the heels of her failed marriage. She is soldiering on, taking her father’s place running the family furniture store and vowing to step in as hostess of the town’s Christmas Key Contest. Jessie is coping with life as a single father after a traffic accident claimed the life of his beloved wife. His carpentry business keeps him busy but he is lonely and to make matters worse his daughter has her first serious boyfriend and begins dating. As Alexis and Jessie navigate the holidays their paths cross but can they set aside pain and loss for a second chance for love? More importantly will they return to their heavenly father and open their hearts to His love. Can they put it all together and find the true Key to Christmas. This is a heartwarming story where love and second chances float down like a gently falling snow. Small town charms, yearly festivals and Christmas traditions make this a story to whic
Alexis misses her father at Christmas, who died only months before. Her family ran a contest every year during the town’s Christmas in the Village festival. Though grieving, she is determined to keep up the contest tradition. Jessie's sister set up a date for him with Alexis but it didn’t go well. He misses his wife who passed away but he also worries about raising his teenage daughter. He asks the Lord for strength on that matter. When his daughter wants to tell him something, she asks him not to make a federal case out of it, which is exactly what his wife would have said. His daughter wants to go on a date. He allows her to go but checks to make sure she's at the theater. When he stops at the contest drawing in town, he wins the prize with the key his daughter gave him. Alexis and Jessie get another chance to know each other. But they are both cautious. Neither of them wants to go through more anguish. This tender romance between two downcast souls is realistic and warm hearted. Jes
