Authorpreneur Dashboard – Anna DeStefano
Christmas on Mimosa Lane
Romance
From Library Journal: "A solid book club choice...".... 4 1/2 Stars from Romantic Times (RT Book Rview): "A terrific read...by this standout author!".... From NYT Best-selling author Teresa Medeiros: "Anna DeStefano is a treasure!" .... From NYT Best-selling author Lori Wilde: "Furls around your heart like a Christmas ribbon." .... Anna DeStefano presents a touching Christmas story about love, loss, and healing—and the joys of coming home.... A childhood spent on the streets leaves Mallory Phillips longing for a normal life and a perfect Christmas. But Mallory’s dream to blend into picturesque Chandlerville, GA isn’t working out. She’s once more living a loner’s existence. Then an emotionally fragile seven-year-old appears in her living room in the middle of the night, and Mallory’s isolated world is turned upside down. This is Polly Lombard’s first Christmas without her mother, and she won’t utter a word to anyone—except Mallory. She believes Mallory holds the key to helping her father overcome his sadness. Despite Pete Lombard’s lingering grief over his wife’s death and concern for his daughter, his resistance to their mysterious neighbor crumbles as he spends more time with Mallory and falls for her amazing heart. But when her past returns haunt her, is Mallory strong enough to keep the Lombard family in her life? And can the spirit of Christmas heal these broken souls and bring them all the joyous, loving holiday they deserve?
Book Bubbles from Christmas on Mimosa Lane
Mallory Phillips (and this Christmas) are nothing
We think we know people. We think we understand what places and seasons and even holidays mean to us. Then in an instant something shifts in a new direction that changes our lives forever. Pete and his daughter, Polly, are in for a rough Christmas holiday they'd just as soon forget even before it begins. Then Mallory Phillips becomes a reluctant part of their lives and shows them a new world they hadn't known they'd been missing all along.
Mallory and Polly as Kindred Spirits
Adults and kinds CAN be kindred spirits in a lot of ways, especially when the adult allows herself to be vulnerable the way Mallory Phillips does with Polly Lombard. These two are mirror images of one another, and Mallory understands what little Polly's going through more than anyone knows. She's triumphed over the own losses in her life. Mostly. But it's the still hurting parts of her that first unite these two together, beginning a remarkable healing process for them both this Christmas.
