Christmas Wishlist

by Karen Toller Whittenburg

Kat Harmon did not believe in Santa Claus. And she wasn't sure her kids should, either; it would only set them up for disappointment. Her twins had visions that St. Nick would bring them kittens, dogs—and a daddy. How could she tell her children that their Christmas dreams weren't going to magically come true?

And Gabe Housley wasn't making things easier for Kat. The twins had hired Gabe to find the real Santa Claus—and he was humoring them! But as Gabe slowly worked his way into their family, Kat began to wonder if he had his own brand of Christmas magic, the kind that made even the hardest heart believe in happy Christmases ever after….

Genres: Christmas, Romance, Harlequin, Fiction, Contemporary Romance

153 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 7, 1997

Reviews

[Gail · Rating 4 out of 5]

The hero is a security company owner, the heroine is the single mom of very outspoken twins who have just gotten themselves kicked out of school a few days before the Christmas holidays for getting into an argument over the existence of Santa Claus. She went to a sperm bank to acquire the twins (though apparently not intending to come up with two) and is determined to raise them strictly with the truth. However the kids would really like to believe in Santa Claus as someone who will fulfill all wishes. So they scrape up all their money and go hire the hero to locate the real Santa for them. And so commences a flurry of all the Christmas activities available in New York City. I never did quite get what the heroine had against the hero-- though eventually the author stated it flat out, I still didn't quite get it. Nor did I understand the hero's thinking through all of the activity. Sometimes he seemed to do things just to annoy the heroine and other times ... I have no clue. It was a cute story with a lot of funny moments, but I'm not sure the romance made a lot of sense. Still, it's worth reading, IMO. I liked it overall.

[Carol Malone · Rating 4 out of 5]

Seven year old twins approach a security company owner with the charge to find Santa Claus because their mother doesn't believe. What's a man to do? Find Santa, of course. So from a humble child's drawing of a happy family, cat, dog, and noticibly missing daddy included, Gabe takes the challenge and find himself more than Santa and his merry elves. He finds a woman who refused to marry or even use a man to get her sweet, rambunctious children and a woman who is afraid of loving and losing. Through a Christmas tour of New York City, this four people find the true meaning of Christmas and enough magic to bring Santa into their hearts forever.

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a pleasant suprise

I really liked this book. It was so good. I loved the red headed twins. They were so adorable, I just laughed so much with the way they were

[Becca · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this story!

[Donna Tulip]

Done with Christmas books. Hopefully finish in July or next Christmas.

[Brenda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Katherine is raising her 7 year old twin children, Abby and Andy, all by herself and with total honesty. She tells them about how she conceived them with help from the sperm bank and that there is no Santa. They were kicked out of school a few days before the Christmas holidays for getting into an argument over the existence of Santa Claus. Since their mother still had to work, they went to work with her. But the kids would really like to believe and have their mother believe in Santa Claus as someone who will fulfill all wishes so they scrape up all their money and go hire Gabe Housley to locate the real Santa for them. They take a drawing of a happy family, cat, dog, and noticibly missing daddy, their Christmas wish. Gabe takes the challenge and finds himself more than Santa and his merry elves.

Will Abby and Andy'so wish come true?

[Dawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would normally not have chosen this book but was trying to learn how to download e-books. this was the only book available to me at the time. I checked it out and it wasn't bad. Very predictable but a light, fun read.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick sweet harlequin read. One of those left in my 'to be read' after the holiday season and I enjoyed reliving the season in February. This one is a bit of a 'Miracle on 34th Street' theme and it works.

[Katherine · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wow, this story seemed a lot like, "Miracle on 34th street". Not much original here other than the heroine and twins were very annoying and not cute.

[Vicki Bishop · Rating 2 out of 5]

Modern day Miracle on 84th St. ... cute, predictable story.

[Cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a cute, fun quick Christmas read.

[Sandy Costanza · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute story!

[Kathyjj · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved this story. It would be a great Hallmark movie.