Christmas Magic

by Tasha Alexander

For readers of A Dog Named Christmas and The 13th Gift comes a story that will touch the hearts of anyone who has struggled to keep the Christmas Spirit in the face of an increasingly materialistic world.

Bobby and Susan Thompson should have been excited about their move to a bigger house in a better neighborhood after their father's promotion at work. Instead, they quickly realize that all the material gains in the world can't replace the treasure of the close-knit family they were when they had less.
    Desperate to show their parents what really matters and to save their family, the children know they have to take a radical step. They run away to New York's Adirondack Mountains, where, at Santa's Workshop, a charming theme park, a sought-after friend and a Christmas angel help them embark on a fantastical trip to the North Pole. There, they learn how to keep the miracle of Christmas close all year 'round.
    Inspired by the true story of Santa's Workshop near Lake Placid, New York, this heartwarming novella reminds us that with love and faith, anything is possible.

Genres: Christmas

144 pages, Hardcover

Expected publication January 1, 2035

About the author

The daughter of two philosophy professors, I grew up surrounded by books. I was convinced from an early age that I was born in the wrong century and spent much of my childhood under the dining room table pretending it was a covered wagon. Even there, I was never without a book in hand and loved reading and history more than anything. I studied English Literature and Medieval History at the University of Notre Dame. Writing is a natural offshoot of reading, and my first novel, And Only to Deceive, was published in 2005. I'm the author of the long-running Lady Emily Series as well as the novel Elizabeth: The Golden Age. One of the best parts of being an author is seeing your books translated, and I'm currently in love with the Japanese editions of the Emily books.

I played nomad for a long time, living in Indiana, Amsterdam, London, Wyoming, Vermont, Connecticut, and Tennessee before settling down. My husband, the brilliant British novelist Andrew Grant (I may be biased but that doesn't mean I'm wrong) and I live in southeastern Wyoming. I still don't have a covered wagon, but a log house goes a long way toward fulfilling my pioneer fantasies. Andrew makes sure I get my English characters right, and I make sure his American ones sound American.