Christmas Letter

Christmas Letters by Debbie Macomber (2006)

Reader's Annotation

Katherine thinks Dr. Wynn Jeffries' book on child-rearing is ridiculous, but he's irresistible.

Summary

Katherine "K.O." O'Connor makes extra money writing Christmas newsletters for other people. Dr. Wynn Jeffries is a child psychologist whose book The Free Child has a chapter called 'Bury Santa Under the Sleigh.' When K.O. discovers that she and Dr. Jeffries live in the same building, her sister, a big fan of his book, asks her to get his autograph. Instead K.O. ambushes him at the local coffee hangout, accusing him of taking Santa away from her nieces. This does not go well.

Later that very same day, K.O.'s neighbor LaVonne fixes her up on a blind date...with Dr. Jeffries! To both their surprise, K.O. and Wynn hit it off in a big way—as long as they can stay off the subject of child rearing. Can they just agree to disagree? LaVonne knows they'll wind up together—didn't she read their future in the kitty litter?

Evaluation

This was a cute story, definitely a romantic comedy. I could easily imagine Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks as the leads. I chose this book as one my mother might have liked—and I think she would have. Christmas Letter is what's known as a sweet romance, in which the romance doesn't go beyond kissing—no sex. And, while the novel is not explicitly a Christian romance, it contains nothing to offend a Christian's sensibilities. Macomber has written a number of other novels with a Christmas theme.

Genres: Romance
Subgenres: Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy