It was all exactly the way she remembered. The crowds, the traffic, the smell of street vendor chestnuts floating on the cold December air. Chapter OneĮlena Larsen stood beside her friend’s Zipcar and took a good look around. If you fall in love with Lucas-as I have-it’s due entirely to Lilian’s insight.Įnormous thanks to my family for putting up with me during the intense schedule.įinally, a special thanks to the city of New York, a light that will always shine. Hugs also to everyone at Tule, especially Lilian Darcy, for her sharp editorial eye and her sense of humor. It was Jeannie’s idea to write the Christmas in New York series and I wasn’t sure I was up to the challenge but these incredibly talented authors convinced me to try.
I have to send buckets of chocolate kisses to Jeannie Moon, Jolyse Barnett and Jennifer Gracen-my writing partners on this series. Acknowledgementsįor everyone impacted by the events of September 11th. To my niece, Jennifer, with the hope that she realizes her dreams of becoming a writer. Keep Up with your Favorite Authors and their New Releasesįor the latest news from Tule Publishing authors, sign up for our newsletter here or check out our website at He doesn’t put much faith in signs but even he starts to believe Elena is his absolution. There’s something about Elena that pulls him in. Lucas knows better than to make plans with a woman who will soon be leaving, yet can’t help himself. He spends his days working in the Financial District and his evenings volunteering and it’s almost enough to help him forget what he did. For her, it means only one thing - even beyond the grave, her mother can never forgive Elena for breaking her heart.įor Lucas, New York is hallowed ground that he can never leave.
When Elena discovers Lucas is the boy who gave her that crystal snowflake all those years ago, she can’t accept it as the sign Lucas believes it to be. But those plans go awry when she meets Lucas Adair, a man whose own grief and guilt just might rival her own. Agreeing to help her sister prepare for her baby’s birth seems like a good way to spend Christmas and Elena vows not to let the monstrous guilt that weighs on her heart ruin everything. Since losing her mom, Elena Larsen hasn’t set foot in New York City - until now.
The boy pressed a crystal snowflake ornament into the girl’s hand and disappeared into the crowd, unaware that his simple act of kindness saved her from the guilt that threatened to consume her. Thirteen years ago, two teens met on the ramp to Ground Zero, on a cold and snowy day, strangers bonding in a moment of grief.
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