Very Charming

The Christmas Secret by Donna VanLiere is a very charming Christmas novel that will warm your heart and make you smile. It is the fifth book in the Christmas Hope series but can be read as a stand-alone.

Christmas is a time for magic, miracles and secrets. It is also the time for hope as Jesus is the hope of the whole world.

Christmas is also a time for family. Within the novel there are many different types of family. Family love us and want the best for us. Sometimes family is blood-related. Sometimes it is those who love us.

There is a sense of community within the novel as people look out for each other.

Everyone deserves a second chance.

We learn that “I… realized God was most likely felt in those ordinary moments.” Wherever God’s children are, God is right there amongst them. God celebrates the big and the small moments in our lives.

All the characters were delightfully drawn. They had huge hearts who looked out for others.

The Christmas Secret is Christmas within a book. It has all the traditional elements that awaken the season within us. It is a very charming read.

JULIA WILSON