ROMANCE

Christmas Eve Love Story

Sourcebooks Casablanca. Oct. 2024. 416p. ISBN 9781728276946. pap. $16.99. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
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Annie Jones, lonely assistant window designer at a New York department store, finds out her job might be eliminated due to dipping profits. Her latest creation, a Christmas Eve–themed window display, has failed to impress the owner of the store, and when rambunctious young customers accidentally destroy her work, Annie thinks she is surely going to be fired. But she improvises a new display before the store closes, with the help of handsome security guard Braden, and heads home with dashed hopes of still having a job after Christmas. When she wakes up the next morning, it’s magically December 24 again; same thing the next day, and the next. Nudged along by the department store Santa, who seems to know exactly what to tweak in each time loop, Annie is destined to live through Christmas Eve repeatedly until every detail is perfect. With each new Christmas Eve day, Annie learns a little more about her neighbors, Braden, and herself.
VERDICT Baird (The Holiday Mix-Up) creates a charming holiday romance in the vein of Hallmark Channel holiday movies. Recommended for libraries with patrons who enjoy G-rated romances.
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