Home for the Holidays: The Forgetful Bride / When Christmas Comes. Debbie Macomber
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      Praise for New York Times bestselling author

       DEBBIE MACOMBER

      “Debbie Macomber’s gift for understanding the souls of women—their relationships, their values, their lives—is at its peak here.”

      —BookPage on Between Friends

      “Macomber is known for her honest portrayals of ordinary women in small-town America, and this tale cements her position as an icon of the genre.”

      —Publishers Weekly on 16 Lighthouse Road

      “As always, Macomber draws rich, engaging characters.”

      —Publishers Weekly on Thursdays at Eight

      “Macomber is an adept storyteller…many will be entertained by this well-paced story about four women finding happiness and fulfillment through their growing friendship.”

      —Publishers Weekly on The Shop on Blossom Street

      “Macomber offers a very human look at three women who uproot their lives to follow their true destiny.”

      —Booklist on Changing Habits

      “An insightful look at relationships through the interaction of four women.”

      —Midwest Book Review on Thursdays at Eight

      “Ms. Macomber provides the top in entertaining relationship dramas.”

      —Reader to Reader

      “Macomber's storytelling sometimes yields a tear, at other times a smile.”

      —Newport News, VA, Daily Press

      “Well-developed emotions and appealing characters.”

      —Publishers Weekly on Montana

      Christmas 2005

      Dear Friends,

      I genuinely love Christmas. I love everything about it—the decorations, the baking, the shopping and goodwill toward mankind. My love of the holidays is one reason I’ve written a book centered on Christmas almost every year of my writing career. Home for the Holidays includes two of my favorites: The Forgetful Bride and When Christmas Comes.

      The Forgetful Bride is one of my early Christmas stories, written back in 1991. It’s about a woman who meets an old flame over the holidays. Okay, at the time of their “romance” she was only eight and she’d refused to kiss him unless they were married. Now her childhood husband is back—right in the middle of the Christmas season—and insists they’re actually married.

      When Christmas Comes tells the story of what happens when two people decide to trade homes over the holidays. Throw a Christmas curmudgeon into a town obsessed with Christmas, add a few neighborhood kids, Santa and his elves—and there’s Christmas fun to be had.

      Two stories for the price of one. That’s the kind of deal Christmas shoppers are looking for! My wish is that you’ll be able to relax during the holiday craziness, laugh away the stress and fall in love with life.

      P.S. If you enjoyed these stories, please visit my Web site at www.debbiemacomber.com and leave me a message on the Guest Book page. If you aren’t online, I can be reached at P.O. Box 1458, Port Orchard, WA 98366.

      Home for the Holidays

      The Forgetful Bride

      When Christmas Comes

      Debbie Macomber

      CONTENTS

       THE FORGETFUL BRIDE

       Prologue

       Chapter One

       Chapter Two

       Chapter Three

       Chapter Four

       Chapter Five

       Chapter Six

       Chapter Seven

       Chapter Eight

       Chapter Nine

       Chapter Ten

       Epilogue

       WHEN CHRISTMAS COMES

       Chapter One

       Chapter Two

       Chapter Three

       Chapter Four

       Chapter Five

       Chapter Six

       Chapter Seven

       Chapter Eight

       Chapter Nine

       Chapter Ten

       Chapter Eleven

       Chapter Twelve

       Chapter Thirteen

       Chapter Fourteen

       Chapter Fifteen

       Chapter Sixteen

       Chapter Seventeen

       Chapter Eighteen

       Chapter Nineteen

       Chapter Twenty

       Chapter Twenty-One

       Chapter Twenty-Two

       Chapter Twenty-Three

       Chapter Twenty-Four

       Chapter Twenty-Five

       Chapter Twenty-Six

       Chapter Twenty-Seven

       Epilogue

      The Forgetful Bride

      Debbie Macomber

      For Patti Knoll

      My witty, charming and talented friend

      Prologue

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