Maggie grew up in an abusive home, but married a handsome and influential man, and also runs a successful catering business. Her "happily ever after" comes crashing down when her husband is arrested for bigamy. Publicly humiliated, Maggie withdraws until her best friend and employee urges her to get out and start living again. She decides to start by buying a Christmas tree, and when she gets to the tree lot she meets its rugged and handsome owner, Andrew Hill. They both fall into a whirlwind romance that takes them to Cabo San Lucas. They have three perfect days together, but then something happens to make Maggie doubt that Andrew is being completely honest with her.This is my second Richard Paul Evans "Christmas romance" and probably my last. Like The Mistletoe Promise, it is just too, too, too cliche. Andrew is too perfect and their time in Cabo is too perfect and all their "sweet nothing" conversation is too perfect. I know tons of readers love it because Evans is a really popular writer, but the barefaced "wish fulfillment" style is just not my thing. I actually find it a little offensive. It sets up unrealistic ideals that no man could ever live up to, and assumes that all a woman wants is a man with good looks who will spend lots of money on her. I am probably taking this too seriously (heavy sigh). It is what it is, and it isn't what I like. (330 p. 2018)
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