By Richard Paul Evans
Simon and Schuster, 2014. Fiction, 251 p.
Elise has been just going through the motions since her divorce five years earlier. Every day she eats the same thing from the same restaurant all alone in the food court in her building. Then one day in November a handsome lawyer approaches her with a surprising proposition. He wants to make an agreement with her to spend the holiday season together. He writes up a contract that they will attend each other's office parties, go out to dinner, and basically keep each other from feeling lonely until Christmas day. Elise is reluctant, but also very lonely, so she finally agrees. That begins the most wonderful holiday season she can ever remember. As she spends times with her mysterious benefactor, she finds that this "pretend" romance might not be pretend at all. Yet she knows that if he knew about her dark past, he would have never want to see her again.
If you are in the mood for a super clean holiday romance, this is the book for you. The love interest is pretty much perfect; tall, handsome, rich and kind. Elise is wounded by tragedy and abuse, but is healed by his persistent emotional affirmation. The whole book is one long, delicious, Cinderella story, like Godiva chocolate in print. If you are traveling this holiday, you can check it out on OverDrive or as a book on CD.
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