Christmas on Mimosa Lane
by Anna DeStefano

Includes Reader’s Guide for book club discussions.

Anna DeStefano presents a touching Christmas story about love, loss, and healing—and the joys of coming home.

A childhood spent on the streets leaves Mallory Phillips longing for a normal life and a perfect Christmas. Now an elementary school nurse in Chandlerville, Georgia, Mallory’s dream to blend into the picturesque community isn’t working out. She’s once more living a loner’s existence. Then an emotionally fragile seven-year-old appears in her living room in the middle of the night, and Mallory’s isolated world is turned upside down.

This is Polly Lombard’s first Christmas without her mother, and she won’t utter a word to anyone—except Mallory. She believes Mallory holds the key to helping her father overcome his sadness. Despite Pete Lombard’s lingering grief over his wife’s death and concern for his daughter, his resistance to their mysterious neighbor crumbles as he spends more time with Mallory and falls for her amazing heart. But when her past returns to haunt her, is Mallory strong enough to keep the Lombard family in her life? And can the spirit of Christmas heal these broken souls and bring them all the joyous, loving holiday they deserve?

Other Books by Anna DeStefano

Love on Mimosa Lane
A Seasons of the Heart Novel #3

Three Days on Mimosa Lane
A Seasons of the Heart Novel #2

The Perfect Daughter
#1399 Count on a Cop

The Prodigal's Return

The Runaway Daughter

A Family for Daniel

The Unknown Daughter
#1234 A Little Secret

Anna DeStefano's Bio

Born and raised in the South, Anna's been in love with storytelling since she was in fifth grade and wrote her first screenplay for an English project. Anna's thrilled to have fulfilled her lifelong dream of publishing by selling her 2003 Golden Heart winning manuscript to Superromance. Look for The Unknown Daughter to hit the shelves in October, 2004.

Characters are what intrigue Anna most about storytelling. Characters in journeys we wish we could take. Characters living ordinary lives, only there's something extraordinary about the way they valiantly fight for what's most important to them. To make a story truly memorable, the journeys of its characters must reflect back to us the very best, and sometimes worst, of who we are. And Anna's found some of her favorite characters in Sueperromances over the years. She truly feels like she's come home, now that she's a part of this wonderful group of storytellers.

When Anna's not writing, you'll find her running here and there with her scary-smart eight-year-old son. And when he's in school, look for her on the tennis court—one of the few things outside her family which can compete for Anna's precious writing time. She works in crisis care, through Stephen Ministries and Rainbows. And she's been totally in love with her handsome, talented husband for over thirteen years.