The Christmas Star (Love in Brighton Village Book 4)
About
A missing magical star. A treasured job on the line. Three weeks to pull off a Christmas miracle.
When Brighton’s legendary glass Christmas Star vanishes, Allegra Livingstone, the new town administrator, is determined to find it before the Christmas Eve Lighting Ceremony. This job is her second chance after a botched event that cost her her reputation and shattered her confidence. She can’t fail.
Desperate for a solution, Allegra turns to Fynn Sheridan, an old friend who is a glass artist, and asks him to recreate the Star. Having loved Allegra since college, Fynn agrees to help her.
As Allegra keeps looking for the original Star, she has to sort through motives and misdirection to get to the truth. All the while, she must navigate her mother’s surprise visit, along with all the emotional baggage she brings with her, and the unexpected rekindling of her feelings for Fynn.
He wants a second chance, but she’s already bailed on him once and his heart is still healing. She’s lost everyone she cares for and breaking down the walls of fear will take faith.
When secrets surface, Allegra has to reevaluate who she is and make an impossible choice: act for the good of the town or her own heart.
With time running out and her newfound confidence waning, it really will take nothing short of a miracle to save Christmas and claim her second chance at happiness.
Extras
Readers’ Guide
Allegra's Sugar Cookie recipe.
Cocoa-Mushroom Mix — I’ve had requests for Allegra’s cocoa-mushroom mix. I make my own with one teaspoon of Host Defense My Community mushroom powder and a teaspoon of unsweetened cacao. But if you prefer a ready-made mix, try the one sold by Joyberry Farms. What I like about it is that it doesn’t have any sugar, so you can add whatever you want.
Praise for this book
A great Christmas story that has a bit of love, a bit of mystery and a bit of magic. What else could you want?
This has come to be my favorite Christmas series. This book is no exception as like the others it is well written. You feel like you know the characters and you root for them and feel their emotions. I highly recommend this book and the three previous books in this series.
Of course having a dog on the cover catches my eye right off the bat but it is more the author's reputation of writing feel good books that you can relate to that makes me want to grab it off the shelf.
Life has often been struggle for Allegra. And now that she is in Brighton, she has a job she wants to keep, friends and feeling that this home. Then, the Christmas Star disappears.
Mystery, romance, second chances and family are wonderfully combined in another must read book from Sylvie Kurtz.