"A heart-warming story that shouldn\'t be missed"
Returning to her luxurious home after a photo shoot, Simone
had everything she could possibly want, except good weather
for her drive to Vermont to see her family. After relaxing
with her cat, she receives a call from the doorman with a
present. It is a beautiful gold spun Christmas tree with a
card stating: "Wish upon the Christmas tree and true love
will come to thee." The Wishing Tree had been in the Miller
family for generations, well over one hundred years if she
recalled the story correctly. Legend had it, one of the
single Miller women received it from the previous owner
every twenty-five years. The new woman had the option to
make a wish for true love or pass it on to the next
eligible female of their clan, but a minimum of twenty-five
years must pass before giving it away. Now it was hers and
she spent the better part of the evening thinking about her
perfect match. Bringing up and discarding features,
character, etc. Caught in a snowstorm on her way to Vermont, she spies a
cabin in the gloom which she assumes is her family's
holiday home. Sliding off the road, she begins to walk the
last short way. She is nearly beheaded by someone falling
from a tree! A deputy putting back a birdhouse - in the
dark - on her property. Dan Jensen meant well but it wasn't
the night for a climb and as he crashes to the ground, he
can't help but notice the beautiful woman trying to help
him up. Fast forward twenty-five years. Genie Jensen is tired of
mourning her dead fiancé but can't get out of the rut. Home
for the holidays she goes, to find serenity in family and
this year, she gets the Wishing Tree. She needs it more
than anyone else. Needs to find a life without Mark, her
first love, since he is now gone. What will the Tree bring
her? Love? Happiness? Joy? Peace? A heart-warming story that shouldn't be missed. It shows
that love will always find a way and I truly enjoyed the
histories of the Wishing Tree ladies. The writing was done
well, I might have made the book a bit longer and fleshed
out the stories a bit more but it is a good read. I would
like to have known how the Wishing Tree actually came to
be, especially if Orlando's theory is correct. It must have
been a magical creation!
Reviewed by Nancy Eriksen
Posted March 8, 2009
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