Mistletoe Secret, Richard Paul Evans
Mistletoe Secret, Richard Paul Evans
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Mistletoe Secret

Bestseller

Author: Richard Paul Evans

Narrator: Richard Paul Evans, Madeleine Maby

Unabridged: 5 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/15/2016


Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author and master of the holiday novel Richard Paul Evans presents the moving story of two people who brave loneliness and loss to find love.

Dear Universe,
Is anyone out there?

Thinking no one is reading, a blogger who calls herself LBH writes about her most personal feelings, especially her overwhelming loneliness. She goes from day to day showing a brave face to the world while inside she longs to know how it would feel if one person cared about her.

Alex Bartlett cares. He’s reading her posts in Daytona Beach, Florida. Nursing his own broken heart and trust issues, he finds himself falling for this sensitive, vulnerable woman whose feelings mirror his own. Following a trail of clues LBH has inadvertently revealed, he discovers that she lives in the small town of Midway, Utah. He makes his way there just after Thanksgiving, determined to find LBH. Maybe she’s a Lisa, Lori, or a Luanne. Instead, he finds a woman named Aria, a waitress at the Mistletoe Diner, who encourages Alex in his search while serving his pie along with some much-needed sympathy and companionship.

Alex finally finds his LBH, a woman who is as beautiful and kind as he imagined she would be. How can he tell her that he knows her secret? What’s holding him back? Could it be his feelings for Aria?

About Richard Paul Evans

Showing great tenacity, American author, Richard Paul Evans, grew up in Murray City, Utah, and when he decided to write and publish a book, he could not find a willing publisher, so he self-published. That book was entitled, The Christmas Box. He had been working full time as an advertising executive, when he decided to write a Christmas story for his children. He distributed his book to area bookstores, and it became a huge local success.

The following year, The Christmas Box became the #2 bestseller on the New York Times list. That distinction led to a bidding war among publishers (who originally had no interest). Simon and Schuster won the bidding with their advance payment of $4.2 million! They released the book in hardcover in 1995, and it became the first book to be NYT #1 bestseller in both hard cover and paperback.

In 1995, The Christmas Box was made into a movie for television, starring Richard Thomas and Maureen O'Hara. In 1996 his book, Timepiece, was also made into a television movie starring Naomi Watts, James Earl Jones, and Ellen Burstyn. Other books adapted for movies were, The Locket, A Perfect Day, The Mistletoe Promise, and The Mistletoe Inn.

Evans is known for his conservative Christian themes appealing to family values, and for his children's books. He also founded Christmas Box House, Int'l that helps abused and neglected children, with a network of shelters and services. Another group was established to help men who have feelings of isolation caused by the "toxic masculinity" movement by some women. This group is called Tribe of Kyngs. Evans lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with his wife, five children, and one grandchild.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer on November 27, 2016

The Mistletoe Secret is the third addition to Richard Paul Evans's Mistletoe Collection. Although these standalone novels are not necessarily a series, they do tend to have a similar trend in deep themes that bring us all closer in spirit to the holidays. Unfortunately, in my opinion, The Mistletoe......more

Goodreads review by Jerry on December 11, 2021

I give it two stars for the great writing. However, the overall story is creepy; a guy travels to find a woman he only knows via her blog? Talk about disturbing! Add to that some crude moments from the protagonist's friends, not to mention occasional immodest dress and profanity, plus the completely......more

Goodreads review by Laura on December 17, 2017

When I first started this book, I loved it. I honestly thought I was going to like it better than the first two books in this series. However, the more I read, the story became less engaging and I found myself loosing interest in the story. I am glad I was able to finish this series, though. My favo......more

Goodreads review by Peter on July 23, 2017

Cheesy but a very good read! Check out my full review on my booktube channel at [URL not allowed]......more