Dear Santa: A Novel
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- Author：Debbie Macomber
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Summary
A special holiday wish list brings about hope， love， and second chances in this nostalgic novel from
the queen of Christmas stories， #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber。
Lindy Carmichael isn't feeling particularly joyful when she returns home to Wenatchee， Washington， for Christmas。 The man she thought was the one has cheated on her with her best friend， and she feels completely devoid of creativity in her graphic design job。 Not even carolers or Christmas cookies can cheer her up--but Lindy's mother， Ellen， remembers an old tradition that might lift her daughter's spirits。
Reading through a box of childhood letters to Santa and reminiscing about what she'd wished for as a young girl may be just the inspiration Lindy needs。 With Ellen's encouragement， she decides to write a new letter--not to Santa， but to herself。 Little does Lindy know that this exercise in gratitude will cause her wishes to unfold before her in miraculous ways。 And， thanks to some fateful twists of Christmas magic--especially an unexpected connection with a handsome former classmate--Lindy ultimately realizes that there is truly no place like home for the holidays。
In Dear Santa， Debbie Macomber celebrates the joys of Christmas blessings， old and new。
Lindy Carmichael isn't feeling particularly joyful when she returns home to Wenatchee， Washington， for Christmas。 The man she thought was the one has cheated on her with her best friend， and she feels completely devoid of creativity in her graphic design job。 Not even carolers or Christmas cookies can cheer her up--but Lindy's mother， Ellen， remembers an old tradition that might lift her daughter's spirits。
Reading through a box of childhood letters to Santa and reminiscing about what she'd wished for as a young girl may be just the inspiration Lindy needs。 With Ellen's encouragement， she decides to write a new letter--not to Santa， but to herself。 Little does Lindy know that this exercise in gratitude will cause her wishes to unfold before her in miraculous ways。 And， thanks to some fateful twists of Christmas magic--especially an unexpected connection with a handsome former classmate--Lindy ultimately realizes that there is truly no place like home for the holidays。
In Dear Santa， Debbie Macomber celebrates the joys of Christmas blessings， old and new。
Reviews
Shanna
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Debbie Macomber always writes the cutest Christmas stories and her latest is no exception！ Loved the characters and the Christmas setting。 Can't wait to read it again in December！Thank you to netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review。 Debbie Macomber always writes the cutest Christmas stories and her latest is no exception！ Loved the characters and the Christmas setting。 Can't wait to read it again in December！Thank you to netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Nikki Young
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When Lindy comes home for Christmas， her visit comes at a time when she's not loving her new job and struggling with her happiness。 As Lindy reads through her former Santa letters， she realizes how many of her wishes came true， so she writes him a new letter as an adult。 While home Lindy reconnects with her former best friend and a childhood classmate who make her visit so special。 I love the way Debbie brings the friendship and the romantic relationships together in her special unique way。 Such When Lindy comes home for Christmas， her visit comes at a time when she's not loving her new job and struggling with her happiness。 As Lindy reads through her former Santa letters， she realizes how many of her wishes came true， so she writes him a new letter as an adult。 While home Lindy reconnects with her former best friend and a childhood classmate who make her visit so special。 I love the way Debbie brings the friendship and the romantic relationships together in her special unique way。 Such a quick read！ I didn’t want this book to end！ 。。。more
GiGi Carothers
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Dear Santa a novel by Debbie Macomber is about taking a new risk in your life。 Lindy returns to her hometown after experiencing a broken heart and a career that is burning out her life 。 Her mother shares her old letters to Santa when she was a child。 She is convinced to write a letter again to Santa with her wishes for Christmas。 She is reluctant but decides to share her wishes。 Sometimes even as an adult we can have wishes that can possibly change our live。 Thank you to #NetGalley for allowing Dear Santa a novel by Debbie Macomber is about taking a new risk in your life。 Lindy returns to her hometown after experiencing a broken heart and a career that is burning out her life 。 Her mother shares her old letters to Santa when she was a child。 She is convinced to write a letter again to Santa with her wishes for Christmas。 She is reluctant but decides to share her wishes。 Sometimes even as an adult we can have wishes that can possibly change our live。 Thank you to #NetGalley for allowing me to read Dear Santa before its publication。 。。。more
Terri
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Debbie Macomber's Christmas books are always a treat and this one is no exception。 It is a quick， easy read， but it also prepares the reader for the holidays with it's warmth and the way it makes you want to believe again。 You can decide if it makes you believe in love or maybe even believe in Santa again too。 Whatever you believe， Dear Santa will leave you happy and content。Thanks to NetGalley and Ballantine/Random House for the gifted copy。 All thoughts ae my own。 Debbie Macomber's Christmas books are always a treat and this one is no exception。 It is a quick， easy read， but it also prepares the reader for the holidays with it's warmth and the way it makes you want to believe again。 You can decide if it makes you believe in love or maybe even believe in Santa again too。 Whatever you believe， Dear Santa will leave you happy and content。Thanks to NetGalley and Ballantine/Random House for the gifted copy。 All thoughts ae my own。 。。。more
Sherry Greene
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I love all of the Debbie Macomber’s books， but especially enjoy her holiday books。 She has given us another great one this year。 Going home for Christmas is a wonderful thing for many of us， but for Lindy Carmichael， it is just what she needs。 Little does she know how this visit home will change her life。 In the throes of overcoming a broken romance， losing her best friend， and the many hard hours of work to present a crucial program to prove her worth to her work company， she is very ready for I love all of the Debbie Macomber’s books， but especially enjoy her holiday books。 She has given us another great one this year。 Going home for Christmas is a wonderful thing for many of us， but for Lindy Carmichael， it is just what she needs。 Little does she know how this visit home will change her life。 In the throes of overcoming a broken romance， losing her best friend， and the many hard hours of work to present a crucial program to prove her worth to her work company， she is very ready for a break。Santa plays a huge part is in this book which makes it so delightful。 I enjoyed this book so much and highly recommend it。Thanks for Random House – Ballentine publishing and NetGalley for the ARC。 The thoughts expressed are my own。 。。。more
Cara
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I have read quite a few books by Debbie Macomber， but I must say， this one is one of my favorites。 Dear Santa is a beautifully written sweet， heartwarming， romantic novel。 Put down any book you're reading right now and read Dear Santa by Debbie Macomber！！！！Lindy Carmichael lives in Seattle， Washington。 Lindy works at Media Blast which is a marketing and website design company， which has been her dream job。 Lindy has been very stressful and has had a hard 3 years of her life。 Lindy has two full w I have read quite a few books by Debbie Macomber， but I must say， this one is one of my favorites。 Dear Santa is a beautifully written sweet， heartwarming， romantic novel。 Put down any book you're reading right now and read Dear Santa by Debbie Macomber！！！！Lindy Carmichael lives in Seattle， Washington。 Lindy works at Media Blast which is a marketing and website design company， which has been her dream job。 Lindy has been very stressful and has had a hard 3 years of her life。 Lindy has two full weeks of vacation off from work， so she decides to go home to Wenatchee， Washington to spend Christmas and New Year's with her family。In the meantime Lindy has been home， she reconnects with her childhood best friend Peggy， and sees Billy Kincade， who Lindy disliked in elementary school because he would always pull her ponytail。 When Lindy returns home her mom， Ellen Carmichael shows her all the letters Lindy has wrote to Santa when she was a child。 Lindy reads through them and remembered she asked Santa to bring Billy nothing but a bag of coal。 After that Lindy never saw Billy at school because he moved somewhere else and Lindy thought it was because of her， but when Lindy reconnects with Billy she learns that he moved away because Billy's father left the family。 I won't say anymore because if I keep writing this review I will spoil the whole story and I don't want to do that。 You have to stop everything you're doing and reading and immediately read Dear Santa by Debbie Macomber because it was one of my favorites by her。 。。。more
Peggy
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A lovely story of overcoming betrayal and finding true love and happiness right where you weren't looking。 I really enjoyed it。 You can go home again！ A lovely story of overcoming betrayal and finding true love and happiness right where you weren't looking。 I really enjoyed it。 You can go home again！ 。。。more
Madoka Kamimura Mason
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Debbie Macomber brings us Lindy Carmichael。 She comes home for the holidays after a heartache。 Her mother reminds her that she used to write letters to Santa。 Lindy realizes that her Christmas wishes did come true， but not in the exact way she thought。 She decides to write another letter to Santa after her mother suggests the idea。 While in town before returning back， will her Christmas wishes come true for her？ Will she realize this or let these chances go right by her？Debbie Macomber brings us Debbie Macomber brings us Lindy Carmichael。 She comes home for the holidays after a heartache。 Her mother reminds her that she used to write letters to Santa。 Lindy realizes that her Christmas wishes did come true， but not in the exact way she thought。 She decides to write another letter to Santa after her mother suggests the idea。 While in town before returning back， will her Christmas wishes come true for her？ Will she realize this or let these chances go right by her？Debbie Macomber brings us a sweet story of love and friendship。 We are reminded of our childhood and the importance of a little Christmas magic and second chances。 I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 I would like to thank NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine Books for this privilege。 。。。more
Liz Sergent
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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book。 All thoughts are my own。 You cannot go wrong with Ms。 Macombers books。 The author embraces the season with vivid detail and food that makes the reader want to cook and bake！ Lindy goes home after a betraying breakup with her boyfriend and submitting a career changing proposal for her web design job in Seattle。 Her Mom senses that Lindy needs to regroup， recharge and gives her old letters that Lindy wrote t Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book。 All thoughts are my own。 You cannot go wrong with Ms。 Macombers books。 The author embraces the season with vivid detail and food that makes the reader want to cook and bake！ Lindy goes home after a betraying breakup with her boyfriend and submitting a career changing proposal for her web design job in Seattle。 Her Mom senses that Lindy needs to regroup， recharge and gives her old letters that Lindy wrote to Santa， one was give her a best friend， one was to give her a daddy， and one was to give a boy named Billy in the 2nd grade coal for Christmas as he was mean to her in school。 Reading these letters help Lindy see her wishes and how they all changed her life and maybe re-connecting with Billy after apologizing for the coal wish。。。。This book was great and I didn't want it to end。 。。。more
Phylis Carpenter
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Lindy takes two weeks off and goes to her Mom's for Christmas。 Her Mom shows her this little box of letters that Lindy had written to Santa when she was kid。 Lindy has had a rough year and her Mom tells her to write a letter to Santa to make her feel better。 She finally does and then the things she asks Santa for start to happen。It's a really fun book that I just could not put down。 Another awesome read by Debbie Macomber。 Lindy takes two weeks off and goes to her Mom's for Christmas。 Her Mom shows her this little box of letters that Lindy had written to Santa when she was kid。 Lindy has had a rough year and her Mom tells her to write a letter to Santa to make her feel better。 She finally does and then the things she asks Santa for start to happen。It's a really fun book that I just could not put down。 Another awesome read by Debbie Macomber。 。。。more
Amy
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Debbie Macomber fans， #DearSanta is a Christmas present you can unwrap early this year。 Whether its celebrating Christmas in July or needing a cup of holiday cheer， readers will fall in love with Macomber's characters。 Feeling betrayed by her ex-best friend and that her boyfriend deserves coal in his stocking， Lindy Carmichael trudges home to Wenatchee， Washington。 Trying to cajole herself into the holiday spirit， Lindy writes a letter to Santa。 When her wishes start coming true， Lindy's future Debbie Macomber fans， #DearSanta is a Christmas present you can unwrap early this year。 Whether its celebrating Christmas in July or needing a cup of holiday cheer， readers will fall in love with Macomber's characters。 Feeling betrayed by her ex-best friend and that her boyfriend deserves coal in his stocking， Lindy Carmichael trudges home to Wenatchee， Washington。 Trying to cajole herself into the holiday spirit， Lindy writes a letter to Santa。 When her wishes start coming true， Lindy's future looks bright but will that joy last beyond December 25？Thank you to #NetGalley and the publisher for the early edition in exchange for an honest review。 After a difficult year， we have reason to celebrate and Macomber provides the 'write' way to 'Tis the season。 。。。more
Alyssa
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Oh I love Debbie Macomber Christmas books！ There is nothing quite like them。 It's one of the things I always look forward to。 This book was no disappointment。 It was filled with all the wonderful things you come to expect from Debbie Macomber。 I really can't remccomend this book more。 You will not regret picking it up， unless of course you have anything else to do for the next couple days。 Oh I love Debbie Macomber Christmas books！ There is nothing quite like them。 It's one of the things I always look forward to。 This book was no disappointment。 It was filled with all the wonderful things you come to expect from Debbie Macomber。 I really can't remccomend this book more。 You will not regret picking it up， unless of course you have anything else to do for the next couple days。 。。。more
Myarn
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Dear Santa by Debbie Macomber 4 starsLindy Carmichael returns home for the holidays a little sad and stressed out。 A talented web designer she has a major proposal pending at her company that could net her a promotion and recognition。 On the relationship front， she just found out her boyfriend cheated on her with her best friend。 All in all， she really needs time at home and support from her parents。 Her mom brings down an old box filled with letters she wrote to Santa; with a little encourageme Dear Santa by Debbie Macomber 4 starsLindy Carmichael returns home for the holidays a little sad and stressed out。 A talented web designer she has a major proposal pending at her company that could net her a promotion and recognition。 On the relationship front， she just found out her boyfriend cheated on her with her best friend。 All in all， she really needs time at home and support from her parents。 Her mom brings down an old box filled with letters she wrote to Santa; with a little encouragement her mom tells her to embrace the spirit and write a new letter to Santa with new wishes for her life。 Her home visit is eventful with a re-connection with an old girl friend and a re-introduction with a boy from elementary school。 The boy is now a handsome man; romance is in the air and with a little Christmas magic - a happily ever after is in the cards。This is one of Debbie Macomber's Christmas romances that warms the heart。 Instead of Mrs。 Miracle or angels， we have Santa Claus as "cupid" for this story。 It was a fast read and enjoyable。 I look forward to the author's next book。Thank you Netgalley and Random House Publishing Group/ Ballantine for this ARC。 。。。more
J
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Another wonderful Christmas story by Debbie Macomber。 This story will have you thinking about your letters to Santa， thinking about your childhood， and Lindy brought her visits to Santa into her adult life。 Debbie shows us what can happen when， even as an adult， you write a letter to Santa。 Life sometimes has a way of making us so busy that we forget about the simple things。 I think this year， I will take parts of her books and add them to my Christmas traditions。 Who knows， wishes do come true。 Another wonderful Christmas story by Debbie Macomber。 This story will have you thinking about your letters to Santa， thinking about your childhood， and Lindy brought her visits to Santa into her adult life。 Debbie shows us what can happen when， even as an adult， you write a letter to Santa。 Life sometimes has a way of making us so busy that we forget about the simple things。 I think this year， I will take parts of her books and add them to my Christmas traditions。 Who knows， wishes do come true。 I enjoyed reading this book， it was magical， and it brings the spirit of Christmas into my heart。I received an ARC from Random House Publishing Group- Ballantine through NetGalley。 。。。more
Irene
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Dear Santa by Debbie Macomber 。 Santa granted my wish （early too）， the perfect Debbie Macomber Christmas romance novel。 Lindy and Billy （Will） are a wonderful couple with a heartwarming story。Thank you to the publisher， author， and NetGalley for the opportunity to preview the book。
Alex Curtis
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Okay so this was a very sweet story By Debbie Macomber， I gotta say no one writes a christmas story better than Debbie。。 Thank you for opportunity from Netgalley， Random House Publishing Group and Ballantine sending me an Advanced Reader’s Copy。。I suppose it is not surprising that this book reads like a Hallmark holiday film。 After all， five Christmas novels of this best-selling author， Debbie Macomber， have been made into hit movies for Hallmark already。 I can easily see how this story could be Okay so this was a very sweet story By Debbie Macomber， I gotta say no one writes a christmas story better than Debbie。。 Thank you for opportunity from Netgalley， Random House Publishing Group and Ballantine sending me an Advanced Reader’s Copy。。I suppose it is not surprising that this book reads like a Hallmark holiday film。 After all， five Christmas novels of this best-selling author， Debbie Macomber， have been made into hit movies for Hallmark already。 I can easily see how this story could become the sixth。 I typically only read a few type of these books a year because they are very sweet and I tend to like more heavy stuff。 。。。more
Lou
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No one writes the perfect Christmas story like Debbie Macomber Snow， Santa， kids， romance， a little Christmas magic。 It’s all there。 Read and enjoy。 You’ll love it。
Beth H
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I received an advanced copy of this book。 This book will be published in October and will be a great holiday story full of the warm & fuzzies that are perfect for the holiday season。 Lindy returns home for Christmas， needing a much deserved vacation away from work and broken friendships and relationships。 Her mother shows her the letters she wrote to Santa as a child， and encourages her to write a new letter to Santa with her current wishes。 The time provides good opportunities for reflection an I received an advanced copy of this book。 This book will be published in October and will be a great holiday story full of the warm & fuzzies that are perfect for the holiday season。 Lindy returns home for Christmas， needing a much deserved vacation away from work and broken friendships and relationships。 Her mother shows her the letters she wrote to Santa as a child， and encourages her to write a new letter to Santa with her current wishes。 The time provides good opportunities for reflection and dreaming。 The magic of Christmas and Santa becomes infectious as Lindy begins to enjoy the time with her family and reconnect with old friends。In Dear Santa， Debbie Macomber celebrates the joys of Christmas blessings， old and new。 （less） 。。。more
Rachel
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Dear Santa by Debbie Macomber is a wonderful， sweet， heartwarming， and romantic book that really put me in the holiday spirit。I loved the festive take on Lindy returning to her hometown in Washington for the holidays to recharge her senses， priorities， and to find herself again。 Through that short time period she is able to give in to her mother’s suggestions， tap into her memories， hopes， dreams， and realize that what she was yearning for in her life， was there all along as part of her past。 Wi Dear Santa by Debbie Macomber is a wonderful， sweet， heartwarming， and romantic book that really put me in the holiday spirit。I loved the festive take on Lindy returning to her hometown in Washington for the holidays to recharge her senses， priorities， and to find herself again。 Through that short time period she is able to give in to her mother’s suggestions， tap into her memories， hopes， dreams， and realize that what she was yearning for in her life， was there all along as part of her past。 With a little help from Santa and a few letters past and present， Lindy is able to find her Christmas wishes come true。 I loved the unique addition of the letter writing to this classic concept。 It gave the narrative a fresh take。 I liked Lindy and Billy。 They had chemistry and complimented each other well。 I also liked the pacing， the progression， and the ending was as sweet as one of my favorite cookies， gingerbread。 （It ties with pumpkin…without cream cheese ick…by the way， however pumpkin doesn’t fit in as well as tasty gingerbread in this situation :） 5/5 stars Thank you NG and Ballantine/Random House for this wonderful arc and in return I am submitting my unbiased and voluntary review and opinion。I am posting this review to my GR and Bookbub accounts immediately and will post it to my Amazon， Instagram， and B&N accounts upon publication。 。。。more
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