Once upon a Christmas Carol

A Christmas Novella

By: Melody Carlson

Narrated by: Stephanie Cozart

What will happen when a tropical escape from holiday blues turns into a snowy wonderland filled with joy and cheer?

Carol Langstrom hates Christmas. Growing up in a dysfunctional home, with a birthday on December 25 and too many dashed childhood expectations, she would rather avoid the holiday season. And working in the design industry where she manages seasonal decor for wealthy, entitled clients certainly hasn't helped!

So, this year her goal is to flee to the Bahamas—by herself—bah humbug! But bad weather and God's radically different plan redirect her flight to blustery Michigan, where she gets stuck on her aunt's farm and discovers a different kind of Christmas—one wrapped in love, family, and holiday spirit.

"Carlson's gentle humor and quirky, lovable characters have more than enough charm to propel the plot to its feel-good conclusion. Readers won't be able to resist this."—Publishers Weekly

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Always excellent!

I always look forward to Melody Carlson’s sweet clean Christmas-time romances. Stuck in Michigan…loved it!

Caring across generations

Carol included Larry in the festivities at the dance. This showed so much of who Carol was as a human being. Certainly Carol was not self centered. This was demonstrated to all.

Merry Christmas

This was a sweet story of just the right length. This is the second Melody Carlson book I have listened to and I really like her writing. The stories move at a fast pace. The characters are well developed. The storylines are very interesting. She brings some real life Issues and situations too her writing, which I like. Some emotional situations, but not the point that it's draining. The book progresses like a beautiful crescendo with a happy ending. The described scenery is beautiful, if you are a person who enjoys snow at the holidays, just that alone and it's descriptions are worth reading this book.
Clean and well written.