Lisa is home in Evergreen, and dismayed to find the historic general store closed, and the former owner passed away. She is a skilled retailer designer, and hopes to bring the store into shape to entice someone to buy it and reopen it. She hires a local contractor, but things don’t quite go the way she envisioned. But there is an HEA, of course, since it is based on a Hallmark movie. It’s a cute, romantic Christmas story, a quick read that will leave you feeling good. ( )

A cute Christmas story that fans of the first Evergreen novel will enjoy. This story centers on two different people, but all the townsfolk are the same. That being said you don't have to read or watch the first one to get what's happening in this one. Lisa has nowhere to go for Christmas and her parents are overseas so she decides to revisit her favorite childhood home, Evergreen. She hasn't been there in two years but it is just as magical as she remembered it. When she arrives she notices that Daisy's Country Store has been shuttered and is in disarray. The mayor informs her that the bank is going to seize it if it doesn't sell by Christmas so Lisa decides that she is going to enlist the town people to help save the store that held so many childhood memories for her. She gets Kevin, a hunky contractor, to help her fix the damage while she works on decorating it for buyers. Soon sparks are flying, maybe Lisa can spend more than Christmas in Evergreen? Full of "misunderstandings," romance, small town charm, and holiday cheer this light hearted Hallmark audiobook is perfect for fans of cozy, inspirational, romance. ( )

Lisa & her partner Oliver stage stores to help them make the most of huge sales. They’ve been working hard to make their own store a reality. Now, it’s the holidays, Lisa’s parents are traveling & Oliver convinced her to go back to her hometown of Evergreen for a long planned visit. Lisa has romanticized her hometown & the way they used to celebrate Christmas that she’s afraid it won’t be the same. Instead, as soon as she enters the town, she’s pulled into the atmosphere & ends up helping plan some me of the events. In order to help one of the townspeople sell their store, Lisa decides to make basic repairs & stage the store like it used to be.

Kevin is in town spending some time with his father. He’s trying to decide whether to take the logging job he’s been offered or not. He keeps running into Lisa all around town & she convinces him to help her by doing the needed repairs in the store. As they work together, they share memories & grow closer. Will they help save the store from being sold to a chain?

This was an emotional heartwarming story typical of the Hallmark movies it was based on. I loved Lisa’s connection to the store & the memories that both she & Kevin shared. Letters to Santa are one of the most engaging parts of the holiday season & the idea that the Town & the store made such a big deal of them is lovely. This was truly a wonderful Christmas moment. ( )

This was a sweet, small-town Christmas story. Lisa is a busy retail designer who is constantly on the go. She and her partner travel frequently to stage stores for openings or special events. Her most recent project brought to mind Evergreen, Vermont, a town she lived in as a young child. Her family moved frequently, but Evergreen has always remained in her heart and mind. With her parents away for the holidays, Lisa decides to visit Evergreen and see if it lives up to her memories.

Her arrival in town brings even more memories flooding back, including the day she and her parents moved away. I ached for Lisa and the sadness of that memory. Her memory of Daisy's General Store and the comfort that Daisy gave her that day still holds a special place in her heart. Lisa is sad to see that the store has closed and that Daisy has passed away. The town's mayor inherited the store and needs to sell it before the bank repossesses it, but the store is in pretty sad shape. Excited by the idea of helping, Lisa offers to fix the place up to make it more appealing to a buyer. To do so, she will need the help of a local contractor, who turns out to be the same man she met on the way into town.

Kevin has lived in Evergreen for most of his life, but it was never the same after his mother died. His relationship with his father is strained, and Kevin is contemplating taking a job in another state.

I loved the first meeting between Kevin and Lisa. It's always fun when a guy is surprised by something a woman can do. I loved how they connected right away, and the teasing banter as they worked on the truck together. Underneath the banter, there were some sparks. Small towns being what they are, it was fun to see them run into each other several times over the next few hours, and how the sparks continued to flare. I loved seeing Lisa use her enthusiasm to overcome Kevin's qualms about working on the store. For his part, Kevin was reluctant since he couldn't see it getting done right in the short time they had, but he found himself unable to resist Lisa's entreaties. Over the next few days, as they worked on the store, they found they had a lot in common. I enjoyed seeing their friendship develop and see the attraction that simmered underneath it. Both resisted that attraction, though, as both claimed to be uninterested in a relationship. I liked how their friendship deepened into something more and wanted to shake them both as they continued to fight it. Just when things looked most promising, misunderstandings pushed them apart, until a Christmas miracle helped them see what was important.

I loved the underlying project of fixing up Daisy's store. The project itself brought Kevin and Lisa together. However, they weren't the only ones whose lives were affected by it. I loved the teamwork of the townspeople as it seemed that everyone found a way to help in some fashion. When Lisa discovered an old letter in the Santa Mailbox from Daisy's store, everyone got involved in reviving some of the older traditions of the town's Christmas celebration. The secondary characters brought added life and romance, making the story even richer. ( )