From the author of the beloved “Christmas Hope” series, Donna VanLiere serves up another seasonal story of strife and redemption in The Christmas Note (St. Martin’s Press). Getting a little more than she bargained for when moving to a new apartment near her mother, Gretchen Daniels eventually encounters a mysterious young woman who typically keeps to herself, Melissa McCreary. But when the local landlord comes knocking on Gretchen’s door when he can’t track down Melissa, she and her reclusive neighbor eventually end up becoming unlikely friends in the wake of Melissa’s mother’s death and the revelations left behind in her abandoned home.
