Some Enchanted Season [Mass Market Paperback]

Marilyn Pappano (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1998

Sometimes miracles do happen.

When Maggie left her husband Ross that fateful Christmas Eve, their marriage was over.  But a near fatal accident on an ice-slick road changed everything.

Now another Christmas approaches.  While Maggie hasn't regained all her memory, she's ready to test her strength at home--with Ross as her only companion.  Sharing a house with him once more, putting on the best face for their neighbors, Maggie knows she's living a lie.

Then she glimpses Ross as he used to be: playful and passionate, the man of her dreams before ambition changed him.  She couldn't know he's feeling the same regrets, the same heartache...or that he fears the return of her memory.  What will happen when she remembers the reason she fled from him last year?

It will take a miracle to send the walls of anger and secrecy tumbling down and reunite the divided couple.  But in the small town of Bethlehem, miracles do happen....

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Pappano takes readers back to the fictional town of Bethlehem, N.Y. (from Season of Wishes), for a season of tree trimming, cookie baking and personal rebirth in her holiday heart-warmer. All of Bethlehem's citizens?human and angelic?are gearing up for the holiday season, including Maggie McKinney, who has spent the past year recovering from a near-fatal car crash that left her scarred and suffering from a slight case of amnesia. The only thing she remembers clearly is that she and Ross, her workaholic husband of 16 years, had planned to divorce. Ross, whose one indiscretion caused Maggie's accident and has left him guilt-ridden, insists on staying with her until she can adjust to living on her own. As Bethlehem weaves its magic, Ross begins to redefine his values and Maggie learns to forgive. This uplifting tale is for everyone who believes in love.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

With her 16-year-old marriage on the rocks, Maggie heads out into a Christmas Eve snowstorm and ends up in a near-fatal accident that not only robs her of her recent memory but miraculously sets the stage for a second chance at love. While a pair of protagonists with divorce on their minds make for an unlikely beginning, the idyllic holiday setting (in the town of Bethlehem, NY), Maggie's highly selective memory, and some serious angelic intervention assure a happy outcome in this intense, compelling story that deftly explores the related themes of betrayal and forgiveness. Pappano has written a number of romances (Season for Miracles, Warner, 1997), including some well-received romantic suspense. She lives in Oklahoma.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Bantam (December 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553579827
• ISBN-13: 978-0553579826
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1 x 6.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #711,056 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars HELLO - ADULTERER - HOW CAN ANYONE RATE THIS 5 STARS DID THEY READ THE SAME BOOK AS I DID?????, May 7, 2010

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Lillian Rose (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Some Enchanted Season (Mass Market Paperback)

Husband cheats with wife's best friend she leaves and has an accident and nearly dies, she spends 10 months in hospital and rehab and he offers to spend 2 months to help her at home before they divorse. She can't remember the last year so she can't remember him cheating, so this book is about how he learns to fall in love with the woman that she has always been but that he totally ignored because he was so wraped up in his business. He never acknowledges what he did to her, never says I'm sorry that I abandoned you treated you like crap, nothing. Right at the end of this book she remembers, and guess what an angel appears to her and tells her to forgive him tells her that it was her fault that he cheated because she stoped the physical relationship with him, hello what about all that he did to her, this angel then tells her that their marriage was nearly ended anyway and to forgive him. WT, then she just goes home sits on his lap kisses him and gives him this christmas ornament that says that there marriage is forever or whatever at this point I'm thinking just how stupid do you think I am. She remembers he cheated and she just goes and sits on his lap and kisses him, theres no discussion nothing she just forgives him and kisses him, this has to be the biggest WTF moment I have ever, ever read. I would recommend that you never read even a word from this book. I will be in angst that I was advised by the readers that this was a good book. There is no resolution no discussion nothing, I'm still shaking my head thinking how dare this author think that as a reader that I would be so stupid to accept this ending. PLEASE DO NOT READ THIS BOOK. ADULTERER. NO RESOLUTION, NOTHING. SAVE YOUR MONEY. YOU DON'T NEED THE ANGST.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A heartwarming holiday love story, November 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Some Enchanted Season (Mass Market Paperback)

On Christmas Eve, Maggie Mckinney cannot believe that her marriage to Ross is over, though she should not be surprised since he never has time for her anyway. An angry Maggie is stunned that Ross never even put up a minor fight to stop her from walking out on him. Maggie drives away on the icy roads, but her car skids and she is badly injured in the ensuing accident. Over the next few months, Ross sees that Maggie gets the best medical care and often visits her at the hospital.

However, though she is physically much better, Maggie suffers from amnesia as a result of the blow to her head. When it is time for her to be released, her doctor suggests Ross take her back to their Bethlehem home so that little will spark her memories. Ross regrets what he did to his beloved Maggie before the accident. He tries his best to make it up to her by helping her regain her memory. Even as he gives her the ultimate gift, Ross knows that when she regains what she lost, he will lose everything that he cherishes in life.

Marilyn Pappano has deservedly earned a reputation for her fabulous story lines that always thrill readers. Her current contemporary romance, SOME ENCHANTED SEASON, is a spellbinder that will elate fans with its holiday message. Ross is a warm character, whose regrets will fill every reader's stockings with plenty of angst. Maggie is also a magnificent protagonist, leaving fans of contemporary romance with no reason to not spend and enchanted evening with Ms. Pappano.

Harriet Klausner

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a tremendously beautiful book., June 5, 1999

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[e-mail] (Neuss, Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Some Enchanted Season (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is extremely beautiful. Marilyn Pappano once again weaves an emotionally touching story of two beautiful people who lost and luckily regained each other. The author builds emotions high and strong. She paints emotions vividly in great careful detail and i was entranced. It was with a sense of regret when i finally turned the back cover of this book since i got fond of the lovable characters in it. If you liked reading "A Season For Miracles," you will definitely love this one too. One gets reacquianted with old friends and gets to know other characters even deeper. A further insight into how it went with the Daltons/Bishops is an added delight. Another bonus is Holly's character which sprinkles some additional laughs into the story as well. The enticing town of Bethlehem and its very own nostalgie-evoking Christmas tradition provides once again a magical backdrop to Ross's and Maggie's spell-binding romance. This is one book to savor, relax and enjoy with, to be hooked on, to ponder upon, and to learn from. I'm certainly looking forward to the next story set in Bethlehem by Ms. Pappano. Just as a German would say upon stumbling something precious and worthwhile, "Es lohnt sich, wirklich!"