Christmas Wishes, Christmas Gifts (By Request 2's): The Heart of Christmas/ Her Secret Santa (Paperback)

~ Tara Taylor Quinn (Author), Day Leclaire (Author)

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Product Description

Two versions of Santa . . . for two lucky women!

The Heart of Christmas
Tara Taylor Quinn

Abby Hayden is at loose ends, but Dr. Nick McIntyre has a proposition for her. He persuades her to work at a home he's established for pregnant teens. That's where Abby learns she has a special gift: she knows how to make these girls feel loved and valued. And she receives a special gift herself -- her very own St. Nick! Not just for this Christmas, but for all the Christmases to come!

Her Secret Santa
Day Leclaire

Despite his reputation for ruthlessness, there's another side to Mathias Blackstone. Every Christmas he procures wishes . . . and for one of his young clients, meeting children's writer Jacqueline Randell is a dream come true. But the more Mathias Blackstone woos Jacqueline, the more he begins to suspect that Jacqueline Randell is hisChristmas wish, too!

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (November 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373217366
• ISBN-13: 978-0373217366
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 3.9 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,093,170 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book to snuggle up with at Christmas, December 21, 2002

By	"amykaren" (Michigan) - See all my reviews

I really enjoyed this book. The first story was not as good as the second, thus the 4 stars instead of 5.
In The Heart of Christmas, we meet Abby who has gone through some trauma the last couple years and feels anyone she loves she will destroy. Dr. Nick gives everything but his heart. The story brings the two together, with a little mystery as a subplot. Great secondary charachters that fill out the story line. A few things are unrealistic, I'd tell you but I don't want to give away the storyline. All in all, a B+.

The second story, Her Secret Santa-I just loved this story. Ms. Declaire writes so well I feel as if Jacq actually exisits-I can see her in my mind. Mathias falls for Jacq but he's hiding a secret-he knows she is a renowed children's author-a fact she is trying to hid. Will she forgive him when she finds out he knows? At first, I thought how can anyone fall in love in a week but keep reading the story, the plot thickens and fills out and you see the big picture-I want to tell you but I'll let you find out for yourself! An A+ effort, I will be buying more of her books.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great book, but bad printing job, December 14, 2002

By A Customer

I thought that both stories were great. Then as I got to the end of the second story, and the book started over, literally.

4.0 out of 5 stars Two for the price of one, December 27, 2009

By	Holliday Rohrbaugh "Laureth" (Rochester, NY USA) - See all my reviews

I enjoyed both stories, but the second story was WAY better.

Tara Taylor Quinn's story The Heart of Christmas was a good read, but I got annoyed with the heroine for shrugging off the fact that the same car kept following her. She was mugged in the beginning of the story and her sister Audrey had been murdered and yet, she thought she was imagining things. The first time and possibly the second time I would've bought that line of reasoning, but after the third time and Abby still thought she was imagining things I felt like Abby was an idiot.

Her Secret Santa by Day LeClaire was a GREAT story. I loved the interaction between Jacq and Mathias. I read it all in one sitting because I couldn't walk away from it. As a Christmas love story, it's beautiful and I enjoyed it.

The book as a whole is enjoyable, but the second story is definitely a better read.