A Little Christmas Spirit by Sheila Roberts

Disclaimer: I was sent a free book and am voluntarily leaving this honest review.

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This holiday season has started off with so many new and fun books written by authors I love and some who are new to me.

Book Description

Single mom Lexie Bell hopes to make this first Christmas in their new home special for her six-year-old son, Brock. Festive lights and homemade fudge, check. Friendly neighbors? Uh, no. The reclusive widower next door is more grinchy than nice. But maybe he just needs a reminder of what matters most. At least sharing some holiday cheer with him will distract her from her own lack of romance...

Stanley Mann lost his Christmas spirit when he lost his wife and he sees no point in looking for it. Until she shows up in his dreams and informs him it’s time to ditch his scroogey attitude. Stanley digs in his heels, but she’s determined to haunt him until he wakes up and rediscovers the joys of the season. He can start by being a little more neighborly to the single mom next door. In spite of his protests, he’s soon making snowmen and decorating Christmas trees. How will it all end?

Merrily, of course. A certain Christmas ghost is going to make sure of that!

About Sheila Roberts

USA Today and Publisher's Weekly best-selling author Sheila Roberts has been writing since 1989. Her books include Angel Lane (Center Point Pub 2009), a Amazon Best Pick in 2009, Bikini Season (Gale Cengage 2008), and The Snow Globe (St Martins Press 2010). In 2014 her title Welcome to Icicle Falls, as part of Together for Christmas, made Harlequin's Hot Romance List. Her novels On Strike for Christmas (St Martin's Press 2007) and The Nine Lives of Christmas (St Martin's Press 2011) were made into movies for the Lifetime and Hallmark channels.

My Thoughts

When I started reading the book I admit I didn't much like Stanley. He was grumpy, anti-social, and just plain mean. Then in popped Carol and I thought oh wait it's going to be an updated version of Charles Dickson's A Christmas Carol but nope. 

Instead, I go a story of two people who needed each other and yet did not want to be around each other. It was a story of growth and connection. As we learned about each character things got better. 

I loved that the author gave us more backstory on Stanley because it helped to soften him and allowed me to understand him better. 

This book was a nice change and gave me a little hope that even grumpy people still hold a little Christmas spirit deep down.