A Match Made at Christmas by Patty Blount

Elena avoided New York ever since 9/11, having lost mom in WTC. But now she's back, needing to help her sister in her final month of pregnancy, and spending Christmas together. Her guilt however, was still nagging at her after many years. Meeting Lucas did make her realize there's something nice in life, but his own grief and guilt may exceed her own... His mother also perished in 9/11. When Elena also found that Lucas was the boy who gave her one of the Christmas ornaments at Ground Zero, and may have saved her from suicide that Christmas, Elena only saw more guilt and grief, that her mother never forgave her. Can Lucas make her see the light, that it's actually a sign of forgiveness, and they need to forgive themselves to start loving others?

Nice use of 9/11 as background, and the blabbing about signs, with revelations, forgiveness, and perhaps, love.

Category: Contemporary

Overall Rating: 5/5

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