Wow, this was an amazing story. This is Jenna her son Riley and Devin's story. Riley made a wish to Santa Claus, or so he thought. What started out as Riley thinking that Devin was Santa Claus and then Jenna talking to Devin turned into the beginning of something beautiful. When Jenna and Riley went on the run from a stalker, it was Devin and his family who came to their rescue. This is an amazing story with wonderful characters and and a suspenseful storyline. I absolutely loved this book and I would love to read stories about the other endearing characters.

I loved the tense mystery intertwined with romance in this holiday novel. The characters were well developed and are people I would like to know. This is my first book by Ms. March, and I will definitely look for more.

The Christmas Wishing Tree by Emily march, book 15 in the Eternity Springs series. Even though this is part of a series it could still be read a standalone. This book is only the second one I've read in this series and by this author and I still enjoyed it. With it's parts of mystery and romance. The small town connection with it's characters and town people. I look forward to reading more by this author in the future.

I love Eternity Springs & it’s resident angel, Celeste! The community pulls together like small towns do. When the women want something, it’s funny how these big, strong Alpha males try to move heaven & earth to get it for them. Emily March infuses so much warmth & emotion into each story that you have to read it cover to cover in one sitting. The connection to the characters is instantaneous. The fear that Jenna feels for her son in each situation the stalker puts them in hits directly in the readers’ heart. I loved how Devin went with the flow when he started getting Reilly’s phone call to Santa & did everything he could to reach out to Jenna & let her know what was going on. The other thing I appreciated is that this wasn’t an “instant” romance. This story took place over a couple of years but never was drug down or slow. Emily March has become one of my go to authors for warm, wholesome romances that touch the heart in the same way Debbie Macomber’s stories do.

This book returns you to Eternity Springs. Dr Jenna Stockton has a stalker. She and her young son have gone off the grid to escape the stalker. Jenna and her son have returned to Eternity Springs after spending an enjoyable Christmas there. Devin Murphy was home from Australia visiting his family for Christmas and is back in town again. Jenna is attracted to Devin and her son forms a bond with him, but Devin isn’t interested in a long term relationship.

This story takes place over a period of a year which allows relationships to develop slowly. The setting of the story is Eternity Springs, an idyllic small town. There is a good cast of characters that you will like. The only criticism is the ending of the stalker story was a bit anti-climactic. This is part of a series but easily stands on its own. Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy.

I love a good holiday romance novel. This book wasn't what I expected but ended up being very sweet & a good story. The stalking of Jenna & Reilly storyline kept the story suspenseful The sparks flying between Devin & Jenna kept it interesting as well. I recommend reading this book to see more of Eternity Springs, especially if you've visited before. :-)

Thank you to Net Galley, Emily March and St. Martins Publishing for providing me with my digital copy in exchange for a fair and honest review.

THE CHRISTMAS WISHING TREE
By Emily March

This charming story surprised me with the plot focusing on an adoptive mother named Jenna who has a son named Reilly. Reilly still believes in Santa and calls Devin who plays along as Santa. Devon is also adopted but is a grown man who returns to Colorado and borrows a burner phone when he drops his cell phone in the water. Reilly wants a father for Christmas. Devon is visiting his adoptive parents from Australia when he borrows the phone.

What I didn't expect was the trauma that Jenna and Reilly experience in regards to Reilly getting a broken arm due to getting swatted. I was looking for a feel good story without all of the drama of Jenna and Reilly getting to the point of hiding their identities. They are revisiting the charming town but they have to hide who they are.
I did not enjoy this element of the story. I wouldn't want to read any other books in this series. I am not posting this as I don't post negative reviews. This book was a bad fit for me.

The Christmas Wishing Tree is the latest in Emily March's Eternity Springs Series. The towns wonderful cast of characters once again help to solve another mystery that comes to play with Devin, home for Christmas from Australia. His phone is damaged and he is given a burner phone from none other than Celeste. Answering the phone that evening Devin is introduced to Reilly who thinks he is calling Santa. The charade continues throughout the book with the trials of his mother, Dr. Jenna Stockton trying to escape the 'bad guys' who continue to call her, send multiple orders of pizza and finally escalate the terror for she and Reilly.
As all the books in the Eternity Springs series do, the townsfolk along with Celeste ,bring this wonderful spot in the Colorado Mountains to life. I have enjoyed all of them.

Jenna is a single mom, looking for a safe magical place for her son. Devin is a free spirited man, and likes to avoid entanglements. Reilly is a scared little boy. When Reilly calls santas hotline it changes the destiny of Jenna, Reilly, and Devin. I love Eternity Springs and there own angel Celeste. I loved this book, it was nice to catch up with the community of Eternity Springs. To hear about the weddings, engagements, and births. Emily March has such a way with words.

A truly beautiful Christmas story.
Eternity Springs is such a wonderful place. I love going back there.
This book is filled with goodness and light. Romantic, suspenseful and a very
Dramatic happy ending. Perfect!

The Christmas wishing tree is enchanting count of the Christmas magic and miracle of christmas. A man loves adventure and open sees. Devin Murphy returns to eternity spring. He doesn't hesitate to play along when a young boy plays as Santa. You will love this book I surely did for the way this story is told..

I couldn't put this book down once I started reading it. I did like how it goes from one Christmas to the next then to June of the following year. You will fall in love with Eternity Springs when you read this book and as I said with the last book I read these make me want to go back and read all of the series. All these books can be read as a stand alone but once you start reading you want to know the background of everyone which makes you want to go back and read the previous books. This book gets you in the mood for Christmas and a feel good story. I think this could be a Hallmark Christmas movie.


*I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving a review.*

GREAT, intriguing, touching, heartwarming story. Briefly, on Christmas Eve six year old, Reilly from Nashville has a wish he really wants filled. So he calls Santa at North-Pole-one. This being the number the lady at the Christmas store said was Santa’s phone number. Devin Murphy just got a burner phone and gets Reilly’s call. Reilly is wishing for a daddy of his own. Not wanting to break the imagination of a boy who still believes in Santa, Devin listens and gives advice to keep wishing and believe it will come true. Reilly called back after Christmas to thank him for the presents he did get. Concerned about the calls, Devin tries to contact the mom with no success. Having being stalked, Reilly’s mom Jenna never answered the unfamiliar callers number. NO MORE plot but I couldn’t put the book down. This is my first Emily March book. Won’t be my last. I must go back and read her others.

Ten year old Reilly's calls Santa to ask for a daddy. Devin answers the call on his borrowed phone and plays along. Reilly's mom Jean is a busy doctor with no idea these calls are happening. When Reilly and Jean visit Eternity Springs they discover the magic of this wonderful town. An enjoyable story perfect for the season.

The Christmas Wishing Tree is the latest book in prolific author Emily March’s Eternity Springs series. Aussie Devin Murphy is home in Eternity Springs, Colorado to visit his family for the Christmas holidays. When his phone is damaged while he is helping Celeste Blessing hang lights at her spa retreat, Angel’s Rest, Celeste gives him a spare phone to use while his is being fixed. This phone has the unusual phone number that spells out North Pole1.

When 6 year old Reilly Stockton calls this number to ask Santa for the one thing he wants more than anything else, a dad of his own, Devin doesn’t know what to do. He repeatedly tries to get ahold of Reilly’s mom, Dr. Jenna Stockton, without success until she finally does answer and is quick to accuse him of being the stalker that has been doxxing her for several months.

Reilly’s mom and his Santa Devin work out a plan so Reilly won’t be disappointed culminating in a planned final phone call on New Year’s Day. But Reilly isn’t able to take that phone call after the swatting experience that happened just before the new year began.

After several missed opportunities, Jenna and Devin’s paths do finally cross in a summer visit home for him and a stay at a local campground for her. Jenna and Reilly have been on the run for months since the second swatting incident in Tallahassee. Her stalker has taken away their sense of safety and security, but Devin is determined to restore this and catch her stalker once and for all.

In this lovely holiday story of love and loss, Ms. March spins a delightful tale. But it is also a cautionary tale of the horrible things that can occur in this technological age and how a person on the other end of a keyboard can make a target run, thus ruining their lives. In this story, however, Devin and his friends are able to bring a happy conclusion to Jenna’s angst and lead to a promising future for all.

I did enjoy this book and do recommend it!

Dr. Jenna Stockton loved her career as an obstetrician, but often regretted the time it took away from her life with her adopted son Reilly. Reilly’s most fervent wish was for a dad, and who better to ask than Santa? When Reilly called Santa’s number, using Jenna’s phone, he was delighted to find that Santa was kind and understanding, and they both enjoyed their conversations. But Jenna and Reilly’s peaceful world was unraveling. Someone was sending Jenna huge orders of pizza, other items she hadn’t ordered, and even a white water rafting trip, a painful reminder of her parents’ passing. The night the SWAT team stormed the house, handcuffing Jenna and breaking Reilly’s arm, Jenna knew they needed to leave town.

Devin Murphy was stunned to get a call from a little boy who believed he was talking to Santa, on a phone he had borrowed from a friend. When he finally got the opportunity to talk to Reilly’s mom, he understood her defensiveness, but enjoyed their conversation. Devin had made arrangements for Reilly to call to say goodbye, as Devin was returning to Australia later that week. Jenna called him to let him know Reilly wouldn’t be calling, since his arm had been broken and he was sedated.

Jenna and Reilly’s response to the traumatic turn their lives had taken was logical – who wouldn’t want to go off the grid after two different SWAT teams, in two different cities, break through your door? Eternity Springs is a magical place, where people can feel safe, and I can understand her wanting to ask for help and being afraid to all at the same time. As you might expect, the HEA includes Jenna and Devin, and Reilly got the dad –and the dog – he’d been longing for.

Jenna is a Doctor with a young son. She is being harassed, horribly. After they are both terrified one night when a SWAT team breaks into their home and breaks her son's arm, she moves = twice = When it starts happening again, she sells everything, changes her and her son's identity, buys a truck and trailer and, decides to travel around the country, always keeping one step ahead of her unknown stalker. They end up in Eternity Springs just before Christmas. Devin is the wandering son of a large family in Eternity Springs. He loses his phone and, is given a burner phone by one of the town's "angels". He starts getting Dear Santa calls from a young man and, decides to play along.. He never realizes who this kid or his mother is until he comes back to Eternity Springs months later, ironically, the same time that Jenna and her son come back to visit.
This is, yet another story about Eternity Springs that makes you wish the place was actually real and, you could pack up and move there!
I reminds you that anything is possible, if you just BELIEVE!

This is the 15th book in the Eternity Springs series by Emily March and reading it will leave you with a warm, happy feeling and have you wishing that you could step into the world that Emily March has created and live there.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this still new to me author's book and look forward to reading more.

What a delight it was to read this on a day when it was 95 degrees! Well, it would have been a delight pretty much whenever I read it. Even though I haven't read this series, that wasn't a problem at all because the sweet story of Jenna, Reilly, and Devin is perfectly contained within. Make no mistake, no matter what a stalker does, that stalker is a threat and that's what motivates Jenna to take Reilly and move to a new town. Devin finds himself attracted to her but there are some ups and downs along the way. You just know, don't you, that these three (along with a puppy) are going to make a good family? March has written a quick, heartwarming read. Thanks to netgalley for the ARC. This is one for when you'd like a HEA.

This is a very sweet book. I tend to binge on Christmas books every year and this one looked interesting even though it is book 15 in a series I have never read before. It is easily read as a standalone although I am sure I would have a much fuller understanding of Eternity Springs and its inhabitants if I had read the others in the series. Really Eternity Springs seems like other small towns in romance books series where everything is saccharine sweet and it seems like it would make for a lovely weekend getaway but the thought of living there gives me hives.

This book has romance, suspense, a very cute kid, and a mother in an extremely difficult situation. I was very interested in seeing how everything turned out. My only complaint was that it was a tad overlong.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.