If you love <u> You've Got Mail /<u>, then you will love this book. Angela runs a small, unique, and expensive Christmas Store in her small town. Her Great-Great-Grandmother started it and she inherited it from her Grandmother. It's a tie the the Grandmother who raised her. A new Christmas Store moves into town with cheap merchandise and lots of glitz. They other stuff besides Christmas as well. Angela's shop is floundering. Even though I knew what the ultimate outcome would be, this is a darling, clean read. I love the writing style, so easy to read and the story pulled me in immediately. Angela is sweet, but having a struggle coming to grips with the end of her shop. She feels the loss because of her heritage and because she truly loved what she did. Geoff loves what he does, which is run the competition. The characters are wonderful, the writing style comfortable, and the story is sweet. This is the first book by this author that I have read. I definitely would read another book by Nancy Naigle.

I received an ARC of Dear Santa by Nancy Naigle courtesy of Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for a review. I really enjoyed this sweet story set in a beach town. Angela is the owner of a lighthouse that houses a Christmas store that has been in her family for generations. She loves the history and tradition of it, but business has fallen off to the point of being unsustainable around the same time a discount chain store comes to town. Her feelings are complicated by an attraction to the chain store owner. All good things must evolve and Angela has to find a new mission in life. I found this a nice story about fresh starts and reinventing.

This was a cute book. A very lighthearted read. This my first book that I have read by author Nancy Niagle and I wasn't disappointed. It was such a wonderful love story at my favorite time of the year. Angela and Geoff have something wonderful, and this book made me cry from happiness at the end.

I am a fan of Nancy Naigle books and was initially disappointed with this one as it seemed to take a while to get going. I persevered and it blossomed into a delightful romantic story based around the Christmas season. I definitely give it the thumbs up.

Well that's a nice thing for her sister to do.

Barefoot and in flip-flops anywhere but at the beach is gross.

Chrissy's dad sounds like a twat.

To me dressing is what you put on a salad.

I would run to her store.

People don't usually go shopping on Thanksgiving Day.

Er, third impression's a charm?

He's such a Scrooge.

Her grandma had the patience of a saint if she was giving a kid chocolate coffee and cookies.

I think his mom and Virgil are in love.

At least her pain is for a good cause.

See, her shop trumps your box store any day!

These Santa letters are fun. Bossy, Olivia. Nice try, Frank.

That was a sneaky move.

Good luck, Wally. I hope you get help one day.

I wish she had been able to keep her family's store open. But this job is a good fit for her.

It's August and we are in the "dog days" of summer and I'm reading a Christmas story. Not just any holidays story, but a retelling of "You've Got Mail" one of my all time favorite movies. Be that as it may, this is still a delightful read. When Angela inherited her grandmother's Christmas store, she was delighted. But now sales have been going in the wrong direction and The Heart of Christmas might possibly have to close. Her competition Christmas Galore is a chain store who is threatening her livelihood and her inheritance. Writing a note to Dear Santa at her niece's request, little does she know she is actually writing to the son of that store's owner. Worse, he doesn't realize that the note he's receiving is from Angela. I don't have to go into any more detail, for those of you who have seen the movie will relish the retelling of this charming story in book form.