Wishing on the Stars

Can wishing on a star make Christmas wishes come true?Chloe Sweet, a small town bakery owner and single mom to Sophie, has one wish on her Christmas list this year: to win the local Christmas tree contest so she can purchase a new oven for the bakery. Her business depends on it. Chloe loves this time of year, despite the fact that the man she loved and thought she'd marry, left her alone and pregnant on Christmas Eve. He never said why. Never contacted her. Then again, she had never told him about Sophie. So, she lived her life and created a business for herself. Now, after all these years, Tyler has returned to Misty River. She decides it's best to avoid him and focus on providing a nice Christmas for her daughter. But, things don't go as planned. Sophie has asked for the impossible: a daddy for Christmas! The only way Chloe can accomplish making her daughter's wish come true is to tell Tyler her secret and hope he'll want to stay.Tyler Anderson, a talent photojournalist and world traveller, has returned to Misty River to find a facility for his ailing grandfather, the only family he has left in the world. For six years, Tyler has avoided Christmas and the small town because it held too many painful memories. The woman he had loved and planned on marrying betrayed him and he did the only thing a man with a broken heart would do: leave town. He figures it shouldn't be too difficult. He was only in town for a few weeks and once he had his grandfather settled in a new home, he'd leave. But, his heart has other plans. He's falling in love again with the woman who shattered his heart. It doesn't help that Sophie has him tied around her little finger. He doesn't understand why he has such strong feelings for this sprite of a girl. The more time he spends with them, makes it harder for him to leave Misty River.Sophie reminds Chloe and Tyler that Christmas wishes come true if you say aloud what's in your heart while wishing on a star.Will Chloe and Tyler's Christmas wishes come true?Wishing on the Stars is Book 2 in the Misty River series populated with characters you'll fall in love with. Each book is set during a season and can be read as a stand alone, but it's best if you read them in order. The characters are like one big extended family and appear in all of the books in the series. As you read each one in order, you'll get a better understanding of how their lives connect, interact and grow.