The Christmas Angel: A Novel

A charming heart-warming Christmas taleabout the power of family tradition and love.. In 1875 Owen Thomas a poor Welsh coal miner falls in love with a beautiful London actress Jessica Lavery. He builds her a cottage in his village and enchants her with the promise of the holidays theyll share after they marry. According to his special Thomas family tradition the Christmas tree must always be outside where it can look up to God. Owen carves her an angel to go on top of their tree with lavender eyes like hers a token more meaningful to her than any engagement ring. When Jessica breaks off their romance Owen broken-hearted wraps the angel in his mothers shawl and brings her to America. There she looks down over five generations witnessing peace and war triumphs and tragedies reminding all who see her that Christmas is the time when families and sweethearts can come together laughter and goodwill can lighten even the heaviest burden and magic fills the earth. This is a story of faith and love. And of the miracle that brought the angel home again.