Book Review: Miss Kane's Christmas by Caroline Mickelson

This is a cute, light romance with Christmas magic.

Miss Kane's Christmas
(Christmas Central #1)
by Caroline Mickelson.

ASIN : B009SU0NVO
Publisher : Bon Accord Press (October 17, 2012)
File size : 602 KB
Page Length : 138 pages
Genre: Christmas, Holiday Romance, Romantic Comedy
My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0.

With Christmas only three days away, Carol Claus agrees to her father's request that she leave the North Pole on a mission to help save Christmas. Joining single father Ben Hanson and his children for the holidays seems an easy enough task until Santa informs her that Ben is the man behind the disturbing new book 'Beyond Bah Humbug: Why Lying to Your Children about Santa Claus is a Bad Idea'.
Posing as Miss Kane, the children's new nanny, Carol pulls out all the stops to show Ben how fun Christmas can be, all the while struggling to understand how one man could hate the holidays so much. How could she, Santa's only daughter, be so attracted to a man who refuses to believe her father exists?

Review:
Santa Claus asks his daughter Carol to handle a mission to save Christmas. A single father, Ben Hanson, is about to submit for publication a book that calls Santa a lie and a hoax. Carol, aka Miss Kane, is dropped at the man’s door to serve as the new nanny for his two children.

Ben lost his wife and the children their mother several years before when she died of illness. Ben did tell the full truth to his children about their mother, but he froze his feelings and has shared no happiness since her death. The children, Hillary age eight and Patrick age x have grown accustomed to a household with little fun and no laughter, but they long for more. They are thrilled when Miss Kane arrives bringing a burst of Christmas enthusiasm and joy with her.

Ben is set on sending Miss Kane away the morning after her arrival but circumstances require that she stay a few days. It is just three days before Christmas and Carol is intent on bringing the Christmas spirit into the Hanson home before she returns to the North Pole. As she grows closer to the family, she fears first that she will fail to win Ben over even with a little Christmas magic, and second that she may not be able to return to her own home without great sorrow.

This is a cute little story that is the stuff of Hallmark movies. Carol overflows Christmas joy and the children are ready to soak it in. Ben is a reluctant participant in the holiday festivities, but it would be hard for anyone to resist Carol’s enthusiastic spirit. This is an easy, quick read. I recommend this to fans of light Christmas romance.

Source: Free Kindle December 2012. This qualifies for 2020TBR goal.