A Match Made at Christmas by Patty Blount

There’s something about Elena that pulls him in. Lucas knows better than to make plans with a woman who will soon be leaving, yet can’t help himself. He spends his days working in the Financial District and his evenings volunteering and it’s almost enough to help him forget what he did. For her, it means only one thing - even beyond the grave, her mother can never forgive Elena for breaking her heart.įor Lucas, New York is hallowed ground that he can never leave. When Elena discovers Lucas is the boy who gave her that crystal snowflake all those years ago, she can’t accept it as the sign Lucas believes it to be. But those plans go awry when she meets Lucas Adair, a man whose own grief and guilt just might rival her own. Agreeing to help her sister prepare for her baby’s birth seems like a good way to spend Christmas and Elena vows not to let the monstrous guilt that weighs on her heart ruin everything. Since losing her mom, Elena Larsen hasn’t set foot in New York City - until now. The boy pressed a crystal snowflake ornament into the girl’s hand and disappeared into the crowd, unaware that his simple act of kindness saved her from the guilt that threatened to consume her. Now, he only has to convince her.Thirteen years ago, two teens met on the ramp to Ground Zero, on a cold and snowy day, strangers bonding in a moment of grief.

He doesn't put much faith in signs but even he starts to believe Elena is his absolution. There's something about Elena that pulls him in.

Lucas knows better than to make plans with a woman who will soon be leaving, yet can't help himself. He spends his days working in the Financial District and his evenings volunteering and it's almost enough to help him forget what he did. For her, it means only one thing - even beyond the grave, her mother can never forgive Elena for breaking her heart.For Lucas, New York is hallowed ground that he can never leave. But those plans go awry when she meets Lucas Adair, a man whose own grief and guilt just might rival her own.When Elena discovers Lucas is the boy who gave her that crystal snowflake all those years ago, she can't accept it as the sign Lucas believes it to be. Agreeing to help her sister prepare for her baby's birth seems like a good way to spend Christmas and Elena vows not to let the monstrous guilt that weighs on her heart ruin everything. The boy pressed a crystal snowflake ornament into the girl's hand and disappeared into the crowd, unaware that his simple act of kindness saved her from the guilt that threatened to consume her.Since losing her mom, Elena Larsen hasn't set foot in New York City - until now. Thirteen years ago, two teens met on the ramp to Ground Zero, on a cold and snowy day, strangers bonding in a moment of grief.

A Match Made at Christmas by Patty Blount