Chocolate Chip Christmas Wishes by Nicole McCaffrey

 . . .“Welcome to Christmasville where it’s Christmas all year long.”

He turned to her. “Let me guess. I died and this is Hell.”. . . 

      Jake Mistletoe. the North Pole’s resident bad boy, is half-elf, half-human. As the only child of a single mother, who just happens to be Santa’s head elf, he’s led a spoiled, charmed life as godson to Santa and Mrs. Claus, and has wanted for nothing. Fed up with Jake’s wild, partying ways and lack of direction, his mother sends him to the real world for a dose of reality and to get in touch with his human side.

     Lucy Prescott is all alone in this world. She left college and abandoned her dream of running her own business to care for the ailing grandparents who raised her.  Since they died, she has struggled to keep their Christmas novelty shop running in a dated, dying Christmas-themed tourist town. But she is running low on hope and it’s hard to feel the holiday spirit when you live it all day, every day. 

     After Jake appears in the tiny town in Northern New York, magic seems to fill the air. And what’s up with the enticing aroma of chocolate chip cookies that seems to follow everywhere he goes? For the first time in ages, life holds excitement and Lucy finds herself wondering what if?

Our Review:  Author Nicole McCaffrey, known for unique settings, enchanting characters and snappy, laugh-out-loud dialogue, does not fail her readers with Chocolate Chip Christmas Wishes, a current release out of the Christmas Cookie series by the Wild Rose Press.  

     In order to truly enjoy this terrific tale of an elf and a hard-working selfless shop owner, one needs to get ready for one hoot after another. Jake is a darling; Lucy owns a heart as big as all outdoors. Neither is about to give up on their dreams. So take a visit to Christmasville, meet Lucy, Jake and the rest of the gang who inhabit this delightful holiday-themed village, and prepare to have your heart warmed like never before.

 On a scale of 1-5, Chocolate Chip Christmas Wishes deserves a 7.

Kat Henry Doran, Wild Women Reviews