To date, her novels have been published in German, Italian, Polish, Slovenian, Hungarian, Dutch, Czech and Japanese. In 2006, Hissy Fit became her first New York Times bestseller, followed by twelve more New York Times, USA Today and Publisher’s Weekly bestsellers. In 2002, she assumed the pen name Mary Kay Andrews with the publication of Savannah Blues. She went on to write ten critically acclaimed mysteries, including the Callahan Garrity mystery series, under her real name, Kathy Hogan Trocheck. Her first novel, Every Crooked Nanny, was published in 1992 by HarperCollins. After a 14-year career working as a reporter at newspapers including The Savannah Morning News, The Marietta Journal, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, where she spent the final ten years of her career, she left journalism in 1991 to write fiction. in journalism from The University of Georgia (go Dawgs!). Highly recommended for those looking for a quick holiday read between shopping, wrapping and baking.Ī native of St. I was drawn to the characters and loved the whole idea of the santa suit.
This started a bit off to me, but quickly redeemed itself.
The note sets Ivy off on a mission only to discover she might find more than she ever thought possible: a welcoming town, a family reunited, a mystery solved, and a second chance at love. In the pocket of the suit she finds a note: it’s from a little girl who has one Christmas wish, and that is for her father to return home from the war.
The Four Roses, as the farmhouse is called, is a labor of love-but Ivy didn’t bargain on just how much labor.Īmong the left possessions Ivy finds a Santa suit-beautifully made and decades old. When newly-divorced Ivy Perkins buys an old farmhouse sight unseen, she is definitely looking for a change in her life. From the New York Times bestselling author of Hello, Summer comes a novella celebrating the magic of Christmas and second chances.
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