Bright Lights, Big Christmas: A Novel
From Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author of The Homewreckers and The Santa Suit, comes a novella celebrating love and the warm, glittering charm of the holiday season.
"Nobody does Christmas like Mary Kay Andrews." ―Debbie Macomber
"Cozy up with Santa's favorite novelist!” ―Adriana Trigiani
When fall rolls around, it’s time for Kerry Tolliver to leave her family’s Christmas tree farm in the mountains of North Carolina for the wilds of New York City to help her gruff older brother & his dog, Queenie, sell the trees at the family stand on a corner in Greenwich Village. Sharing a tiny vintage camper and experiencing Manhattan for the first time, Kerry’s ready to try to carve out a new corner for herself.
In the weeks leading into Christmas, Kerry quickly becomes close with the charming neighbors who live near their stand. When an elderly neighbor goes missing, Kerry will need to combine her country know-how with her newly acquired New York knowledge to protect the new friends she’s come to think of as family,
And complicating everything is Patrick, a single dad raising his adorable, dragon-loving son Austin on this quirky block. Kerry and Patrick’s chemistry is undeniable, but what chance does this holiday romance really have?
Filled with family ties, both rekindled and new, and sparkling with Christmas magic, BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CHRISTMAS delivers everything Mary Kay Andrews fans adore, all tied up in a hilarious, romantic gem of a novel.
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Community Reviews
I’ve sort of been in a little reading funk and I didn’t get around to nearly as many holiday reads as I would’ve liked this season so when my book club decided to read this one, I was thrilled! I wish we got one with a bit more juice but it was very cute. I enjoyed the concept and the characters but everything felt sped up. I knew the love interest right away but everything just “happened” and I felt like it came out of nowhere. I enjoyed Heinz and the twist his character brought to the story and Kerry’s development. I was a bit confused on the logistics of things but that’s fiction so I did overlook a lot. Overall, I think the reason I didn’t love the book more than I did was because I actually was enjoying everything and was hoping for more details that just never came. It’s not my favorite but its a great cozy holiday read. Can’t wait to hear what the rest of my book club thinks!
2.5. A feel good - hallmarkish - Lifetime movie kind of Christmas story. Quick read but predictable.
For a romance novel, Kerry and Patrick’s story seemed forced, I didn’t feel the chemistry.
I still enjoyed the quick read pre-Christmas season, since I don’t read much of this type of genre, but definitely not memorable.
For a romance novel, Kerry and Patrick’s story seemed forced, I didn’t feel the chemistry.
I still enjoyed the quick read pre-Christmas season, since I don’t read much of this type of genre, but definitely not memorable.
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