Written in the Cards (Grimford #3.5)

A sweet, contemporary retelling of “The Little Match Girl”…

Eddie Knight hates Christmas. Every carol and every stringed light reminds him of a tragedy in his family long ago. He wants to focus on his work and forget the whole Christmas season. But he didn’t expect the jingle bell committee to be waiting for him outside the office.

Christmas is the most special time of year to Imogen Barnes. She and her grandmother made every holiday season special with their traditions, from visiting the Festival of Lights to reading holiday fortunes on Christmas cards. Now that her grandmother needs to move to a specialized retirement community, Imogen has to raise money to afford a room. The only way she can think of to do that is to sell the crafts she makes out of matches outside the offices of Fitzroy Incorporated. As long as their head lawyer, Eddie Knight, doesn’t shut down her operation.

But Eddie sees something in Imogen she’s never seen in herself, and Imogen slowly becomes the sunshine a holiday grump like Eddie needs on a cold winter day. When secrets are exposed, will they be able to find joy in the Christmas cards?