Penny Richards

A Christmas For Carole Penny Richards

Former orphan Carole Chapman has no use for Christmas. She remembers well the gifts she received as a child at the orphanage marked simply "Girl" and the appropriate age. Now, as a successful store owner, it's all about commercial and financial gain. Her love life isn't so great either. When she finds a baby someone has left in a church nativity scene, her past with all its disappointments and insecurities comes flooding back. Widower and police psychologist, Chris Nicholas is granted temporary custody of the baby, a little girl named Katy. A father himself as well as a foster parent, he lives on a farm with a menagerie of animals, kids of all ages and a smart-mouthed parrot. Controlled chaos best describes his rustic home. Chris is a rescuer by nature and Carole needs help badly. Chris can't help being drawn to her despite their differences. Can he and the kids break through her wall of reserve and help her forget the disappointments of her past and learn to love herself and others?