Review: Call Me Mrs. Miracle (Angelic Intervention #8) by Debbie Macomber

Call Me Mrs. Miracle (Angelic Intervention #8) by Debbie Macomber

Published September 28th 2010 by Mira (first published September 8th 2010)

Hardcover, 253 pages

Series: Angelic Intervention

Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance
Heat Rating: Kissing

Source: From the publisher through Netgalley in exchange of an honest review!
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Summary from Goodreads

This Christmas, Emily Merkle (call her Mrs. Miracle!) is working in the toy department at Finley's, the last family-owned department store in New York City. And her boss is none other than…Jake Finley, the owner's son.

For Jake, holiday memories of brightly wrapped gifts, decorated trees and family were destroyed in a Christmas Eve tragedy years before. Now Christmas means just one thing to him—and to his father. Profit. Because they need a Christmas miracle to keep the business afloat.

Holly Larson needs a miracle, too. She wants to give her eight-year-old nephew, Gabe, the holiday he deserves. Holly's widowed brother is in the army and won't be home for Christmas, but at least she can get Gabe that toy robot from Finley's, the one gift he desperately wants. If she can figure out how to afford it…

Fortunately, it's Mrs. Miracle to the rescue. Next to making children happy, she likes nothing better than helping others—and that includes doing a bit of matchmaking!

This Christmas will be different. For all of them.

Yes, I think Debbie Macomber has found a new fan. This is my second Debbie Macomber novel of the month and ever read. I truly do enjoy her writing and Call Me Mrs. Miracle has ended up meeting my expectations! I did not realize till today that some may call her books Christian books as well. If that is the case, I am actually more than okay with this one. They don't read as Christian books, and they do not sound at all preachy. All they are to me is wonderful, magical, yet simplistic writing with heart-warming story-lines of clean romance.

I did not realize this was an eight book in the series, but it reads as a stand-alone so it does not feel like you just walked in on a movie in the middle of it. I have heard of Mrs.Miracle books and have actually seen the first movie on Hallmark a couple of days ago, well at least the second half of it anyway. It was Thankgiving day and not much time to watch anything.

anyway in Call Me Mrs. Miracle, Emily Merkle is working at the department store in a toy section. Jake Finley, the owners son took a huge gamble when he ordered hundred of toy robots that are over $200 each in a very bad economy. Jake truly believes that the toy robots are going to be the hottest item this season, but when he only sells a couple on Black Friday, he is going to need a miracle to sell the rest.

Holly Larson is taking care of her nephew, who's father is a soldier and currently away. So it will be another Christmas that the little boy will be spending without his father. It's bad enough that Holly has financial problems and connection with the boy when on top of it all he also wants the expensive robot for Christmas.

With Emily Merkle to the rescue, it will be the Christmas to remember for the both of them.

Loved the story, it was so wonderful. I loved the connection between Holly and Jake. Thought kind of instant there was something about it that was believable. I enjoyed watching the romance blossom between the two. Jake has had a terrible Christmas past when his mother and sister died on Christmas day in a car accident and now him and his father don't even celebrate. It was so sweet seeing how Holly bought the spirit of Christmas back in to Finley household.

The toy store seemed to be a wonderful additional setting to the Christmas holiday feel of this book. Plus there is something about the character's and their actions that really touches my heart. I am looking forward to my next read from Macomber and have already borrowed one from the library!