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| Giftshop owner Frankie Lane is always looking to match her single friends with someone. But for herself, she isn’t sure she is over losing her beloved husband a few years ago. Frankie sets up her good friend Mitch Howard on a pre-date meeting without even letting him know about it. Unfortunately, he finds out and he is now annoyed with her. Frankie moves on to other targets, namely finding a man for her sister Stef, or she can hope that her employee, Elinor, will finally see that bookstore owner William likes her a lot. Her family and friends are telling Frankie to let it go because love will strike without a shove from her. Instead, they feel she should be looking at finding love for herself. Alas, Mitch’s newest employee becomes attracted to Frankie. He’s too young for her and she isn’t interested in him. It turns out that Frankie has a soft spot for Mitch. Christmas is approaching in the delightfully entertaining THE MERRY MATCHMAKER. The holiday is the biggest moneymaker of the year for Frankie’s shop, as well as all the activities around town, including the Santa Walk. Frankie oversaw that for years, but a rival shop owner has taken it over and Frankie is gritting her teeth at all the changes the woman wants to make. Her attempt at pairing a woman with Mitch turned out badly, so she has decided to hold off doing it again for now. Meanwhile, Stef handles the “Letters to Santa” column at the newspaper where she works. A young boy wrote asking Santa to bring him a mommy and she responded. The father came storming into the newspaper office demanding that the letter and Stef’s response be removed from the paper. Readers suspect that they will soon be meeting. As Christmas and the Santa Walk draw closer, plans are added and finalized. Frankie has been Mrs. Claus for years, with Mitch acting as Mr. Claus. But this year, she has been bumped off and told other women can compete for the title. Frankie is miffed but decides to help Elinor win the title. This means that Elinor will compete for the chance to ride with Mitch in the Santa float if she wins. Sounds good, but soon, Elinor is getting right into the competition. How will Frankie feel seeing Elinor holding onto Mitch’s arm? There are other characters we meet in THE MERRY MATCHMAKER, including Frankie’s widowed mother, who ends up surprising her daughter. Readers will enjoy the interaction between all the characters and root for Frankie to finally open her eyes to the fact that she is attracted to Mitch. THE MERRY MATCHMAKER is a feel-good Christmas-themed tale that is fun to read and keeps you turning the pages. Don’t miss the holiday hijinks going on in a town that loves Christmas by grabbing a copy today. Patti Fischer |
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THE MERRY MATCHMAKER – Shelia Roberts