02015cam a2200313 i 4500 1600058194 TxAuBib 20241010120000.0 240115s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781335006301 PAP 18.99 1335006303 PAP 18.99 TxAuBib rda Mallery, Susan, 1950- One big happy family [BOOK] / Susan Mallery. Toronto, Canada : Canary Street Press, [2024] 314 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes reader's guide. "Julie Parker's kids are her greatest gift. Still, she's not exactly heartbroken when they ask to skip a big Christmas. Her son, Nick, is taking a belated honeymoon with his bride, Blair, while her daughter, Dana, will purge every reminder of the guy who dumped her. Again. Julie feels practically giddy for one-on-one holiday time with Heath, the (much) younger man she's secretly dating. But her plans go from cozy to chaotic when Nick and Dana plead for Christmas at the family cabin in memory of their late father, Julie's ex. She can't refuse, even though she dreads their reactions to her new man when they realize she's been hiding him for months. As the guest list grows in surprising ways, from Blair's estranged mom to Heath's precocious children, Julie's secret is one of many to be unwrapped. Over the delightfully complicated and very funny Christmas, she'll discover that more really is merrier, and that a big happy family can become bigger and happier if they let go of old hurts and open their hearts to love.". 20241010. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Holidays Fiction. Single mothers Fiction. Families Fiction. Christmas stories. Romance fiction.