The original owner, he explains, was a German toymaker who missed his wife and son right before Christmas. When the bereaved widower received the handcrafted snow globe as a Christmas gift, he saw the effigy of a beautiful woman beneath the glass-a woman who would fall into his life, mend his rugged spirit and get him back to the reality of the living. For years, the snow globe has passed from generation to generation, somehow always landing in the men of a soul in particular need of a Christmas miracle. Kiley could use a miracle herself. This year, all she wants for Christmas is someone to love. A hopeful shake leads her on an escapade that makes a believer out of her. When Kylie shares the level of the snow globe with her best friends-two women with problems of their own-they don`t think it. But they`re about to see that at Christmastime, sometimes the impossible becomes possible and miracles really do come true. I loved the mind of this book and reallyliked the first of the story. Kylie buying the snow globe and hearing the history behind how the wizard began was a great tale. I was actually enjoying Kylie's story of finding Craig and his toy shop through the globe. A slight over 1/2 of the way through the book Kylie passes the snow ball on to one of her friend Suzanne and Kylie's story abruptly ends. We then have her friend's story which I didn't enjoy as much. The final 30 pages the snow globe gets passed to a 3rd friend, Allison, and we receive a rushed story about her. I like this whole book had been expanded and hardly been about Kylie. Either that or the word should have been much longer to fully get the stories of her friends. Even though this book left me wanting more it was still an enjoyable holiday read. Content: Some words and profanity scattered throughout. Rating: 3.5 Stars Source: Received a copy for review
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