"Switching places at Christmastime!"
The Christmas Spirit
By: Debbie Macomber
Genres: Romance Contemporary
Posted: February 6, 2023
Peter Armstrong is a minister at a local church. He hasn’t found the right woman yet and keeps busy with his church duties. Hank Colfax runs a local bar. He isn’t really one to let someone help him take care of his business. Hank hasn’t found the right one yet and doesn’t have time for a relationship. These two best friends since high school try to meet for lunch. At one such lunch, they’re complaining about their busy lives. Each thinks the other has it easy, so they decide to change places until Christmas Eve. Hank and Peter will find more than The Christmas Spirit this holiday season.
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT by Debbie Macomber is her annual Christmas story. Two men, Hank and Peter, have been best friends since high school and are complete opposites--no one seems to know how they’ve stayed friends. A minister and a bar owner who are both so busy, they have no time for romance. Each complains at their usual lunch how busy they are, which leads to them deciding they can do the other’s job. Hank and Peter decided to switch places until Christmas Eve. They’ll find out that each other’s lives are different than they thought.
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT has an interesting setup, taking the reader back in time to 1977 as the wife of one of these men tells her grandchildren a Christmas story. The boy hates romance and the girl loves it. There is humor and unexpected events that neither man saw coming. Both Hank and Peter are surprised by the differences and similarities between their two jobs. Hank’s strength played to Peter’s weakness and vice versa. They also have the possibility of finding true love and making changes in their lives that they might not have seen until they switched places.
Debbie Macomber’s THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT will make you laugh, smile, and will lift your spirits. Even though this wonderful is her recent Christmas holiday book this reader could read it any time of the year. Cute grandchildren learning about their grandfather’s adventure. A must for Debbie Macomber fans and a wonderful Christmas holiday story that will keep the reader entertained all the way through the telling of this story.
Book Summary
Two lifelong friends decide to trade places the week before Christmas and end up finding love along the way in this delightful novel from the queen of holiday stories, #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.
Peter Armstrong and Hank Colfax are best friends, but their lives couldn’t be more different. Peter, the local pastor who is dedicated to his community, spending time visiting the flock, attending meetings, and, with the holiday season approaching, preparing for the Christmas service and live nativity. As a bartender, Hank serves a much different customer base at his family-owned tavern, including a handful of lonely regulars and the local biker gang.
When Peter scoffs that Hank has it easy compared to him, the two decide to switch jobs until Christmas Eve. To their surprise, the responsibilities of a bartender and a pastor are similar, but taking on the other’s work is more difficult than either Peter or Hank expected. As the two begin to see each other in a new light—and each discovers a new love to cherish—their lives are forever changed.
In The Christmas Spirit, Debbie Macomber celebrates the true meaning of the holidays and the inclusive community spirit that binds us all.
by: Debbie Macomber
Ballantine Books
October 1, 2022
On Sale: October 18, 2022
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ISBN: 0593500105
EAN: 9780593500101
Kindle: B09QPVRB87
Hardcover / e-Book