J.A. Ferguson, The Wrong Christmas Carol

The Wrong Christmas Carol

J.A. Ferguson

ImaJinn, December 2006, $14.95, 195 pp.

ISBN 1933417145

Gabby D'Angelo and Mike Archer are the objects of their landlord Mr. Shepard's match making efforts, but it has been two years, and neither has made a move on the other. When Gabby's car gets stolen at the mall, she returns home in a cab; Mike helps her bring her packages to her apartment, and he waits with her until the police arrive. When they do, they tell her they found her car and her baby Carol who is wearing a hospital ID bracelet.

There is only one problem with that scenario: Gabby never gave birth, and Mike knows that because he has seen her almost every day for the last year, and he knows she was never pregnant. When he calls the hospital, the people in charge confirm Gabby gave birth to Carol on Christmas at midnight. Social services case workers insist Gabby should keep the baby until they find her parents. Mike has them take DNA tests, and the results show that Mike and Gabby are Carol's parents. As both adults get closer to the infant, they open their hearts to each other until a misunderstanding threatens to destroy their fledgling relationship. Little do they know that in addition to their landlord's meddling, they have a guardian angel trying to rectify a mistake so everyone could be happy.

J.A. Ferguson's romance really puts readers in the mood for Christmas. The audience feels happy, contented and satisfied after reading this book about two people who fall in love with a baby and each other. Both the hero and the heroine are decent, likeable and heartwarming people; the kind that deserve to have good things happening to them. This is an enchanting paranormal romance.