Finding Noel by Richard Paul Evans
CD Audiobook Evans, Richard Paul

A Mark Smart thinks he has hit rock bottom when his car dies on a snowy evening in Utah.  He enters a closing coffee shop and finds Marcy Wood.  She gives him a ride home and over the next few weeks, the two swap their life stories which include Mark’s mother’s death and his estrangement from his father and Marcy who was adopted and longs to find her younger sister who was taken by another family. Mark encourages Macy to look for her sister, and with his support, she begins the search.  Mark discovers he wants to marry Macy, but his unresolved family issues give her cause for concern, and she pushes him away, forcing Mark to confront his past before he can face his future.  This book is a charming, sweet and uplifting holiday story.  The author does a wonderful job of narrating the story.