The Christmas Promise (Christmas Hope) (13 page)

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

THE CHRISTMAS PROMISE
. Copyright © 2007 by Donna VanLiere. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

VanLiere, Donna, 1966–

The Christmas promise / Donna VanLiere. —1st ed.

p. cm.

ISBN: 978-1-4299-2220-3

1. Interpersonal relations—Fiction. 2. Christmas stories. I. Title.

PS3622.A66C479 2007

813'.6—dc22

2007020320