A Christmas to Remember

by Kay Stockham

Book Overview

Waking up with amnesia is bad enough but the snatches of memories teasing Beau Buchanan seem to be from someone else's life. Home with his father, people recognize him but he's at a loss. Especially... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 037371453X
• ISBN13: 9780373714537
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Harlequin Special Releases
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

A holiday gem

A Christmas To Remember is a treasure of a holiday story by Kay Stockham. Waking up in a hospital was confusing enough, not remembering who he was frightening. They tell him his name is Beau Buchanan but nothing is clicking. Beau goes home with the man who says he is his dad and tries to get back his previous life. Helping Pop on the construction site Beau finds himself attracted to the landscaper Marley Pierce. Marley is trying to put her past behind her. Seeing Beau again has shaken her to her very core. To top it off he doesn't remember her or the pain he cost her. Marley tries to put up walls regarding Beau but there is something different about this man. He is not the same selfish uncaring young man. Could he have really have changed that much? As the days pass Beau and Marley are drawn closer together. Beau starts to remember things, that led him to believe he isn't this man Beau but Beau's Marine Buddy Jack Brody. Jack's remembrance causes deep-seated feelings to come flooding back. He must come to terms with this past before he can have any type of future with Marley. A Christmas To Remember is a book of deep emotions. It will make you cry and smile with joy. Jack and Marley's journey is not an easy one but its one to treasure.

Heartwarming & Real

Kay Stockham has created a winner! A Christmas to Remember is about love lost, love found, friends, family and life. What else could you ask for?Ms. Stockham's world will draw you in and leave you waiting impatiently for the next story. In my opinion, a good story can make you laugh, cry and celebrate with the characters made real in your mind with the help of a terrific story teller like Ms. Stockham.

Heart-warming story everyone can relate to

This is the first review I have ever posted for any book or author. So, that alone should count for something. I read about 200 books a year if not more and I truly enjoyed "A Christmas to Remember". Kay is a wonderful author, who truly draws in the reader with her captivating characters and storyline. I literally could not put this book down, reading early into the AM did not make my hubby too happy. This is a great book for you to share with your friends and family who love a happy ending and a great romance. Now, I have to buy and read all of the other books from Kay Stockham. Don't you love it when you find a great author??

Great read!

Harriet and Laurie have done a great job summarizing the story above, so I'll move on to what I loved. Stockham's books get better with every one she writes, but this story is special. One of my favorite parts of the book was the way she handled the character of Beau Buchanan's father. Can you imagine how horrible it must have been for that man to find out his own son had died? Stockham doesn't shy away from these difficult feelings and the emotional journey you take with the characters is worth the ride. Don't miss this one!

Heartwarming holiday romance

When Beau Buchanan wakes to find himself in a military hospital, the severe pain of his injuries and the inability to recall the explosion that put him there are seriously troubling, but it's the not knowing his own identity that causes him the most distress. Once he has healed sufficiently, he goes home and begins the trying task of getting back into the workforce as an electrician with his father's company. An attractive woman doing landscaping in the same housing project catches his eye and as soon as she recognizes him, she tears into him, obviously very upset to see him. Of course, he doesn't recognize her and is determined to find out what happened between them to cause the pain in her eyes. Beau keeps pushing until he finds that her name is Marley Pierce and that they had a brief past together, one that ended with her pregnant and him skipping out on her. He is shocked to think that he could act so abominably towards her. As he begins to experience glimpses of his past in brief flashbacks, he is more confused than ever when they just don't seem to fit with the man he has become. Marley is shocked to see Beau Buchanan working across the street. He broke her young heart years before, ditching her and leaving her alone and pregnant. Marley's pregnancy was a major source of painful gossip in their small town, contributing to her mother's breakdown, and no one in her family could forgive Beau for the destruction his actions caused within their family. The more time Marley spends with this very different Beau, the more she begins to question her feelings for him as well as her relationship with her family, especially her mother. Kay Stockham never fails to deliver an emotion-packed story with characters whose lives and backgrounds are realistic and slightly flawed. A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER is no exception, proving that things and people aren't always what they seem. Marley and Beau had troubles in their past, but new discoveries and revelations could open their future to unexpectedly brightness, but only if they are willing to open their hearts. This book belongs on every holiday shopping list!