A review by jeannethinks
The Christmas Box by Toni Blake

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

The Christmas Box
By Toni Blake
Book two in The Box series 
The last thing Travis wants to do is come home to Winterberry for the holidays. This time of year is not something he looks forward to say he's a Grinch wouldn't be too far off.  Yet he's back and trying to spend time with his father, who is not expected to live much longer.  With so much to deal with,  the cheerful woman across the street who loves Christmas so much she's opened a Christmas themed store,  is not high on his priorities.  But sometimes revisiting the past is exactly what you need to find your future. 
 Lexi Hargrove has a lot to prove,  mainly to herself and upholding her family legacy.  Her new store The Christmas Box is everything she imagined,  literally tied with a giant ribbon. The overly optimistic person she is,  spreading the joy of the season is the perfect antidote to the grumps.  She's got her work cut out for her in Travis, and when they spend time together fulfilling wishes for the town, it becomes more than she expects.  But did she have a chance to make him see that the town and her have more to offer than the dark times from his youth?