A review by emlickliter
The Advent Bride by Mary Connealy

5.0

DAAWWWW!!! This was the cutest thing!!!! I know I made some sort of this is too cute to handle squeak at some point because people were staring at me on my lunch break! lol! This is a story about a teacher in the Midwest who starts praying for her most troublesome student, Simon. Simon's dad is the town sheriff and a recent widower who is taking the loss of his wife nearly as poorly as his son. With the help of a very special jewelry box with enough secret compartments to make it all the way through the Advent season, Melanie starts hiding surprises for the curious Simon and his father to find after school every day. As they open each drawer, Simon and his father discover the pieces of the Nativity scene and some of the healing the Savior was born to bring. And maybe I'm spiteful, but I kinda wish Melanie's horrible landlady would have gotten a taste of her own medicine! But I'll just have to settle for that DAW of a happily ever after!