This is a sweet holiday novelette. The characters are likable, and the end, especially, brought me joy. ( )

I genuinely adore Mary Jo Putney's more mature leading characters. Randolph and Elizabeth know what they are doing as they travel through Naples and the surrounding countryside. Of course, that doesn't mean there are no misunderstandings, but they are not blindsided by their developing feelings.

They make a sweet couple as they move away from their past heartaches and towards a new future. ( )