Having a Christmas or holiday theme in a modern fictional title often feels like a calculated cash grab, with authors and publishers eagerly trying to capture the hearts of the Hallmark-Xmas audience. While I hold a deep affection for the holiday, it was hard to overlook that many of these books tend to be campy, clichéd, and occasionally poorly crafted. However, there's one author who stands out from the crowd—Richard Paul Evans, an author I’ve admired ever since I read The Christmas Box trilogy years ago.