Amy Phillips is struggling to hold things together for Christmas but chaos is threatening at every turn.  Her sister and mother had to leave London unexpectedly due to an ailing family member, leaving Amy to care for six children on her own.  Worse, the new owner of the home they’re living in wants them evicted! Imagine Amy’s surprise when she realizes this Scrooge of an owner is surgeon Luke Harrington, the very same doctor who left her in tears recently.  Can Amy show Luke the magic of Christmas?

Alison Roberts weaves a beautiful story of love and medicine in THE ITALIAN SURGEON’S CHRISTMAS MIRACLE.  Luke is a top notch surgeon but inside he’s emotionally scarred by his father’s desertion of him when he was a baby.  Amy saw a different side of Luke’s father, however, and the story that unveils is one that is enchanting and perfect for the Christmas season.

Perseverance is a theme throughout THE ITALIAN SURGEON’S CHRISTMAS MIRACLE.  Both Luke and Amy show endurance in difficult circumstances.  Luke has lived a life unwanted by his father and has now reached the very pinnacle of success in his profession.  Amy is in the midst of her own crisis as the story begins, faced with trying to keep six children happy through the Christmas season while staring at the very real possibility of homelessness.  In addition, one of the children in her care is awaiting a heart transplant and her health is very fragile.  Only two characters as determined as Luke and Amy could handle such challenges and seeing them get their happily-ever-after shows a ray of hope through all the heartbreak.

Publisher: Harlequin Medical Romance #378 (December 2008)