A young widow with a little son has been struggling to get over the death of her husband in Afghanistan. Every year she goes away around Christmas with her boy so that she doesn't have to celebrate the festivity that reminds her of how her husband arrived home at Christmas in a coffin. But this year everything will change...

I found this short story absolutely wonderful and sometimes really sad to read. There is just something with this story that touches my heart. I only wished it had been a book and not a short story. Not that it didn't work as a short story, it's more that I found the character so lovely and I wanted to read more about them.

The story is free now on Amazon! ( )

This is a cozy story about a widowed woman who has been taking her three-year-old son to the beach every year instead of celebrating Christmas.

It's a hard time of year for Tiff, the time of year when her husband was killed. But when an innocent flyer about a Christmas celebration at Sandy's Seashell Shop comes into their lives, Tiff realizes she isn't being fair to her son. It's here that Tiff finally finds hope for the future.

Not only do you get a great read, you get a tongue twister in "Sandy's Seashell Shop" :-) ( )

A young widow with a little son has been struggling to get over the death of her husband in Afghanistan. Every year she goes away around Christmas with her boy so that she doesn't have to celebrate the festivity that reminds her of how her husband arrived home at Christmas in a coffin. But this year everything will change...

I found this short story absolutely wonderful and sometimes really sad to read. There is just something with this story that touches my heart. I only wished it had been a book and not a short story. Not that it didn't work as a short story, it's more that I found the character so lovely and I wanted to read more about them.

The story is free now on Amazon! ( )

A Sandy Seashell Shop Christmas: An Outer Banks E-short by Lisa Wingate
I have read other stories by this author and they are always enjoyable and heart warming.
Starts out with Tiff and she has Micah on the edge of the blanket and they are on the beach, it's not summer but Christmas is the next day. It's how they do the holiday now that Aaron isn't there and she vows to make it a real Christmas, next year for the small toddler.
She decides the time is now and they head to the party at Sandy's Seashell shack-come as you are.
They fit in while watching the live nativity scene among Micah playing in the sandbox in the store. She feels comfortable in knowing he may get to meet Santa for the first time. She also meets him, Jason and they come to an understanding when he notices the coins hanging from her necklace-they match a set he has...
Other works by the author are highlighted at the end. ( )