Ah, as much as I love a happy ending - and this one was truly lovely - it just makes it that much more satisfying if there are a few bumps in the road along the the way. Families are complicated and the holidays just make everything so much more pronounced.
I loved so much about this and you included so many of my favorite things! The dialogue is perfect, the relationships realistic, and the ending heart-warming. It's gripping and powerful with emotion and suspense but at the same time utterly charming and fluffy in the very best ways. Thank you so much, 'mystery' author! ♥