Harmony Christmas: True Love Classics

By Mindy Klasky

Christmas in a small town brings a chance for a military veteran and a scarred woman to heal.

 

Lexi Taylor doesn't feel like an ugly duckling. She's always hidden her burned arms with long sleeves and maintained a cheerful smile behind the counter of her year-round holiday store.

 

Tom "Finn" Finnegan is one week out of the Army, where his best friend was killed in combat. Tortured by nightmares, Finn is keeping his promise to visit J-Dawg's parents in their small town.

 

After accidentally shattering dozens of Lexi's expensive ornaments, Finn must pay his debt by working as a handyman. Can Lexi and Finn heal each other's scars as Christmas approaches in Harmony Springs?

 

Previously released as Fly Me to the Moon.

 

True Love Classics are romances by USA Today bestselling Harlequin authors, including originals and popular reissues.

 

Mindy's True Love Classics include:

Harmony Christmas
Harmony Hearts
Harmony Hero
"Harmony Lights"
Three Part Harmony
Small Town Daddy Dance
The Mogul's Unexpected Baby

 

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Book View Cafe
• Release date: Jan 14, 2016
• ISBN: 9781611385571

Mindy Klasky

Mindy Klasky learned to read when her parents shoved a book in her hands and told her that she could travel anywhere in the world through stories. She never forgot that advice. When Mindy isn't "traveling" through writing books, she quilts, cooks and tries to tame the endless to-be-read shelf in her home library. You can visit Mindy at her Web site, www.mindyklasky.com.

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Reviews for Harmony Christmas

[cecilyms · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This is a fun story of a woman, Lexi, who's afraid of fire who runs her own small business, a Christmas decorations shop. A returning soldier, Finn, stumbles into her shop, breaking a bunch of things right before the Xmas season. He tries to repay her by helping her out in the back room with construction projects. He's there to tell a local family about how their son, his best buddy in Afghanistan, was killed. J-Dawg isn't completely gone, however; he hangs around Finn commenting on his life. Finn has PTSD from the war; Lexi has PTSD and scars from the fire she was in. They start getting closer of course. Finn, however, can't bring himself to go visit J-Dawg's family. Okay, I admit it. I read this book only about 4-5 months ago, but couldn't remember a thing about it (I have read many many books since then, in my defense). I had to read other reviews to remind myself how the story went. So I remember I liked it, but that's about it. I've liked other books by Klasky better. I's a good quick Christmas read for when you're hiding in the guest bedroom at your in-laws house over Christmas.I got this book in exchange for an honest review.

[tammikroeger · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

After being selected to read several of her books, Mindy Klasky is now on my regular reading list. I really enjoyed this book because both of the main characters had emotional issues they were trying to work out. One wasn't trying to fix the other, they were both trying to heal. I thought the characters were believable and easy to relate to. This book was definitely worth reading.

[madamediotte · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I absolutely loved this book! The writing was excellent, the characters were complex, and the story had me hooked all the way through! I look forward to reading more from this author!

[jennd12 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This was a good quick read with a sweet story. The characters were likeable and the setting of the small town was a nice touch.

[saraann05 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a charming and passionate story, that zips along. No surprises, but I still enjoyed reading Fin and Lexie's romantic journey. The supplementary characters added humour and I would be happy to read more stories in the seriesI received this ebook through LibraryThing early reviewer giveaway for my honest review.

[antares1_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Fly Me to the Moon by Mindy Klasky was an ok little novella. It reminded me of a lot of the movies you see on the Hallmark Chanel. One thing I didn't like was them falling in lust/love. I'm tired of lust being used as a plot device in romances. Lust doesn't translate to lasting love. There has to be more than that for a REAL relationship. So this was more of the Feel-Good fairy tale where the protagonists magically overcome their traumas. The real world doesn't really work like that, and I'm tired of the lust/love connection in romance novels. I've enjoyed other novels by Mindy Klasky, but this one wasn't one of her better efforts.

[larrymicheli · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This was a very quick read. A romance novel. Lexi Taylor, burned in a fire when she was a child, owns the Christmas Cat a year round holiday store. Tom Finnegan a recently discharged Army Vet with problems that haunt him, is in town to meet the parents of his friend Jon Dawson who was killed in Afghanistan. Tom"Finn" wanders into Lexi's store to buy a gift to take to the Dawson's. He falls into a Christmas tree in the store causing priceless ornaments to shatter worth over $4000. Since he has no money he bargain's with Lexi to work off the debt repairing & odd jobs at her store. Well Lexi & Finn end up sharing the same bed. Problems develop because she's self conscious of her scars and he keeps putting off visiting the Dawsons as well as being a drunk. Since this is a romance novel everything ends happily ever after.

[kimmyd76 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

For a romance novella (not my favorite reads) it was pretty good! Good storyline and easy reading. Woman struggling with her own personal issues following a fire meets returning home soldier on a mission to reach out to his fallen friends parents. Its a romance novel so much more detail than that will give away too much of the story. I enjoyed it!I received this ebook through LibraryThing early reviewer giveaway for my honest review.

[lulu150 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I thought that this novella was pretty good. I like the characters and how they came together. It was a quick easy read that kept my attention and left me wanting more. I cannot wait to see what other books are next in line for this new series.

[phdinhorribleness · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was a very enjoyable read. It jumped right in with engaging characters and I didn't want to put it down until I was finished. I really liked the setting and the developing relationships. I am definitely looking forward to reading more in this series!

[celenawood · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Fly Me to the Moon is the first of a great new romance series written by Mindy Klasky. This series uses the backdrop of a sweet little town of Harmony Springs and features several of it's residence as the main characters. In this first installment, Fly Me to the Moon, we meet Alexandra "Alexi" Taylor and Tom Finnegan "Finn". Alexi and Finn meet at Alexi's Christmas shop, The Christmas Cat, while Finn is searching for a gift, but Finn is dealing with personal issues related to ending his military career and an accident in the shop leaves Alexi to figure out how to save her business and how to help Finn. While Alexi is trying to over come her own past, can she help Finn, or will Finn help her? Maybe they just need each other....I enjoyed this book. It was a great introduction to the new series and I look forward to learning more about the other interesting characters of Harmony Springs.

[inishowen_cailin · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A nice short story about two emotionally scarred people who find each other and fall in love. There are no exciting twists or turns in this story but it's fast paced I enjoyed the romantic journey. The characters were likeable and very human. I also enjoyed the secondary characters and I would read more in the series.

[murphy430 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I always enjoy reading Mindy's stories. This one was great. Hope this will turn into a series would liketo see more of this character.

[madlibrarian · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A sweet Christmas-themed love story of two damaged people who become involved and in doing so begin to move toward healing. Lexi has wrapped herself in a cocoon of safety after a fire left her badly scarred. She avoids open flames and intimate relationships. Finn is haunted by the death of a comrade. He arrives in town on a mission to tell the parents of his friend how the young man died. Just as Lexi cannot bring herself to cook, subsisting on sugary breakfast foods and the culinary kindness of friends, Finn cannot bring himself to knock on the parents' door.I thought the portrayal of Finn's PTSD was very well done. He is a flawed hero and a perfect match for the warm, but hesitant Lexi. I was rooting for them.

[jjmcgaffey · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Eh. Not bad, but it didn't particularly appeal to me. Two cases of PTSD, from very different sources; of course, the overwhelming lust trope (which is getting BORING, guys!). Rather generic town and townsfolk, with some really stupid actions (why did Anne lie about the coffee? Not much of a roadblock, is it?). He goes for appropriate therapy; she just magically pushes her way through and does stuff she's been avoiding for over a decade. And... I don't know. Nothing wrong with it that I can point to, it just didn't catch my attention much. I'm not even particularly interested in reading the rest of the series (see: cardboard secondary characters) - I usually like the interlocking series, but I didn't see anyone whose story I wanted to see. Oh, and I don't know if it makes any difference - but the title tune is completely unfamiliar to me. It's used several times in the story, but has no resonance for me.

[cathygeha · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Small town Harmony Springs is the setting for this new series by Mindy Klasky. The first story of the series introduces some of the characters for future books but focuses on two injured but very strong people. Lexi Taylor suffered physical pain and damage when she was only twelve and it has impacted her ever since – sometimes in ways she is not really aware of any longer. Tom Finnegan “Finn” is in town to follow up on a promise he made to a comrade in arms. Finn is carrying baggage from his childhood, the war and the loss of his friend – this overlaps into his life and leaves him not only with PTSD but other issues he needs to deal with. Finn and Lexi have chemistry from the very beginning but will chemistry be enough to provide them with more than a temporary relationship. 3.5 Stars

[iadam-2 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I received this ebook free from the author through LibraryThing in exchange for an honest review. This is a short story about two very human and emotionally damaged individuals who become romantically involved. I would like to see the author develop each of the characters more. I had so many questions at the end and felt disappointed. I felt like I was missing something and that I didn’t know enough about the characters. Hopefully the author will continue to develop Finn and Lexi as she writes more books in the Harmony Springs series.

[stewartry · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Mindy Klasky is one of those writers who plays tricks on my brain. She was on my List (the roll of authors to follow and keep track of), but I had to go check and remind myself of what it was … and when I did I was a little surprised; the Glassblower trilogy wasn't something I adored, and yet the author's name always rings a small, positive, bell. Happily, Fly Me to the Moon was simple unabashed fun. I knew her from her fantasy work, but this is a contemporary romance, and a nice one. Lexi is a woman with scars, literal and metaphorical, who owns a highly improbably Christmas-themed shop in a tourist town – improbably because it's one of those shops which abound in cozy mysteries and romances which stand about a four percent chance of survival. Who knows – maybe this is part of the four percent. Into the town comes another scarred soul, Tom Finnegan, who is just returnedfrom battle, and is in town intending to talk to the parents of a buddy killed in action. A duty which he keeps shirking. He goes into the shop looking for a gift for the buddy's mother, and suffers the traditional fate of the bull in the china shop. Owing Lexi more than he could pay, he contracts to work for her until his debt is paid off… and until his debt of honor is paid off. And of course until he – they – figure out the connection growing between them. It's a strange thing; main character Lexi's pets sounded remarkably familiar. She has a three-legged hound and a one-eyed cat – and I could swear I just recently read another book where the heroine had a three-legged dog and a disabled, if not one-eyed, cat. There were a couple of things that irked me… Lexi was horribly burned in a house fire, and since then has never tolerated so much as a lit candle around her … yet she has a gas stove. I've never been burned that badly, and I'm afraid of those things. Also, she makes a decision which should have a major impact on the whole of her life through the business into which she has put so much, but never seems to think about it. But when all's said and done it's … charming. No, really. I like these people, I like the setting, and I like the writing. Nice.

[bookscount · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This was a lovely uncomplicated story. A nice easy Christmas love story. The plot in this novel was very simple but yet still there were some very exciting quirks to the characters and the setting that made it just that little bit more special - a Christmas shop, a ghost, civil war re-enactments. The reader was able to keep the happy feeling right through the novel. Even when the conflict came as it must come in a love story, it did not last long and had the added bonus of being very cathartic for both characters.You will enjoy this one.

[kris_anderson-1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A cute and charming romance story. I found it to be nicely written and to have steady pacing. A sweet book to read on a rainy Saturday afternoon. It will leave you smiling.