{"product_id":"once-in-a-lifetime-isbn-9781496730633","title":"Once in a Lifetime","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeloved, award-winning and \u003c\/i\u003eNew York Times\u003ci\u003e bestselling author Mary Monroe delivers a hopeful and heartwarming story about an impossible Christmas dream, an unexpected act of goodwill—and a surprising chain of events that could gift joy far beyond the holiday season…\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFree-spirited, living on the fly, Vanessa Hayes is still always down for traditional family holiday fun—until now. She’s making her oft-delayed wish finally come true: Christmas in Paris, the glittering City of Lights. But when her passport gets delayed, it's too late for Vanessa to rebook. Now it looks like the Yuletide she longs for won't happen. Until a stranger suddenly enters her life, and changes it forever…\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOverwhelmed by responsibility, Judith Guthrie is too busy worrying about her seriously ill brother to have time to celebrate. She's taken a leave from her teaching job to care for him as he's on the waiting list for a life-giving transplant. A trip to France is a kind of happiness she can't imagine. But when she accidentally receives Vanessa's passport, Judith can't resist delivering it in person so Vanessa will at least have her holiday dream. She can’t anticipate that her small gesture will result in a series of big choices, big miracles, and lifelong rewards that all will be thankful for over many Christmases to come...\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for Mary Monroe’s holiday stories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Monroe presents a tender, charming holiday romance.” \u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003eon\u003ci\u003e Right Beside You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “In short, it’s the perfect holiday novel.” \u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eThe Carolina Peacemaker \u003c\/i\u003eon\u003ci\u003e Right Beside You\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Exceptional, original, and a seasonal delight by an author with a flair for narrative-driven storytelling.”  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—The Midwest Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eRemembrance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eRemembrance\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that will help ALL of us remember the reason for the season!” \u003cbr\u003e —Delilah on \u003ci\u003eRemembrance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “This sweet holiday tale works through complicated real-world problems while tugging at your heartstrings in all the right places.” \u003cbr\u003e—AARP\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Gift of Family\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Heartwarming.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eWomen's World\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eRight Beside You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Written in a heartfelt rom-com style, \u003ci\u003eRight Beside You \u003c\/i\u003eis an easy holiday read about finding love that has been there all along… Readers will be warmed by the uplifting message that life is too short to miss something as wonderful as finding true love.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eRight Beside You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Bestselling Monroe gifts readers with a complex and appealing protagonist in this quick read with a thoughtful holiday message.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eRemembrance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Filled with just enough drama to keep you reading and a good amount of characters that are basically pretty simple, but the story is not boring.”—The Marco Eagle on \u003ci\u003eRemembrance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “The holidays can bring the kind of chaos, good and bad, that occupies your brain. It’s easy to forget to bring your gratitude. Remembrance has that covered.”\u003cbr\u003e—The Philadelphia Tribune on \u003ci\u003eRemembrance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Monroe\u003c\/b\u003e, the daughter of sharecroppers, is the author of the award-winning and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling God series that includes \u003ci\u003eGod Don't Like Ugly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGod Don't Make No Mistakes\u003c\/i\u003e, among other novels. Winner of the AAMBC Maya Angelou Lifetime Achievement Award and the PEN\/Oakland Josephine Miles Award, Mary Monroe currently lives in Oakland, California, and loves to hear from her readers via e-mail at AuthorAuthor5409@aol.com. 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