Authors: Jillian Hart
His Holiday Heart (17 page)
Dear Reader,
Thank you so much for choosing
His Holiday Heart,
the final book in the third McKaslin series. I hope you enjoyed reading Spence and Lucy’s story as much as I did writing it. After getting to know Spence over the course of the other books, it was a challenge finding the right woman for him. I needed someone who would not be easily run off by his gruffness and yet someone tender enough to understand him. I hope you enjoy reading how Lucy captures Spence’s lonely heart, and that his search to live a life of kindness and love speaks to your heart, as well.
Please drop by my Web page at www.jillianhart.net for extras on Spence’s story and a peek at the next McKaslin series.
Blessings and Merry Christmas.
- What are your first impressions of Spence? When he makes sure Lucy has a place to stay for the night, what does this say about his character?
- What are your first impressions of Lucy’s character? How would you describe her? What are her weaknesses and her strengths?
- What are the ways that Spence protects his heart? How does he isolate himself from others and from life?
- What is Lucy’s opinion of Spence? How does it change as she comes to know his family and him?
- How does Spence’s view of Lucy change through the story?
- How is God’s leading evident in the story?
- What role does Project Santa play in Lucy’s life? How does it change Spence’s?
- What makes Lucy the right one for Spence? What role does her past experience play? How does her view of him change?
- How are the themes of family incorporated into this story? The values of Christmas?
- How does the story handle the themes of forgiveness and second chances? Discuss your experiences with both.
- Spence’s miserly heart becomes a holiday heart. What happens to force him to change? What does he realize?
- What makes Spence take the risk of offering his heart to Lucy?
ISBN: 978-1-4268-2461-6
HIS HOLIDAY HEART
Copyright © 2008 by Jill Strickler
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