Wrapped Up in Christmas Faith by Janice Lynn is an emotional story set at Christmas time in the town of Pine Hill, Kentucky. The main character is Maggie Majors who was dishonorably discharged from the military a year and a half earlier. She was a helicopter pilot and on her last mission, the helicopter crashed, killing the three on board with her. She was badly injured. When she heard what happened she was devastated and fell into a deep depression. To top it off, her fiance, also in the military, broke off the engagement to protect himself from her reputation. She got in touch with a former military officer who has his own security company. Once she was doing better, she was hired by his company to secretly keep an eye on the wife of one of his buddies from the service. There was a known threat to the wife, according to intelligence reports. Maggie moved into Sarah and Bodie’s Bed and Breakfast in a special room for former military. It is located in Pine Hill.Maggie follows Sarah everywhere to keep her safe. She gets a job at a local farm in the cafe. Maggie reluctantly attends the Halloween party in costume and meets Walker Mathison, a firefighter who is a wangle dad that has a baby daughter. Walker is fairly new to the town but he and his sister have been welcomed and accepted. He has sworn off women and dating after his ex wife left him after the baby was born. Walker is attracted to Maggie. She lets him know that she is not looking for a man and continues to reject his attention.The town is a huge Christmas place. Everyone decorates and the town has holiday events. Sarah creates a new event called the Grandma Contest. She plays matchmaker by making Maggie and Walker judges. They attend meetings together and are at the same family gatherings. Walter becomes more and more interested in Maggie. She continues to tell him she isn’t staying in town. Her plan is to work with her boss to investigate the crash as she doesn’t believe she was at fault. As the holidays approach, the two act as judges and Maggie realizes she is also falling for Walker.This book is well written and has genuine characters that are likable. The people in the town are welcoming to newcomers like Walker and Maggie. They make a very good couple. Janice put a lot of heart into the story. It is quite heartwarming to read how her grandmother was in hospice and she wrote the story with input from her. The inclusion of the Quilts of Valor is very emotional as well. I only read one of the previous books but I felt very comfortable with this book. The author did a terrific job in providing enough background information so that a new reader to the series is not lost. I realized that the characters from the prior books are part of this story as well, allowing for continuity. This is a five star book I’m pleased to recommend.
