11-18 | Meet the Author – Christina Edgar Olds

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Sometimes life’s greatest gifts can’t be wrapped. When a scandal sends her husband to prison, Elise Cole moves back to her hometown of Pine Bluff, Iowa. All she has left is her three children, an empty bank account, and an uncertain future. Determined to reclaim her confidence and create a stable life for her family, Elise begins the difficult task of starting over. After his father’s sudden death, Adam Firman returns home for one final holiday season to decide whether to save the tree farm his family has owned for decades or walk away from the place that has shaped generations of memories. He’s a successful East Coast executive who never planned to spend more than a few days back in the Midwest or to take his dad’s place as Pine Bluff’s Santa Claus. When a misunderstanding about a little girl’s Christmas wish captures the community’s heart, Elise and Adam must come together to make things right. As the town rallies around a cause that grows bigger by the day, old friendships are renewed, new relationships take root, and Christmas spirit gives way to hope. Santa and the Single Mom is a heartwarming women’s fiction Christmas novella set in small-town Iowa that celebrates second chances, the strength of community, and the hope that can emerge when people come together. It reminds us that sometimes life’s greatest gifts can’t be wrapped. Christina Edgar Olds is the author of Giving Up Grace, The First Summer, and Everything Will Be Okay. These contemporary women’s fiction novels explore themes of love, family, and the challenges that shape our lives. Her books portray women navigating change, embracing second chances, and finding their place in the world. She draws inspiration from her Midwestern roots and enjoys using her home state of Iowa as the backdrop for her stories. Christina is a University of Iowa graduate and a member of the Women’s Fiction Writers Association. When she isn’t drafting a new manuscript, she can often be found traveling between Iowa and…