Elise Dutton is a divorced young woman disillusioned by life and going through the routine of living it every single day.She is approached by a handsome lawyer Nicholas Derr who happens to be a partner in a law firm in the same building.So that they dont have to spend the holidays alone,Nicholas comes up with a very interesting proposal for Elise in which she gets to be his date for the holiday season and gets to spend time with Nicholas on an all expenses paid together time.As per the contract it is strictly a platonic relation in which no personal ,probing questions can be asked by either parties and it expires at midnight on christmas eve.After demurring a bit initially,Elise does agree to this contract and thus begins a journey in which they find themselves falling for each other.However everything is not as it seems,Elise is damaged and has been through a harrowing experience she cannot let go off.Nicholas too has certain unresolved issues.Do they finally come to terms with their past and begin again or does the mistle-toe promise expire on christmas eve is what the story is about.
My Views:I could easily complete this book is a single sitting.Nicholas seemed too good to be true and there was a different track playing in my mind which was screaming serial killer when he comes up with this ridiculous proposal and expects Elise,someone he hardly knows to play along but that was because I was reading this author for the first time and so realised soon enough that this wasnt a thriller.Elise accepting the proposal also seemed far-fetched and I dont know if people easily accept proposals like this is real life.It seemed like one of those too good to be true Christmas romantic movies in the beginning of the story.
However as it progressed,we are shown that both Elise and Nicholas have a guilt-ridden conscience because of their past transgressions and are both struggling in their own way to seek some kind of redemption.Now that was something I could understand.I believe we are all flawed in our own ways and each one of us is dealing with our own demons.Sometimes all we need is forgiveness,to be able to move forward and let go of our past.It is unfair to judge people.Mistakes are a part of life,one cannot avoid them.All one can hope is to let go of the crippling guilt sometimes in order to be able to forgive oneself and hope that the mistakes are not so life-altering as to take you to the point of no return.
I also loved the description of new york city.
If you read this book with the right spirit you will love it,if you read it being skeptical then you wont.I read it in the holiday spirit of good cheer.
I rate it a 3 out of 5
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