Samantha Jacobey Livres

Life isn't always sweet, even for girls called Candy.When Candice Parker married the love of her life on Christmas Eve, her romance with Gerald Ford became a family affair. Over the years, they have faced their trials together, bringing them closer as each challenge is met and surpassed. The holiday season still terrifies her, but she is surrounded with family and friends ready to see her through the difficult winter months.This year, when her mother Lanelle's failing health threatens to spoil their holiday, Caroline is eager to help. Candy agrees to bring in Carol's old friend Holly to take on the care of the ailing matriarch, while hoping to finish her education and keep the household strong.In true Ford family form, chaos is not far behind Holly's addition to the staff, and the house is once again faced with tough choices that could spell disaster for their delicate balance. Is there room for another couple within the walls of the Ford residence, or will this year see the end of Candy's Christmas spirit?

Life isn't always sweet, even for girls called Candy.When Candice Parker married the love of her life on Christmas Eve, her romance with Gerald Ford became a family affair. Over the years, they have faced their trials together, bringing them closer as each challenge is met and surpassed. The holiday season has always terrified her, but this year, she isn't the only one.This holiday season, a global pandemic takes the family by storm. Adopting the strictest precautions isn't popular, but necessary with the health of so many under their roof at risk. An unexpected turn of events, where could this wild twist of fate lead?Find out in this year's installment of the Sweet Christmas Series, where life, death and happiness hang in the balance once again for Candy, Gary, and their growing bubble of family and friends.

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Life isn't always sweet, even for girls called Candy.Candice Parker's life has never been easy. Plagued by losses and setbacks, each day is a struggle for the petite brunette and her young son. Last year, a tragedy forced her to accept the help of a man she had refused to even date. Today, she's ready to take the next step, but will his rich and powerful mother allow it?Gerald Ford had always kept things simple. He had lived a fast and furious lifestyle, with no intentions of slowing down. However, when he finally decides he's ready to take the plunge, it seems that the entire world is conspiring against them. Will his mother, Eve, be their saving grace, or will she be the thing that brings his relationship with Candy to an end?

Life isn't always sweet, even for girls called Candy.Candice Parker married Gerald Ford on Christmas Eve two years ago following a massive blizzard. The year before that her family was left homeless when a fire burned their apartments to the ground. Fortunately, fireman Gary had been on call and led the team that rescued Lanell and Dakota from the blaze.Last year it all came to a head when Caroline joined their household as the nanny and housekeeper when she revealed the fire had been arson. Following the discovery, a sinister plot unfolded that almost killed them all.To say Candy is dreading the arrival of this typically happy holiday would be an understatement.However, she does have one thing going for her this year. Gary has convinced her to adopt rather than try for a baby of their own and a new addition will join their family just in time to change Candy's view of Christmas forever.Pushing through her self-doubts, Candy must embrace the desire within her to become Joylana's mother and champion for life, but will she have the strength to be the mom she wants to be after all the hardships she and Daks have faced in the past?

Life isn't always sweet, even for girls called Candy. Two years ago, Candice's life changed in a single night. The apartment she shared with her mother and special-needs son burned to the ground, forcing her to accept the help of a stranger. Gary Ford, her knight in soot-coated bunker gear, helped to save their lives, then gave them a home so they could recover from the loss. Convincing her to marry him, they wed on this past Christmas Eve, and hoped that their lives had finally hit the plateau we all like to think of as normal. No such luck. This Christmas, Gary brings home another stray - a woman who claims to have proof that the fire that destroyed Candy's previous home, as well as others, had been set on purpose. Can Gary help Caroline solve the mysterious case of arson before Candy tosses them both out on the street, or will Christmas Carol turn out to be the best friend Candy never had?

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