: audiobook, love, holiday-themed ----------------
A truly beautiful story exceptionally well written. Everything is so well described that people and paintings are easily visualized, and the emotions portrayed are felt by the reader. Don't miss this gem!
Tom Jordan exhibits true genius in his narration. ( )

Title: Merry Christmas, Henry
Author: Aubrey Wynne
Publisher: Melange Books, LLC.
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: 5
Review:

"Merry Christmas, Henry" by Aubrey Wynne...

"Henry, a shy and talented artist, moonlights as a security guard at a museum and loses his heart to a beautiful, melancholy woman in a painting. As his obsession grows, he finds a kindred soul who helps him in his search for happiness. On Christmas Eve, Henry dares to take a chance on love and fulfill his dream."

What I liked from this read...

This is a very wonderful Christmas holiday romantic read, however I think this one can be read anytime. I found "Merry Christmas, Henry" was a well written story and this short page turner that flows very smoothly and will definitely keep your attention to the end. It was beautiful how this author was able to show us that you can find love in so many forms. The details were excellent as you will be drawn into a wonderful story of this character named Henry. As Henry becomes more and more obsessed with the painting...well I will stop here because I don't want to spoil it but there will be some 'magic of love' which really makes this read so beautiful and special. ( )

Sigh.... I just finished Merry Christmas, Henry and am still wiping tears from my cheeks. And not in a bad way.

Henry is a lonely man. Treated badly as a child, his only retreat was into his paintings. "Henry the Trifling" he thinks of himself as being - insignificant, shy, and totally unassuming. A night museum guard, he spends his days painting beautiful paintings of the people he sees on his daily walks to the museum, setting them in beautiful, exotic settings. And his breaks for dinner in the museum? He spends with a painting of a beautiful, and yet melancholy woman on a windswept sea cliff. So goes Henry's life for more than twenty years.

What happens next in Henry's life is a beautiful Christmas tale that broke open my heart and filled it with joy.

I never, ever would have thought that this was Ms. Wynne's first short story to be published. Her writing is crisp, well formed sentences drawing you into the story and leading you on a breathless journey through melancholy out out the other side to the light of pure Christmas magic.

Grab this short story and curl up in your favorite chair, a cup of cocoa in your hand, Christmas music playing softly, a quilt across your lap. You won't be sorry. This will be one of your best Christmas presents to yourself ever. ( )