The Christmas Ornament

＂The truth is a man’s success is measured not by what he has or what he can do, but by who loves him. Until he is loved and feels love unconditionally, he is a ghost among us simply existing. I was sick of being a ghost.＂

Christmas will not mean the same for Peter Travis this year. He and his wife have just suffered a devastating loss and he now fears that she is retreating into the arms of another man. Peter befriends a homeless man, a decorated war hero, and finds comfort in the man’s words. A published author, Michael describes his time in the war in his novel Home, Now and it is within the pages of his memoir that Peter finds out the truth about real, and everlasting love. Peter’s wife is devastated, and her heart cannot mend after the loss her, and her husband have suffered. To make matters worse, a man has come into her life that threatens her marriage and even her safety. Although she trusts her husband, she is unable to confide in him. The man threatening her is sinister and is known to Peter. She is now left to fend for herself and attempt to save her marriage and sets out to protect Peter the only way she knows how - by deceiving him. Set in 2006 with 1980’s flashbacks.

Barbara Avon is the author of ten novels. A romantic/suspense trilogy, a two part romance/time travel story, a stand-alone time travel/suspense romance, a two part thriller/romance and two stand-alone horrors. She is also the author of three children’s books. In 2017, Avon won second place in FACES Magazine ＂Best of Ottawa＂ awards in the female author category. In 2018, she was once again nominated and won in her category. Her books have been received favorably across the board, entertaining readers with an almost ＂movie-like＂ quality. Barbara has written since she was young, pursuing her dreams and vowing to write for as long as she can. She has worked at several different media publications and will continue to publish novels until ＂her pen runs dry＂. She believes in paying it forward and you can read about this belief as the theme is given voice in most of her books. Avon lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband, Danny.