This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

THE CHRISTMAS STAR. Copyright © 2018 by Donna VanLiere. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Names: VanLiere, Donna, 1966– author.

Title: The Christmas star: a novel / Donna VanLiere.

Description: New York: St. Martin’s Press, [2018]

Identifiers: LCCN 2018026433 | ISBN 9781250163905 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250163943 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Christmas stories. | GSAFD: Love stories.

Classification: LCC PS3622.A66 C482 2018 | DDC 813/.6—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018026433

eISBN 9781250163943

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First Edition: October 2018