Book 9 in the Series
Lydia's 12 Christmases
by Janice Wee
Synopsis
Lydia was born on Christmas Day.
She hated Christmas because people celebrated Christmas and forgot her birthday.
Follow Lydia's journey through life from her pampered childhood, through love and losses.
Experience her growth into a true hero across 12 Christmases that define her life.
Excerpt
"I hate Christmas," Lydia scowled as she slammed the phone. "What happened?" Abigail asked the birthday girl. "Joey said he'd come, but had to back out last minute because his grandma wouldn't let him skip their family Christmas party." Lydia slumped forward. Her eyes glistened with unshed tears. The girl had a crush on Joey since she was twelve; she'd turn beetroot-red when he talked to her in church, but the moron was totally oblivious to her feelings for him. "Hey, I'm here," Abigail gave her old pal a big bear hug. "Troy's coming and he's way hotter than Joey."
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Born on Christmas, Left Behind at the Rapture
Premieres 30 April 2026, 5:00pm EST. She was born on Christmas Day — and spent her whole life wishing she hadn't been. Lydia's 12 Christmases follows one woman's journey across twelve Christmas Days that change everything: from a chaotic Christmas Eve birth, to a sweet sixteen kiss, to devastating loss, to the Rapture itself — and the choice that determines her eternity. This is not your typical Christmas story.
Lydia's 12 Christmases
This poignant tale spans from the joyous chaos of her birth on a snowy Christmas Day, through the tender years of childhood, into the complexities of teenage love, and beyond into a world transformed by unimaginable events.
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