Everyone loves a good Christmas story.  Writer and attorney John Philip McCarthy and Boathouse Entertainment present Horace Helfin's Holiday Home, a heart-warming, rambunctious fantasy with an unforgettable protagonist and a surprising twist.  A blend of action-adventure episodes, slapstick comedy, and poignant themes of friendship, love and loss, the novel offers the kind of delightful, wholesome entertainment one associates with a good Walt Disney movie.

In just a few days it will be Christmas and Sally Connors will turn nine years old.  Sally has a secret wish she discloses only to Santa.  Her parents, John and Amanda are separated, and life seems disappointing... until a mysterious orphan boy named Horace Helfin, who suffers from a strange malady and speaks only in rhyme except when angry or sad, comes into their lives and changes them forever.  Horace proves to be a wonderful companion, despite the fact that he is a living terror, effortlessly generating havoc and chaos wherever he goes.  His cyclonic presence disrupts the complacency of the Connors' lives and leads to a whole series of hilarious misadventures.  But when Sally suffers a serious accident, Horace seemingly sacrifices everything to save her...

Horace Helfin's Holiday Home exemplifies the wondrous, innocent, big-hearted spirit of the Christmas season.  Suspenseful and captivating, by turns comic and serious, it's a delightful holiday fantasy that will entertain the whole family.

A great gift for yourself and others.

HORACE HELFIN'S HOLIDAY HOME

Perfect Paperback: 256 pages: $13.99  Available at AMAZON, BARNES & NOBLE, BORDERS and local bookstores.

EBook available on the Kindle and the Nook.

For Library and Bookstore Buyers: Available for order at BAKER & TAYLOR  800-775-1800

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