Books like The Noel Diary (The Noel Collection #1) by Richard Paul Evans

When Jacob Churcher receives a call that his long‑absent mother has died and left her house to him, he returns to the city home he escaped twenty years earlier. While clearing out a hoard of decades’ worth of memories, he encounters a diary belonging to a woman named Noel— the mysterious early‑adoptive mother of the family’s past. The discovery triggers a search that leads Jacob to Rachel, a young woman who was placed for adoption by the same mother three decades ago. Together they sift through the house’s buried secrets, uncovering not only Noel’s story but also untangling the pains that have shaped their lives. Amid Christmas traditions and a holiday reunion of the past, Jacob and Rachel find grace, forgiveness, and the possibility of a new love. The novel blends family drama, Christian themes, and a holiday setting to explore how confronting one’s history can bring healing and hope.

First publish date: 2017