Mary L Cruikshank

The Plain Ornament Mary L Cruikshank

A young girl sees a simple cardinal ornament in a store display window and falls in love with it. Generations later, the ornament is discovered to have a unique history that makes it invaluable. The current owner, a teen girl who experienced a great deal of loss, moves in with her flirty and flaky aunt. Jackie, the ornament's owner, is in way over her head in a town where money matters, and being a charity case can be trouble. After the plain little ornament goes missing thievery, backstabbing, and false rumors threaten to destroy a family. Jackie just wants friends, but in this small town, people are not always what they seem. After suffering a great loss just before Christmas, can Jackie handle the bold personalities she doesn't even know are her enemies? Can the plain little ornament ever be recovered?