“It has been said that sometimes the greatest hope in our lives is just a second chance to do what we should have done right in the first place. This is the story of my second chance.” —Prologue of Lost December

When Luke Crisp graduates from business school, his father, CEO and co-founder of Fortune 500 Crisp’s Copy Centers, is ready to share some good news: he wants to turn the family business over to his son. But Luke has other plans. Taking control of his trust fund, Luke leaves home to pursue a life of reckless indulgence.

But when his funds run out, so do his friends. Humbled, alone, and too ashamed to ask his father for help, Luke secretly takes a lowly job at one of his father’s copy centers. There he falls in love with a struggling single mother and begins to understand the greatest source of personal joy.

Lost December is Richard Paul Evans’s modernday holiday version of the biblical story of the prodigal son, a powerful tale of redemption, hope, and the true meaning of love.

My Comments: I listened to this book on my way back and forth to work for a few days (40 minutes each way) and the story completely hooked me!  I would liken this story to a modern day version of The Prodical Son in the Bible.  The main character, Luke, was completely likeable.  I felt much frustration at some of the experiences he went through and got quite annoyed with many of his “friends.”  I wonder if this author will ever run out of great holiday stories.  Each year seems to top the last.

I need to mention the reader, John Dossett , he was fabulous!  He changed voices slightly – just enough to introduce a different character  speaking – very subtle, yet effective.  I could listen to him read for hours!  In fact I did.

This book contained 5 cds.