This charming holiday read really does make you believe in miracles. Elia is a former MMA fighter turned security specialist. His new assignment turns into a little more than he bargained for when he learns that his bodyguard duty is for pop star Alexa Rae, but her nine year old daughter, Callie. Elia has a heartbreaking reason for not only taking a job over the holidays and being away from his family, but also feeling uncomfortable around the little girl. But when the nanny is called away, he's forced to take on more of her care than he thought. Elia's relationship with Callie was the real draw for me. Callie and her mom are not close at all, for a lot of reasons, and that has made Callie more than a little withdrawn and older than she should be. I loved how Elia brought her out of her shell and brought Christmas into her world, while her mother was off playing pop star. While Alexa did grow on me, I was not impressed with that character at all. This has nothing to do with Lizzie Shane's writing style; in fact, I think she did this on purpose so the reader had to learn to forgive Alexa, like Callie did. Very easy to read but full of fun and heartwarming moments, Miracle on Mulholland was a great holiday read with an interesting storyline and engaging characters.