Christmas in Shelter Bay by JoAnn Ross - Cole Douchett is
home again at Christmastime in Shelter Bay, Oregon helping
with the town's Christmas boat parade encouraging more
tourism. Cole has returned home from Afghanistan and Iraq
while in the Marines. Seeing Kelli Carpenter again after
all this time has Cole a little more than nervous. A
misunderstanding from the past has Kelli considering
spending the holidays in Hawaii to avoid Cole, who she has
loved nearly all her life. Being thrown together encourages
the
rekindling of love for the couple, but not without having
to deal with the past errors and misunderstandings.
A Seaside Christmas by Susan Donovan -- Mona Flynn and the
members of the Bayberry Island Mermaid Society perform
their ritual, asking for true love this season for Annabeth
Parker, an author and owner of a unique little gift shop.
Nathaniel Ravelle, segment producer for a paranormal
reality show "Truly Weird" is in town for a story on
the "Mermaid story". Slipping on the ice and falling in
front of Ann's shop is the beginning of the mermaid fantasy
as Ann helps the unconscious but delicious looking man. Is
the intervention truly from efforts of the legend of the
mermaids or maybe destiny itself?
Mistletoe on Main Street by LuAnn McLane -- Ava Whimsy is
late for her involvement in the Cricket Creek Christmas
parade as Mrs. Claus, supporting Pete Sully, their Santa.
Hopping aboard the sleigh Ava finds Pete has been
substituted with his son, Clint, home to check on his
father reportedly having heart problems. Ava is having
trouble overcoming the bitter ending to their young love of
years ago when Clint left home. Ava vows not the let him
break her heart again. The wonderful time of Christmas has
a way of rekindling lost love. Is this enough to keep
Clint in Cricket Creek, the very place he escaped from?
The Christmas Gift by Alexis Morgan -- Bridey Roke owns
Something's Brewing Coffee Shop in Snowberry Creek and
makes delicious desserts. Her attention seems to be drawn
to the quiet man, Seth Kyser, who frequently visits her
coffee shop. Seth is a famous wood sculptor needing to
retreat from the hassle of fame to restore creative visions
for his work. Upon volunteering to help with Bridey's
kitchen cupboards, he is also involved in helping with
decorating the town with lighting for Christmas. Becoming
involved emotionally, Bridey is kept in the dark as to who
Seth truly is and feels a real trust issue upon learning
the truth. Seth needs to find a creative way to convince
Bridey of his sincerity.
These four stories are wonderful uplifting tales during the
holiday season when the air is full of love and the
compassion for others is a real treat. Couples alone and
finding their fulfillment during this time of year is
nostalgic and vastly romantic for the reader. Curl up and
feel that warm and fuzzy feeling with each terrific story.
is the season to fall in love in these four small towns.
In "Christmas in Shelter Bay," New York Times bestselling author JoAnn Ross returns to Shelter Bay, where Kelli has long tried to keep her feelings for her friend Cole a secret. But when the local matchmakers conspire to send them to a secluded lakeside cabin, the two friends soon discover that a little love will keep them warm.
TV producer Nathaniel Ravelle knows the Bayberry Island mermaid legend is a joke? how could a statue grant a wish for true love? But when a Christmas Nor'easter lands him in close quarters with local Annie Parker, they see magic at work in matters of the heart in New York Times bestselling author Susan Donovan's ?A Seaside Christmas."
In LuAnn McLane's "Mistletoe on Main Street," Clint isn't sure how to rekindle his romance with high school sweetheart Ava?until his father bows out of playing Santa at the annual Cricket Creek holiday parade and Clint gets the chance to make this Christmas one to remember.
And in Alexis Morgan's "The Christmas Gift", business is booming at Bridey Roke's pastry shop. Everyone in town stops in to sample her holiday treats. But in her spare moments, she's perfecting a special recipe to charm the handsome new neighbor?who has his own surprise gift for her come Christmas Eve!
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