"The holiday spirit is infectious."
Reviewed by Sandra Wurman
Posted October 9, 2015
Novella / Short Story | Romance Contemporary | Holiday
Ah, it's the holiday season once again and with so many
entries it is sometimes difficult to know which ones to
pick. Well rest assured, you can't go wrong with anything
by Donna Alward. CHRISTMAS AT EVERGREEN INN is a perfect
example of Donna Alward's writing style. Her
characterizations are always real, heartwarming and
engaging. CHRISTMAS AT EVERGREEN INN is part of her Jewell
Cove series and once again we find ourselves surrounded by
friends new and old. It's the season to be jolly, but not
everyone has the holiday spirit. Never worry. Donna
Alward will make sure even the most humbug of her
characters find their way past their problems and open
their hearts and minds to having a wonderful holiday. There's no shortage of problems when a nor'easter roars
into town and there are no more rooms at the inn. Kind of
reminiscent of a biblical journey in December where the
travelers will bunk down anywhere warm and dry. But the
Evergreen Inn is a wonderful place. Lainey Price has
outdone herself in creating a warm, welcoming inn. At this
time of the year there are usually plenty of rooms to go
around. But the small hotel in town is all booked up.
Lainey has already started to setup creative places for her
clients to stay. It would seem as if every nook and cranny
is occupied. But now policeman Todd Ricker finds himself with a stranded
traveler at the Evergreen Inn hoping that there is some
space for the two of them. The Inn is packed solid so
Lainey reaches into her hostess bag of tricks and comes up
with a solution. Perhaps not the most comfortable one for
Lainey, but it would just have to work. Officer Todd is
going to have to bunk down on the couch in Lainey little
house behind the inn. Very cozy. The problem with having a guest at your home is that they
can learn a lot about their hostess. And what Todd
discovers is that while the inn is bedecked with all things
holiday, Lainie's home is not. Well what's a guy going to
do with that kind of challenge? Todd is definitely up for
it. Lainie better watch out. Christmas is in the air and
there is no escaping it in Jewell Cove. CHRISTMAS AT EVERGREEN INN is a perfectly wonderful holiday
novella designed to reach into your heart on a cold wintry
night.
SUMMARY
Welcome back to Jewell Cove with this heartwarming
novella, where this holiday season, there happens to be no
room at the inn... When a December Nor'easter
roars up the eastern seaboard, Jewell Cove cop Todd Ricker
spends his day off being a Good Samaritan to stranded
holiday travelers. But when the roads close and Todd can't
make his way home, he discovers that the Evergreen Inn is
full up. Until another Good Samaritan opens her doors and
offers him a place to stay... Lainey Price is not
looking forward to Christmas, but just because she's not
filled with the holiday spirit doesn't mean she's going to
turn Todd out into the stormy night. Even if it means
offering the handsome police officer the couch in her tiny
cottage. But when the weather takes a turn for the worse,
the two are snowed in for a wintry evening by the fire. With
Christmas only a few days away, can Todd convince Lainey to
open her heart to the season...and love?
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