'Tis the season to celebrate the joys of life, love, family
and pets. No author does it better than Nancy Thayer in
her two-books-in-one; A VERY NANTUCKET CHRISTMAS and AN
ISLAND CHRISTMAS. She works her special magic, describing
the beautiful winter setting of Nantucket Island with
colorful characters you fall in love with.
Nicole is a retired nurse and widow. A friend invites her
to Nantucket to celebrate the Christmas Stroll. The Stroll
is a custom started to welcome visitors to their island. It
offers holiday bedecked shops serving hot cider and good
cheer, and the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Claus on a Coast
Guard boat. At a party, Nicole meets Sebastian Somerset.
Dashing, divorced with a grown daughter, Kennedy, Seb is a
retired lawyer who lives year round in a beautiful home on
the island. His first wife, Katya, left him to live with
her tennis coach, Alonzo. In the divorce that follows, Seb
feels relief and is content alone, until he meets and falls
in love with Nicole. They marry. He knows his daughter
will be upset but he tells her his happy news.
Kennedy is not pleased with his news and refuses to accept
her family breaking up. She blames everything on Nicole and
won't rest until she gets her parents back together again.
Married to James, who adores her, they have a son Maddox.
Pregnant again, she is very unhappy. She hates the way she
feels and looks and wants her father back and "that woman"
he married, gone. When they are invited by her father and
Nicole to spend a week at Christmas with them, she begins to
plan how she is going to sabotage that marriage. Watch out
Nicole.
Nicole suffers through a long and hard week trying to keep
the Yuletide merry with no help from Kennedy. A spoiled
brat, Kennedy does devious and hurtful things at every
chance and Nicole is barely holding on. It helps that
Maddox has bonded with her. They make a fort together in
the backyard and discover a sweet abandoned dog, Pooh, that
creeps into their hearts. On Christmas Eve, an event
happens to forge the family close and together forever.
This read is a delicious treat for the holidays (or any
time) that you will absolutely devour. I did!
AN ISLAND CHRISTMAS tells the story about Felicia and
Archie who travel to Nantucket to marry on Christmas Day to
please her parents. Her mother is not in favor of Archie
and is sure that Steven Hardy is the right one. Steven, a
childhood friend has just moved next door and he is single.
What could be easier? Time to send that Huge man back where
he belongs. Mom Jilly thinks she can get them together and
will just have to be creative and a lot sneaky. Felicia
will be happier.
This is a funny, loving tale of family life and how it
actually turns out in the end. I loved Archie who kept his
cool even after breaking Jilly's beloved antique dining room
chair and suffering an injury at the first meal. He is a
big man in many ways especially his heart. Delightful
finale that weaves and interweaves all the subplots, where
Rex, a cat, steals the show in this sparkling holiday tale.
A VERY NANTUCKET CHRISTMAS is another winner for Nancy Thayer with
the gorgeous backdrop
of Nantucket to inspire you to put this spot high on your
bucket list!
Celebrate the holidays with New York Times
bestselling author Nancy Thayer in this festive collection
featuring two heartwarming tales set on Nantucket island.
A NANTUCKET CHRISTMAS
The Yuletide season’s wonderful traditions are much loved by
Nicole Somerset, new to Nantucket and recently married to a
handsome former attorney. But the cheerful mood is soon
tempered by Nicole’s chilly stepdaughter, Kennedy, who
arrives without a hint of holiday spirit. Determined to keep
her stepmother at arm’s length—or, better yet, out of the
picture altogether—Kennedy schemes to sabotage Nicole’s
first Christmas with her new husband. Yet, in the season of
miracles, holiday joy has a way of coming to all, both
naughty and nice.
AN ISLAND CHRISTMAS
It’s Christmas time and Felicia has returned to her family’s
home on the island to marry her rugged boyfriend, Archie.
Every snow-dusted street and twinkling light is
picture-perfect for a dream wedding. Except a lavish
ceremony is not Felicia’s dream at all; it’s what her
mother, Jilly, wants. Worried that her daughter’s life with
daredevil Archie will be all hiking and skydiving, Jilly
embarks on a secret matchmaking campaign for Felicia and
their handsome neighbor Steven Hardy. With the arrival of
Jilly’s older daughter, Lauren, fueling tensions, and the
family careening toward a wedding disaster, an unexpected
twist reminds everyone of the true meaning of the season.
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