Reviewer: Robyn Roberts
Title: Winter Wonders, an Anthology of Short Stories
Featured Author: JoAnn Carter
Publisher: By Grace Publishing
ISBN:
Release Date: December 2007
Genre/Sub-genre: Contemporary Romance
Year/Setting: Present Day
Overall Rating: 4.0
Sexual Content Rating: None/Very Subtle
Language (Profanity/Slang) Rating: Mild
Violent Content Rating: None
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About the stories:
Snow Kissed by Cindy K. Green
Holly Armstrong has a knack at handling Logan Riley when he gets riled up. She knows how to bat her eyes and twist him around her little finger. Too bad he won’t ever ask her out or show romantic interest in her. When given a chance to take a dream job, she knows she will miss Logan. Too bad he doesn’t know how she feels.
Gwen’s Resolution by Meg Allison
Gwen Josephs is heading out on New Year’s Eve to start a new year and a new life for herself. She’s determined to take a year without men to prove she can make it on her own. She needs time to rebuild her confidence. When rescued by Tad Smith who shares his table with her for a New Year’s Eve dinner, she starts to wonder if resolutions are make to be kept—or broken? Will she stick to her choices for the year, or will she take one more risk?
Maybe Forever by Muncy G. Chapman
Margy Mayfield is a widow trying to salvage the deeply indebted Iowa farm. After her husband died suddenly of a massive heart attack, she’s tried to keep his dream of farming alive. She’s not sure how she can possibly save the farm from foreclosure without a heavy infusion of cash. She barely makes it home before a blizzard sets in.
She hears on the radio that an escaped con could be in the area. When a man in need comes to her door during the storm, she has to decide if she can trust him or not. Is he really Bryan McAlister, stranded storm victim, or could he be the escaped convict, Ralph Dunbar? Will she be safe through the night, or will letting a stranger into her home be her fatal error?
Featured Review: Smuggler of the Heart by JoAnn Carter
Samantha Warren returns to her Grandma’s house after a long absence. In hunting down historical treasures in her Grandmother’s attic, she finds a chest used by smugglers at "Smuggler’s Notch" along the Vermont coast. Eventually, her Grandma tells her the romantic story of how this chest fits into her family history.
When Samantha runs into Tim Davis at church, she’s floored that he can still cause butterflies in her stomach. He acts like he wants to start up a relationship with her again, even though seven years have passed. Can they rekindle what might have been? Or is he just enjoying the company of an old friend before she returns to her real life?
A cozy story that makes you feel good when you read it. Tim and Samantha have to overcome some issues from the past, but you root for them the entire time. The ending is pure romance. I loved the story and the promise for tomorrow that is found at the end of it.
Robyn
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