A season of love. A season of cheer. To a joyful present and a well-remembered past. Authors Leanne Burroughs, Polly McCrillis, Amy Blizzard, Chris Holmes, and Kristy Bock share five stories of the joyful gift of the holiday season.
Five poignant stories straight from the heart. From soldiers wounded in action during World War II and Iraq, to how the aftermath of car crashes affected peoples' lives, to a dedicated woman who teaches itinerant deaf students. Pull up a chair, grab a cup of hot cocoa, and immerse yourself in their trials, triumphs and tears. Authors: Leanne Burroughs, Amber Dawn Bell, Amy Blizzard, Polly McCrillis, Walt Mussell
What does a woman say to a handsome man who introduces himself graveside? Virginia Lawrence reluctantly says hello to Parker Gilchrist, but his southern charm and humor makes wanting to know him better hard to resist. Teaching art and raising her teenage son in Brunswick, Georgia, is Virginias world. When her mother dies, she is forced to confront an unsettling past, a past that topples her comfortable world. As she dares to love again, Parker gives her the strength to face doubts about what her heart has to offer and can accept. Parkers comfortable life in Savannah as a biology teacher and father to two teens is shattered when a sister dies in a tragic accident. Virginia eases his anguish and gives him a second opportunity to love. But unbeknown to them both, Virginia is at the center of the shocking truth about his sisters deatha truth that threatens the possibility for love.
Delice Brunet, a naïve bayou beauty, has a pleasant but predictable life as a French Quarter street musician. When Dr. Grant Alexander takes an interest in her, she confronts love for the first time. Orphaned as a child, she was raised by Creole grandparents in Grand Isle, Louisiana, until she set out for New Orleans as a young woman to begin a new life. She found friendship and made a niche for herself as a guitarist playing for tourists. Her days were routine. Grant finds her irresistible, but Delice's fear of losing those she cares for compels her to keep her distance, although her attraction to him is undeniable. She yearns to discover love, unaware that someone from her past watches her and someone from her present plans to make her his own. A story of the power of love, trust and friendships, Water Music will make your heart ache and sing.
A Heartwarming Christmas Anthology Christmas Rainbows Catch a Christmas Rainbow... Shut away for most of her life because of her handicap, Lissa Thornhill grew up in shame and yearned for acceptance and love. Will a journey to Ireland and Christmas with her cousin's family be her dream come true? Pearse Ryan was the special one. Born in a thatched cottage in a tiny Irish village, the landlord saw something special in him and made sure he got the education he dreamed of. But even though he's now a fully qualified doctor, he can't forget the one person he couldn't save. Can an enchanted Yuletide in Ballycashel heal both their wounded hearts and bring a Christmas miracle? Room for Two Sadie Vero has to rebuild her life after a terrifying incident forced her to leave her job as an army translator and she won't let anything, not even a bossy former marine officer, distract her from getting back on track. As long as she keeps telling herself that she'll be just fine. Gannon Moore makes her want things she's never imagined wanting. Retired from the marines, Gannon Moore likes his job and peaceful days. The only way this perfect life he's built will stay that way is to keep his association with Sadie Vero business and only business. Only problem with that is she isn't making it easy for him to not want something he never thought he'd want again. The chance to love. Flying High Christmas After surviving a fall from an airplane and being shot at by a ruthless gang of drug dealers, the only thing Cara Watson wants for Christmas is the sexy DEA agent who saved her life. But the leader of the gang has other ideas. It's up to Dylan Davidson to once again save the feisty redhead and make both of their Christmas wishes come true. Figuring it Out Kristy has been given an assignment from the In-Between to help a man who is struggling to find the good in life. The problem is, the lines are blurred as to just who she's supposed to help, how she's supposed to do it, and whether or not her heart will get broken in the process. The only instruction she's been given for this mission is to figure it out by Christmas. A Christmas Dance Partner Dr. Willow Corwin never expected to trade in her scrubs for dancing shoes. But a holiday hospital fundraiser has left her with no choice but to partner with ballroom dancer Drew Nigel. The single dad and young resident step on each other's toes from the start. Only Drew's little girl, Gloria, can create peace between them. Despite their constant bickering, Gloria is determined Willow is the perfect woman for her dad! Will the tiny matchmaker get her wish in time for Christmas?
A woman and her child are missing. Reese Adams is on the hunt for them, her first major case as a private investigator. It would be a lot easier if the missing woman's brother wasn't in the picture. Ethan Chamberlain isn't hard to look at or spend time with - if you like a man with perfect posture, proper speech, and an affinity for antiques and expensive suits. But experience has taught Reese to be wary of men and she has no intention of getting to know this one or letting him anywhere near her heart" -- p. [4] of cover.
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