Letters at Christmas by Amber Lin

Letters at Christmas

by Amber Lin

 

I found this story on my kindle. I don't even

remember buying it. But Amazon says I did.

I have read Amber Lin before but never any

historical romance from her. Since I have

been in the Christmas reading mood, this one

came up in the rotation. It's a short story.

But I have to say, Letters at Christmas

 did not read like one.

 

Hale was born on the wrong side of the blanket

as the saying goes. But as so often happens,

Hale and Sidony fell in love. Sidony being the

heroine of the story. She is tough, smart and

brave. Born in the big house.

 

'She smiled gently. "You didn't want to be

your father. Well, you're not. You're a strong,

kind-hearted man. That's who I fell in love

with, Hale."

His insides felt jagged, his throat raw. Was

she right? Had he proved to himself that

he wasn't his father?' 

 

Hale was determined that he would make himself

into a man deserving of Sidony. And in the

meantime, he would give her every chance to move

on if she wanted to.

 

When he finally makes his way back to her,

she isn't sure she can forgive his absence. Can he

convince Sidony that he has loved her all along?

Will she be able to trust that he won't leave again?

 

Love is a matter of trust and compromise. But who

will give in first?

 

I bought my copy from Amazon

Review by Lisa Hutson

 





One Snowy Night by Jill Shalvis

One Snowy Night

by Jill Shalvis

 

Oh gosh golly gee, its that time of year

again!! Reading Christmas stories. Though

I do it through the rest of the year as well.
Jill Shalvis is a very popular contemporary

romance writer. Because she is terrific.

Her stories always have at least a bit of

comedy. Regular people are reading these

stories after all. We all put off getting

the battery in the car changed. We all make

mistakes and wind up in odd situations.

And we all love reading about people that

do the same silly things we all do.

Then fall in head over heels in love.

 

'He hadn't so much as blinked as she basically

yelled at him but she thought maybe

there was a the slightest softening in his hard

eyes. "Okay," he said.

"Okay." She let out a breath and nodded. "Good."

"You ready to go inside now or do you need 

to yell at me some more?" he asked.

She choked out a laugh and 

got out of the truck.'
 

Max and Rory have known each other forever.

Only misunderstandings got in the way.

Now that they find themselves in a car

traveling through a terrible snow storm, can

they sort it all out? Can they leave the past

in the past and grab hold of each other?
Can they sort out the hurt and

misunderstandings?

 

One Snowy Night is a fun romantic story.

It can remind us how easy it is to let the

wrong things matter. We all can sometimes

make things worse in our memory than they

really were.  Forgiveness and the

benefit of doubt can sooth so many hurts.

 

I bought my copy from Amazon.

Review by Lisa Hutson 

 

 





Trolls - Movie Review

Trolls

Movie Review

 

I take my granddaughter to the movies like this

these days. For this movie, I wound up with two of

her girlfriends and one other mom. I always enjoy

the kids. But not always the movies.



The Trolls people were very smart. While it's a sappy

sweet silly story, they were brilliant enough to use

music (lots of music) that will appeal to the adults.

Kids are easy when it comes to music. So they love

it too. And the Justin Timberlake song is a raging

hit with every age group! As soon as it started

playing, all the kids in the joint started bopping

in their seats!! I gotta say, it made me a fan

listening to kids singing a song with no curse

words in it!! No adult type content. 

Looking for some fun family time?

You wont do any better than going

to see Trolls. You will thank me!

 

Review by Lisa Hutson