•°o•:*:•.ALL THE CHRISTMASSY FEELS.•:*:• o°•
If you want a book you can squeeze into the busy holiday season, I recommend this one. At just ninety-nine cents, it ticked all the boxes for me, even though I don’t generally reach for contemporary stories.
“Agnes, did you know,” Agnes Piercy sang out as she dug through the trunk of her Ford Focus for her event binder, “that your Christmas plans, would one day sink in water? Did you know, that your great ideas will tank all sons and daughters? Did you know that your childhood dreams would come to make you puke… this idea that you delivered, would soon come to sever you?”
“Agnes, did you know, that your voice sounds like nails across a chalkboard?” Tuck’s tenor voice belted out, and she almost jumped out of her skin.
This amusing scene is reminiscent of ones that happen often between 28-year-old Agnes and Tuck and had me laughing out loud a lot! Agnes dreams of growing a new business and the Honeyhaven Winter Wonderland is her opportunity to shine. But, she will need some serious help from her sort-of-friend Tuck. He is extremely busy taking over his father’s construction business, but the pleading in her eyes tugs at his heartstrings, despite her bossy attitude.
These two are forced together often in order to pull off the Christmas festivities but each has some family drama they are dealing with. Her parents are rich and want more for her life. His dad wants to retire, but can’t quite let go and let him run the company. Some judgy busy-bodies in the town also add to the drama. I cried a couple of times and laughed a lot!
There are plenty of cultural references as well: “Demo Day. Tuck and Chip Gaines’s favorite day.”
“Tuck turned on the radio as K-LOVE played Steven Curtis Chapman’s newest Christmas tune.”
“I can’t believe it either. Agnes Piercy at a loss for words. It’s a Christmas miracle. God bless us all. An angel just got his wings. So much for a Charlie Brown Christmas Tree.”
Tea Quote: She sat in her robe drinking a cup of tea. “Can we talk?” “Of course,” she said quietly. “Kettle’s hot if you want tea.” Agnes poured a cup of Christmas Tea, the scent of cloves and cinnamon filling her senses.
{I generally find Twining Christmas Tea at Cost Plus World Market for around $4. The first box is what I have from last year, but it looks like they have changed to a green box this year, and added a couple of more holiday flavors as well. I think I like the look of the first box best!}
I purchased a copy of the eBook on Amazon (due to Kim on Inspirational Fiction Reader posting about it on IG) and am sharing my honest opinion with no further compensation. This is a clean, contemporary read with a sprinkling of faith as well. The cute cover caught my eye, especially the sweet, smiling snowman!
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Jessica is the author of the
contemporary romance series
Seasons of Hope and 8
Love Inspired Suspense novels.
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The Honeyhaven Series
Under the Honey Moon, Novella 1, “a novella in the Once Upon a Laugh Collection along with 7 other romantic comedies by an array of talented and award-winning authors! Only .99 cents [for entire eCollection]” 07/23/2018 {I have not read it}
A Honey of a Christmas, Novella 2, 11/1/2018
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| I hope you find time to slow down, sip a cup of Christmas tea & read a great book! |
