Like a Winter Snow

Like a Winter Snow, by Lindsay Harrel, is an interesting read.  You will meet Joy Beckman on the opening pages.  You soon learn that she left her counseling practice the previous year to help her aging parents.  After Joy realized that her mother's Altheimer condition was advancing, she just had to stop her life and help!

When Joy travels to Cornwall, England, to take part in a dear friends wedding, her life is about to dramatically change.  The moment she crosses paths with Oliver Lincoln, she knows her life will never be the same!

The connection Joy feels with Oliver can only be a gift from God; however, she cannot think about making plans with this handsome man, when her parents are still in need of help.  Watch as Joy struggles with whether she still needs to be that source of help, or if God has another plan in store!

Because of You

Because of You, by Becky Wade, will take you back to Merryweather, WA.  You will meet Maddie Winslow on the pages of this holiday novella!

Maddie has volunteered for her church's "Mission: Christmas" program, to help those in need.  She has been partnered with Leo Donnelly.  After Maddie's friend, Olivia Donnelly, was killed in a car accident, Leo is left to raise their young son, Charlie, alone.  Maddie has known Leo for years and unfortunately, has had feelings for him as well.  This is a hard position to be in and Maddie struggles with these feelings!

As Leo and Maddie attempt to meet the needs of a single mother and her daughters, through "Mission: Christmas", watch and see what may change in the friendship between Leo and Maddie.  The appearance of new feelings may affect the very foundation of their friendship!

This is a fun, quick tale that you can enjoy during the Christmas season!

The Wedding Dress Christmas

The Wedding Dress Christmas, written by Rachel Hauck, is set in Hearts Bend, Tennessee.  This small town is where a younger JoJo Castle and Buck Matthews initially met.  Now, as grown adults, they cross paths again.  These former friends have moved on to very different lives.  Buck has become a famous country singer and JoJo, after experiencing a traumatic event in Dallas, has returned to the safety of home.  You wonder what will become of this former friendship, now that they have time together during this Christmas season!

When you see Haley, from a former Wedding Dress tale, you know the magical wedding dress is not far behind!

This is a fun Christmas novella to help you prepare for this special time of year!

Misleading Miss Verity

Misleading Miss Verity is the latest from Carolyn Miller.  Verity is the youngest daughter in the Hatherleigh clan.  Verity quite often makes decisions that do not agree with her Viscount father.  After she makes a very bad choice at school, her parents send her to stay with her grandmother.  Who in turn decides to send Verity to visit a close school friend in the highlands of Scotland.  You will not believe what happens next!

After serving as a curate in New South Wales, Anthony Jardine is newly arrived in Scotland.  Anthony has returned to take his place as the new laird of Dungally.  Trying to keep his identity under wraps until he gets the lay of the land, Anthony has presented himself as a simple gardener!

Anthony and Verity are immediately drawn toward each other; however, they do not know how to make the other fit into their world.  Anthony sees Verity as a very young girl, who has no faith in his God and Verity sees Anthony as a man of low rank, who will never be excepted in her society!

Hold on to see what will become of Verity and Anthony by the final page of this tale!

I received a copy of this book from Kregel Publications in exchange for my unbiased review.

Protecting Tanner Hollow

I enjoyed reading Lynette Eason's latest, Protecting Tanner Hollow.  This book contains four novellas that tell a bit of suspense that takes place in the sleepy town of Tanner Hollow!

These four tales Lethal Homecoming, Lethal Conspiracy, Lethal Secrets and Lethal Agenda are loosely connected.  Some of the characters in the first tale are brought through the remaining stories.

This book tells about how the citizens of this town come together to assist their neighbors in times of need!

I received this e-book from Revell in exchange for my honest review.

Christmas at Whitefriars

Elizabeth Camden offers a holiday novella, Christmas at Whitefriars.  This short story will tell of the life of Mary Beckwith, a young woman living in the countryside of England, who is fearful to take a step away from anything she holds dear.  When Mary  meets Everett Wooten, a millionaire from America, her life is sure to change!

Everett has hangups of his own.  Watch as these two learn to adjust and hopefully find a way to move forward together!

This a a fun tale to take you through the holiday season!

The Thief of Lanwyn Manor

Sarah E. Ladd's recent book, The Thief of Lanwyn Manor, is a tale full of unknowns on every page.  The year is 1818 and Julia Twethewey has traveled to Lanwyn Manor to quietly await the birth of her cousin Jane's baby, but these are not to be quiet days.  Instead, Julia's time seems to be full of mysteries yet to be solved!

Julia had wanted to use this time to recover from a recent breakup; however, after she meets Matthew and Isaac Blake, her days seem to be filled up with much different activity.  Her aunt wants her to make a match with Matthew, the owner of the copper mine, Wheal Tamsen; however, Julia's heart is drawn toward Isaac!

Isaac, as the second son, does not have access to the wealth of the family, but he has gained much knowledge concerning the operation of the mine.  He hopes to one day have the operation of his own mine.  Until that day arrives, Isaac will faithfully assist his brother.  When expensive items are found to be missing at Lanwyn Manor, Julia's aunt places the blame on her.  When Isaac and Julia try to discover who the real culprit is behind these thefts, you will not believe what they discover!

I received this book from Thomas Nelson through Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.