Laura H. (lollipops) reviewed Love Finds You in the City at Christmas: Red Kettle Christmas / Manhattan Miracle (Love Finds You) on + 109 more book reviews
In 'Red Kettle Christmas,' it's 1946, and police officer Mike Wolzak inherits the family home. . . and the custody of his troubled sister. While on patrol during Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Mike meets a Salvation Army bell ringer struggling to support herself and her young child. Over the holiday season in Manhattan, she teaches the veteran how to support his family. In the process, he gains a new one.
My thoughts: RED KETTLE CHRISTMAS is an adorable story about one of the Salvation Army's bell ringers and a police officer. It was fun seeing the diversity of cultures in this historic visit to NYC and meeting two very sweet individuals who both have hurts they must work through. I cared for both of these characters and enjoyed this slow moving story.
In 'Manhattan Miracle,' a war-weary soldier finally comes home. Max Wolzak is celebrating Christmas in the Manhattan brownstone where he spent much of his childhood when he meets Sarah, his sister's old schoolmate. Sparks fly as the pair gets reacquainted over holiday events, but when Max realizes she will leave for the Middle East the day after Christmas, he has a decision to make.
My thoughts: MANHATTAN MIRACLE is the contemporary in this story and features Mike's and Karen's grandson, Max, who has just returned from active duty in Afghanistan. To make his grandma happy, Max agrees to dress as a Peanuts character and be a balloon holder for Snoopy in the parade, but the last person he expects to see is happy, bouncy, Sarah, his little sister's old friend. An adorable novella about two old "chums" rediscovering each other and what happens when Schroeder meets Lucy in the Peanuts portion of the parade. Again, a slow moving story, but sweet.
My thoughts: RED KETTLE CHRISTMAS is an adorable story about one of the Salvation Army's bell ringers and a police officer. It was fun seeing the diversity of cultures in this historic visit to NYC and meeting two very sweet individuals who both have hurts they must work through. I cared for both of these characters and enjoyed this slow moving story.
In 'Manhattan Miracle,' a war-weary soldier finally comes home. Max Wolzak is celebrating Christmas in the Manhattan brownstone where he spent much of his childhood when he meets Sarah, his sister's old schoolmate. Sparks fly as the pair gets reacquainted over holiday events, but when Max realizes she will leave for the Middle East the day after Christmas, he has a decision to make.
My thoughts: MANHATTAN MIRACLE is the contemporary in this story and features Mike's and Karen's grandson, Max, who has just returned from active duty in Afghanistan. To make his grandma happy, Max agrees to dress as a Peanuts character and be a balloon holder for Snoopy in the parade, but the last person he expects to see is happy, bouncy, Sarah, his little sister's old friend. An adorable novella about two old "chums" rediscovering each other and what happens when Schroeder meets Lucy in the Peanuts portion of the parade. Again, a slow moving story, but sweet.
Karen R. (flwergirl) -
Two sweet stories--one historical and one contemporary--tied together by a family thread and the setting of New York City. The main characters deal with forgiving themselves of past failures and opening up to blessings of a future together. I liked the continuation of the family a few generations later, with the grandson who carried on the tradition of serving as a soldier, and who was learning how to reach out to his community as a Christian. The little girls in both stories--Laurie and Molly--sounded adorable. An enjoyable light read for Christmastime!
Alice B. reviewed Love Finds You in the City at Christmas: Red Kettle Christmas / Manhattan Miracle (Love Finds You) on + 3559 more book reviews
TWO Beautiful Christian romances in NEW YORK CITY around Christmas. Great stories.
