Having read books by each of these authors, I was looking forward to some wonderful stories. If you don't recognize the name 'Theresa Michaels,' it is the pen name of Raine Cantrell. I found all three stories to be wonderful and well worth a reader's time. Enjoy.
WISH UPON A STAR (Carolyn Davidson) --
Years ago, I devoured almost all of Carolyn Davidson's books. While reading some reviews about this anthology, I was reminded of the wonderful Tanner family in Davidson's books. This is Anna Tanner's story. It opens with Anna's employer kissing her and telling her he "has a proposition for her." Immediately, he's called away because of a break-in at his Dallas bank, and Anna assumes the worst. She leaves his employ in the night and returns home to her family (and Edgewood, Texas) by train.
Morgan Brady follows her the next day but continues to do a bad job of talking to Anna about his real intentions. This story is an incredible charmer. It takes Morgan 100 pages to get things right. In the meantime, the reader gets to catch up with the Tanner family and a splendid Christmas. Absolutely delightful.
CHRISTMAS WISHES (Judith Stacy) --
Abbie Doyle, an employee of the difficult Mrs. Merchant, is a disorganized mess. If she can't get her act together, she will lose her job and have to move back to her family's Pennsylvania farm. Jack Graham, a construction business owner, has just decided that he has no intention of doing the renovations to Mrs. Merchant's palatial home because the woman is impossible with her demands and the tight work schedule.
However, Jack has a problem; his daughter won't tell anyone what she wants for Christmas. When Abbie assures Jack that she can find out what his daughter wants, she snares Jack back into working for Mrs. Merchant (in exchange for the impossible task of finding out what Natalie wants). Jack brings the job in on time but Abbie isn't able to unseal Natalie's lips. Now Abbie decides that she just needs to go home to her family. This story is slightly less wonderful than the other two, but still a great read.
MORE THAN A MIRACLE (Theresa Michaels/Raine Cantrell) --
Maureen O'Rourke is living in an abandoned cabin in Colorado that she found about a year ago. One night, a frozen Gabriel Channing arrives at her door and says he's been looking for her for a year. Totally stumped, Maureen encourages the man to speak his piece. He starts out with an angry tone, telling Maureen that she stole his son. I hate to describe more about the story because I don't want to diminish the reader's surprise regarding the rest of the interesting, intriguing, and absolutely charming story.
WISH UPON A STAR (Carolyn Davidson) --
Years ago, I devoured almost all of Carolyn Davidson's books. While reading some reviews about this anthology, I was reminded of the wonderful Tanner family in Davidson's books. This is Anna Tanner's story. It opens with Anna's employer kissing her and telling her he "has a proposition for her." Immediately, he's called away because of a break-in at his Dallas bank, and Anna assumes the worst. She leaves his employ in the night and returns home to her family (and Edgewood, Texas) by train.
Morgan Brady follows her the next day but continues to do a bad job of talking to Anna about his real intentions. This story is an incredible charmer. It takes Morgan 100 pages to get things right. In the meantime, the reader gets to catch up with the Tanner family and a splendid Christmas. Absolutely delightful.
CHRISTMAS WISHES (Judith Stacy) --
Abbie Doyle, an employee of the difficult Mrs. Merchant, is a disorganized mess. If she can't get her act together, she will lose her job and have to move back to her family's Pennsylvania farm. Jack Graham, a construction business owner, has just decided that he has no intention of doing the renovations to Mrs. Merchant's palatial home because the woman is impossible with her demands and the tight work schedule.
However, Jack has a problem; his daughter won't tell anyone what she wants for Christmas. When Abbie assures Jack that she can find out what his daughter wants, she snares Jack back into working for Mrs. Merchant (in exchange for the impossible task of finding out what Natalie wants). Jack brings the job in on time but Abbie isn't able to unseal Natalie's lips. Now Abbie decides that she just needs to go home to her family. This story is slightly less wonderful than the other two, but still a great read.
MORE THAN A MIRACLE (Theresa Michaels/Raine Cantrell) --
Maureen O'Rourke is living in an abandoned cabin in Colorado that she found about a year ago. One night, a frozen Gabriel Channing arrives at her door and says he's been looking for her for a year. Totally stumped, Maureen encourages the man to speak his piece. He starts out with an angry tone, telling Maureen that she stole his son. I hate to describe more about the story because I don't want to diminish the reader's surprise regarding the rest of the interesting, intriguing, and absolutely charming story.
