Mail-Order Christmas Brides: Her Christmas Family / Christmas Stars for Dry Creek (Love Inspired Historical, No 115)
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Genre: Romance
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Genre: Romance
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
The cover of this omnibus is what sold me on the book; I was not familiar with either author. Obviously, these two writers are friends and decided to write a novella each about a pair of older women planning to marry unknown men (contracted via mail) after a long train ride from the East. The stories are similar; the men have advertised for a wife because of their need of someone to care for a daughter. Love doesn't seem to be offered by either man; each woman understands that the man is motivated by concern for his growing child.
Please note: This book is published under the "Love Inspired" banner, which means that God is an important factor in each novella.
Her Christmas Family (Jillian Hart)
By the time Felicity Sawyer boards the train, she is already in love with her new daughter, Gertie. Through their letters, they have already established a strong bond. Gertie's father, however, is another matter. Tate Winters has been beaten down by life and is uninterested in any more emotional attachments.
Two people could not be more unlikely to be happy with each other than these two. Felicity always sees the glass as half-full; Tate has already drunk the last of the water in his glass because he knows it won't last. Much of the story is told in the internal dialogue of the two main characters. I felt more emotionally connected to this couple because of Hart's masterful writing.
Christmas Stars for Dry Creek (Janet Tronstad)
This novella proves the point that marriage is a series of compromises. An over-bearing future mother-in-law almost dooms this marriage to failure before it begins. Mrs. Martin has taken care of Hannah since Adam's first wife died in a fire while he was away on patrol. She treats her granddaughter as a permanent invalid.
Adam Martin has just retired from the army so he can take care of his seriously injured daughter. He is delighted to meet Eleanor and sees her resourcefulness and industry. However, Mrs. Martin chips away at Eleanor's sense of worth until Eleanor is ready to leave.
Please note: This book is published under the "Love Inspired" banner, which means that God is an important factor in each novella.
Her Christmas Family (Jillian Hart)
By the time Felicity Sawyer boards the train, she is already in love with her new daughter, Gertie. Through their letters, they have already established a strong bond. Gertie's father, however, is another matter. Tate Winters has been beaten down by life and is uninterested in any more emotional attachments.
Two people could not be more unlikely to be happy with each other than these two. Felicity always sees the glass as half-full; Tate has already drunk the last of the water in his glass because he knows it won't last. Much of the story is told in the internal dialogue of the two main characters. I felt more emotionally connected to this couple because of Hart's masterful writing.
Christmas Stars for Dry Creek (Janet Tronstad)
This novella proves the point that marriage is a series of compromises. An over-bearing future mother-in-law almost dooms this marriage to failure before it begins. Mrs. Martin has taken care of Hannah since Adam's first wife died in a fire while he was away on patrol. She treats her granddaughter as a permanent invalid.
Adam Martin has just retired from the army so he can take care of his seriously injured daughter. He is delighted to meet Eleanor and sees her resourcefulness and industry. However, Mrs. Martin chips away at Eleanor's sense of worth until Eleanor is ready to leave.
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