When Celebrate Lit Publishing decided to put together a book of hope for the holidays, they chose some excellent authors. This trio of Christmas novellas is a prize! All three are Christian historical romance, one set in the old west and the other two in World War II.
The first one, Picking a Bride for Paul, is a sweet-and-sour hit. Paul Baker needs a wife. He just can't keep up with his mother's beautiful house and all the ranch work since his mom passed away, so he decides to go with one of those mail-order brides. He needs help selecting one, though, and who best to help but his best friend, Theodora (Teddy) Love. Teddy has worked alongside him for years, helping with the cattle, haying, and so forth. She's not one for housework and cooking. However--this presents quite a dilemma for Teddy, who has been awakened to the fact that she's actually more than a little attracted to her best friend.
The second novella is Typhoon Prompting by Terri Wangard. She's becoming pretty well-known and popular for her WWII books, and this one is a prequel for her full-length novel Wheresoever They May Be. I've become pretty fond of this popular genre, and Terri is one of the reasons--she's one whale of a writer. This one centers around the life of one destroyer seaman, Jerry Collier. He's stationed in the south Pacific onboard the Tabberer. In a Typhoon, no less. Appetites (and sometimes lunches) go south on their tossing ship. Jerry's got a girlfriend, Evelyn, who has a job as a welder. She writes long, upbeat letters, and last time they were in a port for a few days, a whole packet of them arrived. Jerry isn't interested in marriage--sweet girls turned into nags, and noisy, demanding babies start arriving in no time at all.
The third book is A Doctor in the House by Linda Shenton Matchett. This one is also a WWII story, this time set in England. Emma O'Sullivan is a woman doctor sent to set up and manage a hospital for the war wounded in an English Lord's huge home. Archie Heron is less than thrilled to have his house overrun by a bunch of Americans, and even less enthused over Major O'Sullivan and her pushy ways. He knows a few equally pushy big-wigs, though, and he will see to it that she's sent back to where she belongs. But that better happen soon, because she's taking over his dreams and distracting his work.
Three novellas in one Christmas-card lovely cover. Go for it. Amazon.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher, but the review opinions and evaluations are my own.
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