Happy Friday! I hope all of you had a delightful day! Christmas Angels by Viola Shipman will be out on Tuesday, October 25 along with Pocketbooks and Pistols by Dorothy Howell.
The Christmas Secret by Wanda E. Brunstetter is set in Allentown, Pennsylvania in November of 1880. Elizabeth Canning is getting ready to marry
David Stinner on Christmas Eve (which is also Elizabeth’s birthday). They will be living in a cabin built by
Elizabeth’s grandfather and it is very special to Elizabeth. While cleaning out the cabin, Elizabeth finds
a journal written by her Aunt Lovina (she grew up in the cabin along with
Elizabeth’s mother). The first entry
dates back to Lovina’s sixteenth birthday.
Elizabeth starts reading the journal and discovers a startling secret
that will ruin her life and affect others.
Elizabeth only tells the devastating secret to her friend, Helen. Elizabeth calls off the wedding and quickly
leaves town to stay with her grandparents.
David does not understand why Elizabeth called off their wedding. David sets out to find Elizabeth and get
answers. Will David and Elizabeth be
able to overcome the obstacle thrown in their path? You will have to read The Christmas Secret to
see if David and Elizabeth make it to the alter on Christmas Eve.
The Christmas Secret is a sweet
short story (it is a novella not a full-length book). It is nicely written and easy to read (good
flow). It can easily be finished in an
hour. I did, though, find it predictable
and reminiscent of something I have read previously. Once the secret was revealed I knew what
would happen. It is really not a
Christmas story. It is set during
Christmas, but it is a historical romance novella. It is a nice story, but I just expected more
from this author. I give The Christmas Secret 3.5 out of 5 stars. It has nice
messages about the power of love, prayer, faith, and forgiveness.
I am off to relax for the night. I am not chatty today due to lack of sleep! My mother has been up the last two nights, and she is not known to be quiet! She still talks loudly into the phone when talking to someone long distance (we keep telling her that they can hear her). I am hoping for a good nights sleep tonight! Wish me luck. Have a great evening, take care and Happy Reading!
Kris
The Avid Reader
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