BOOK REVIEW: A Family For Christmas

 

A Family For Christmas  cover/purchase link

Click cover to purchase book

by: Vickie McDonough

Dancing Word Reviewer

 

Title: A Family For Christmas

Authors: Irene Brand and Dana Corbit

Publisher: Steeple Hill

ISBN: 0-373-87288-7

Genre: Inspirational/Contemporary/Romance

 

"The Gift of Family" by Irene Brand

Life seems perfect for newly engaged Wendy Kenworth and Evan Kessler. Evan is finishing up work on his doctorate and will soon teach college, but when Evan's father is hospitalized, everything changes. Evan packs up and returns home to run the family dairy farm. Wendy is delighted when he invites her to visit over the Christmas holidays. But Evan's loving, Christian family overwhelms the girl from a dysfunctional home. Can Evan and his family reach out to Wendy and give her the gift of a family?

"Child In A Manger" by Dana Corbit

When social worker Allison Hensley plays Mary in a living nativity program, the last thing she expects to find is an abandoned infant in the manger. Allison is sure the mother will have second thoughts about leaving her child and will return. Sheriff's Deputy Brock Chandler knows what it's like to be an abandoned child, and he's determined to find the mother and see her prosecuted for child abandonment. Sparks fly and tempers flare as Allison and Brock butt heads, and soon the baby girl awakens feelings neither one wants to face.

A Family For Christmas is a heartwarming 2-in-1 book from Steeple Hill. In "The Gift of Family", your heart will ache for Wendy, a young woman who's never experienced the love of a big family. You'll root for her and Evan as they struggle to overcome the circumstances that work to keep them apart and learn that faith and family are what truly matter. In "Child In A Manger" your heart will be touched watching Allison fall in love with baby Joy and Brock, a hardened deputy with a secret. Both Allison and Brock grow in their story and learn that God has more planned for them than they could ever have imagined.

Both stories are quick reads and will easily hold your interest. The faith messages are sure to encourage you, and the romance will warm your heart. Whether it's Christmas time or not, be sure to read A Family For Christmas , two heart-stirring inspirational romance stories.