Wrapped Up in Christmas Joy: An uplifting small-town romance from Hallmark Publishing_ Review
My Review
Sophie Davis owns a quilt shop, Threaded Needle in Pine Hill. Her passion is Quilts of Valor, she along with others make quilts in this nonprofit organization for military and veterans.
This book came alive for me as I read about Sophie finding a journal written by a soldier who has returned from war. Being she lives in a small town she believes this journal was mistakenly donated and she sets
out to find it's owner. When she does find him he's convinced she feels sorry for him after she reads how he details the pain he went through during the war. This is not something people can turn off once they return to civilian life, it becomes
part of who they are.
Still not convinced Sophie could actually find an attraction in him, Cole a former marine is grumpy towards her thinking it'll scare her off. What Cole doesn't count on is the determination Sophie has to get through to this firefighter's heart and just maybe things can be set ablaze.
This heartwarming Christmas book shows determination through persistence,strength triumphing over weakness and understanding. I recommend it. Published October 27th 2020 by Hallmark Publishing I was given a complimentary copy of this book. Thank you. All opinions expressed are my own.
GoodReads Summary
When Sophie Davis sorts through a box of donated books to her church, she’s surprised to discover a soldier’s journal. As the daughter of a veteran who watched her father struggle over the years, she feels a deep connection to the man who wrote the emotional entries. Former Marine Cole Aaron battled to find peace after returning to civilian life. He’s always needed to protect others. Now, fighting fires in Pine Hill, Kentucky helps him put out the demons within him. When Sophie shows up at the fire hall with his journal from when he’d first returned stateside, Cole can’t believe it was in the box he’d donated. Not wanting to face painful memories, he tells her to trash it. Sophie and Cole are drawn together as they both volunteer for their community, but it’s hard for Cole to let down his guard, and he doesn’t need anyone’s pity. After all he’s been through in the past, can he find faith in a more hopeful future…one touched by joy?
This heartwarming romance includes a free Hallmark original recipe for Dilly Duchess Potatoes.
About The Author
USA Today & Wall Street Journal Bestselling author JANICE LYNN loves to spin a tale that touches her readers' hearts by putting a smile on their lips and a tear in their eye. Her favorite read is one with a strong heroine who can laugh at herself and a hero who appreciates the heroine's strengths and imperfections, and can't help but love her. Janice strives to write characters who make her want to go along for their adventure and smile several times on the journey to their happily ever after. Janice lives in Tennessee with her family, her vivid imagination, an adorable Maltese named Halo, and bunches of unnamed dust bunnies that moved in after she started her writing career. In addition to writing romance, Janice is a registered nurse, a quilter, a military mama, and a supporter of the Quilts of Valor Foundation. Janice has published 30+ books with various publishing companies. She writes contemporary Medical Romances for Harlequin, and is very excited about the release of her first sweet romance from Hallmark Publishing. Her books have won numerous awards including the National Readers' Choice Award, the Golden Quill for Best Short contemporary Romance, the American Title, the Holt Medallion Award of Merit, and the Golden Quill for Best first book.
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