Introducing 6 Sweet Inspirational Romances from 6 Sweet Romance Reads authors to warm your heart this holiday season.Small-Town Christmas WishesWelcome to Snowflake, Colorado—a small town where wishes come true! When six old high school friends receive a letter that their fellow friend, Charity Hart, wrote before she passed away, their lives take an unexpected turn. She leaves them each a check … unexpected turn. She leaves them each a check for $1,500 and asks them to grant a wish—a secret wish—for someone else by Christmas. It sounds simple but the friends soon discover that it isn’t as easy as it seems! With the clock ticking, will they make it happen in time?
Join Mia, Caro, Nate, Sara, Holly, and Taye on their journey to make a wish come true—and find love along the way.
Holly’s Gift
Miracles don’t always come easy. Sometimes it takes a secret wish to light an angel’s way.
When Holly steps into a homeless shelter looking for an MIA piano student, she notices a distinct lack of Christmas cheer—because a handsome building inspector is forcing the shelter to temporarily close down.
Holly knows bad guys—she was married to one. Yet when the man asks her out, she finds absolutely not warring with absolutely yes.
Tim Stewart doesn’t hold his breath waiting for God to answer prayers. He went from homeless desperation to television stardom to relative obscurity while God stayed silent. But when Holly barrels into his life, her steady faith sparks hope for a dream of his own. Even if it means praying for a Christmas miracle—one last time.
Remembered sadness is the stepping stone to tomorrow’s joy.
Enjoy all six books in the series:
Mia’s Gift by Cindy Flores Martinez
Caro’s Gift by Jean C. Gordon
Nate’s Gift by Jackie Castle
Sara’s Gift by Kimberly Rose Johnson
Holly’s Gift by Josie Riviera
Taye’s Gift by Pat Simmons
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This is the 2nd book I’ve read written by Josie Riviera; I can’t wait to read more of her books.
This is the 5th book in the Small-Town Christmas Wishes Series; each book is about a different friends trying to honor their friend Charity who left each of them $1,500 and wants them to grant a secret wish for someone by Christmas. This is Holly’s story.
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This the fifth book in this series and it was great, I always enjoy reading books by Josie. She writes great stories and incorporates a Christian outlook/ perspective without it being over kill.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
The romance between Holly and Tim was fantastic. They each had their own issues to overcome. Soon, they realized that they were better together. Josie Riviera writes sweet contemporary romance books that I actually like. I really like when Allyson Voller teams up to narrate one of her stories.
This was a great book to curl up with, Captivated my attention instantly, leaving me no other choice but to devour in one sitting… I simply loved this story and can’t wait to see what comes next in this series… I would definitely recommend this series as I have not wanted to stop reading each book!!
This is a nice quick story about Holly and Tim. It is very interesting how their lives intersect and the commonalities between them. It is very interesting how quickly they jump to conclusions about each other which is very much like real life. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this story to bring you into the spirit of Christmas.
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Josie Riviera joins 5 other authors in the fabulous Small-Town Christmas Wishes series of sweet inspirational romances with Holly’s Gift. When her friend Charity leaves her (and 5 other friends) $1,500 to put towards some charitable cause after her passing, Holly is unsure how to use it until one of her piano students ends up in a homeless shelter that is being closed. At the shelter, she meets Tim, the building inspector man own past experiences with homelessness and abandonment have left him cynical. Holly’s own past hurts from a bad marriage have left her feeling destined to be alone, but there is an unexpected pull that keeps drawing Tim and Holly together. As they find themselves working together to help the shelter, they find themselves opening themselves up to each other in ways they haven’t been able to with anyone else – while also being scared to trust. Can the miracle of Christmas bring them together? Holly’s Gift is a beautifully-written, sweet, small-town Christmas romance, a wonderfully inspirational holiday read.
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The fifth book in the Small-Town Christmas Wishes Series a well written story with a very good storyline the story flowed smoothly across the pages. Holly and Tim’s story held my interest until the end. A man that has been hurt in the past is given a chance at love and getting a connection with God that he has missed. The story was well worth reading. I would recommend.
The book is a good, and enjoyable sweet inspirational small town romance read. The story has a good story line. The characters are good, and they have good chemistry.
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This is an overtly Christian story. There’s not preaching but a lot of Bible quoting—fitting in to the story and with the characters that do the quoting.
The story is very sweet and the romance develops naturally. There are issues that create speed bumps for them, but, of course, we leave the couple on their way to a HEA.
Holly’s Gift (Small-Town Christmas Wishes #5) was a great read by Josie Riviera. Holly goes into a homeless shelter looking for a piano student that hasn’t shown up for her lessons. She notices that a handsome building inspector is forcing the shelter to temporarily close down. Tim Stewart doesn’t want to close down the shelter but the building is unsafe. he went from homeless desperation to television stardom to obscurity. Holly barrels into his life and sparks some face and hope for him. I enjoyed reading this book and can’t wait to read more by the author.
The romance between Holly and Tim was fantastic. They each had their own issues to overcome. Soon, they realized that they were better together. Josie Riviera writes sweet contemporary romance books that I actually like. I really like when Allyson Voller teams up to narrate one of her stories.
A delightful holiday short story that gives you warm and fuzzy feelings. Holly’s solid faith leads as she tries to find a solution to the women’s shelter closing right at Christmas. Holly and Tim learn the lesson that with God all things are possible.
I received a copy of this book from the author, however, I voluntarily wrote an honest review. All opinions are strictly my own.
A sweet Christian romance read
Holly, a piano teacher, meets Tim, a city building inspector, at a homeless shelter where one of her students lives. As the story progresses seemingly unsolvable situations occur, not all solutions offered are readily accepted, and finding a way to the truth will allow them to proceed. Josie Riviera’s Holly’s gift is a sweet Christian romance read full of trials and solutions.
Audio content review:
Overall I really liked this book, the audio performance was enjoyable to listen to and kept me engaged the entire time. I did not have a print or eBook copy to compare the performance to, so am unable to comment on any deviations that there may or may not be.
I received a free audio copy of the book from the author. I had the opportunity to review or not.
A wonderful beautifully written short Christmas story. This Christian inspirational holiday story has love that takes you by surprise with twists and turns, laughter tears, and great banter. The characters are realistic, interesting and well developed. A standalone within a great series. The wonderful narration of this story really brought the storyline and characters to life.
I really enjoyed reading this story and loved the authors approach. I loved reading about Holly and Tim. Holly is a piano teacher that is trying to track down a student and finds her at a homeless shelter where she meets Tim who has to close the shelter to update electricity. Holly decides to help the homeless shelter raise the money and asks Tim to help. This worth the read.
Two broken people find hope and love.
I enjoyed the story, but felt the ending was missing some meat.
The narrator sounded sad through all the characters. I might have been her tempo, but it felt a bit depressing when the story line didn’t call for it.
An inspirational book that shows if you follow the right path, everything will work out as planned in the end. I really enjoyed this book and loved the clean love part in this romance. Narration was done very well also.
Really enjoyed this story and I really liked Holly and Tim. Holly is trying to fulfill her friend’s last wish when she meets Tim. Holly might be a little too churchy for Tim, but he can’t help but be drawn to Holly. Holly has no interest in dating, but there is something about Tim. Will they be able to come together?
Absolutely loved this story!! Heartwarming and inspiring story. Joy to read and experience.
I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Holly is a piano teacher and her student Jasmine is in a homeless shelter about to be closed down by Tim the handsome city inspector. Holly has to decide what to do with a check she was left by a friend. It was given to her to make someone’s Christmas. Holly is a Christian, Tim not so much. Can they save the shelter? This book has good messages of hope, faith and love. Definitely recommend.