A USA Today bestseller! Enjoy this collection from some of your favorite inspirational authors:
From New York Times and USA TODAY Bestselling Author Janet Tronstad, a new retro romance The Day Gina Rossi Lost Her Yet:
Gina Rossi has dreamed of being Marco Scaglia’s sweetheart for as long as she can remember. But just when it looks like her dream might come true, her life gets crazy.
From New … her dream might come true, her life gets crazy.
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lisa Mondello, a new contemporary romance The Gift:
When Allison Jones finds a small envelope on the ground, CEO Derek Holden accuses her of stealing the money that was supposed to be inside. Knowing what the envelope means for a little girl, Allison is determined to not only fulfill the gift herself, but to prove to Derek that there is more to life than just money. Derek didn’t need the simple conventions of life…until he met Allison. He soon learns that a bank account full of money is no match for a heart full of love…
From New York Times and USA TODAY Bestselling Author Lenora Worth, a contemporary romance A Palm Tree Christmas:
When an overworked, heartbroken Atlanta nurse takes a holiday on the Gulf coast, she meets a widower with two adorable children and rethinks what love really means. Together, Clara and Hank rediscover Christmas and maybe the beginning of something more.
From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Margaret Daley, a new romantic suspense Deadly Holiday:
Tory Caldwell witnesses a hit-and-run, but when the dead victim disappears from the scene, police doubt a crime has been committed. Tory is threatened when she keeps insisting she saw a man killed and the only one who believes her is her neighbor, Jordan Steele. Together, can they solve the mystery of the disappearing body and stay alive?
From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Pamela Tracy, a new historical romance Two by Two:
In 1880’s Arizona Territory, Frank Barlett, a Yuma prison guard, heads to the mining town of Bisbee in order to bury his younger brother Jasper and see that his widow has safe passage home. The widow isn’t who or what Frank expected and doesn’t have a home to be escorted to. Emmaline Bartlett has a secret or two and every time Frank uncovers one, it’s just one more reason he’s got to protect her.
From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Camille Elliot, a new Regency romance The Spinster’s Christmas:
Spinster Miranda Belmoore and naval Captain Gerard Foremont, old childhood friends, meet again for a large Christmas party at Wintrell Hall. Miranda is making plans to escape a life of drudgery as a poor relation in her cousin’s household, while Gerard battles bitterness that his career was cut short by the injury to his knee. However, an enemy has infiltrated the family party, bent on revenge and determined that Twelfth Night will end in someone’s death …
From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Lacy Williams, a new contemporary cowboy romance Mistletoe Cowboy:
After suffering a career-ending injury, bull rider Justin Michaels has stalled out. At twenty-seven, he’s back in college to try and find direction for his life. Valri North is a few credits away from completing her pre-med degree. She’s got her life planned out, until a disastrous assignment in class and a distracting cowboy threaten to derail her carefully-ordered plans.
From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Cheryl Wyatt, a new contemporary romance A Refuge Christmas:
Refuge police officer Connor Stallings is facing the challenge of his career: new mayor Adrianna White, who wants to turn his beloved town upside down. Adrianna’s heart is in the right place, but as she and the police officer clash, they grow close enough to glimpse on their horizon a partnership of vows beyond helping the quirky but close-knit community.
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Inspy Kisses Collection Three
The Day Gina Rossi Lost Her Yet by Janet Tronstad
Gina Rossi never thought about being single at thirty-one until that one day she heard what her grandmother didn’t say. She wanted to marry and have a family, and she wanted that with Marco Scaglia. And now that he’s coming back to town for Christmas…Gina would go after what she wanted. But, is Marco really who she wants?
Sometimes the best things are right in front of us, and we miss them because we are looking at something else. And sometimes it’s too late by the time we come to our senses. I really enjoyed this short story. This is part of the third Inspy Kisses books, and all of them are worth reading. This story takes place in the 1950s.
http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/2011/08/dry-creek-series-by-janet-tronstad.html
The Gift by Lisa Mondello
Fate With a Helping Hand Novella
Allison Jones barely gets by financially, but she knows how good life is. A bed to sleep in and people she cares about. When she finds an envelope on the ground with a Christmas list for a child from the shelter, she knows she needs to find the money to fulfill the little girl’s wishes. She understands personally how important it is.
Derek Holden has lost his envelope of money. Why his assistant is making him do his own shopping, he hasn’t a clue. And then he sees the woman holding the envelope, his envelope. Derek is going to find his millions hasn’t bought him everything he needs during this Christmas season.
Christmas time really can be a time of joy for some and sorrow for others. You can be so busy or have so much that you take the little things for granted. This is a very short story but packed full of caring and love. This story introduces two characters from Fate With a Helping Hand. Maggie Bonelli from The Knight and Maggie’s Baby and Cara Carvalho from The Marriage Contract.
http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/2011/09/lisa-mondello-booklist.html
A Palm Tree Christmas by Lenora Worth
Clara Kirkwood needed a break, an isolated break. Two weeks at a friends beach house was her answer. She planned on decorating the palm tree next to her house and relaxing. All alone. What she didn’t expect was the only other home to be occupied during the Christmas season. Nor did she expect Hank Sullivan and his adorable, rambunctious twins.
I loved this story. The characters come alive, along with the feeling of wet sand squishing through my toes. The truths of how when you get time alone with God, you can often see things much clearer. I really enjoyed this novella.
http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/2011/11/lenora-worth-booklist.html
Deadly Holiday by Margaret Daley
Tory Caldwell moved to a small town after her husband’s death. Just as she was getting her life together and her son was settling in, she witnessed a hit-and-run accident. Who knew witnessing this event would change her life so drastically?
Jordan Steele was working through his survivors’ guilt and memories from the war. When his neighbor needed help, he jumped in to help. It was good to get his mind off of his problems for a while.
As always, Margaret Daley does a fantastic with this suspense romance. The story keeps you on your toes while figuring out who is good and who is bad. Amidst the suspense, of course…romance blooms.
http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/2011/11/margaret-daley-booklist.html
Spinster’s Christmas by Camille Elliot
Miranda was always a bit different, quiet. And unloved. She is now dependent upon her cousin and not treated well.
Captain Gerard Foremont is crippled and feels like a burden to his parents. As they spend Christmas with some family friends, he is saddened to see the young girl he once knew treated unjustly.
Both have their own personal struggles, and to add to it, some mystery person is after one of them. I loved some secondary characters while despising others.
http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/2012/07/camy-tang-book-list.html
Two by Two by Pamela Tracy
Emmaline Bartlett has had a full life for her young age. Her mom died, and recently her father passed. And now her husband was gone. She had no money, no home, nobody. No, Jasper had taught her about God. She had Him. And now she has Frank Bartlett to help her. He is nothing like Jasper was, but this older brother was everything she needed.
I loved the characters in this story. They had much to overcome and a choice to how they reacted to what life threw at them. This story takes place in the 1880s.
http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/2011/09/pamela-tracy-booklist.html
Mistletoe Cowboy by Lacy Williams
Justin Michaels is only twenty-seven, but life has made him feel much older. A career-ending accident left him crippled physically and emotionally. That was why he only smiled and chatted with the coffee shop girl at the drive-thru and never asked her out. She was young and innocent. He wasn’t.
Valri North had a full life and a plan. She was going to be a doctor one day. Between work, school, and helping with her siblings at home…there was no time for dating. If she had time, it would be her daydream cowboy who came through to get coffee every day.
I love these stories of the Michaels family in the Inspy Kisses collections. If you get teary-eyed when reading, this is one to have the tissues handy.
http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/2014/02/lacy-williams-book-list.html
A Refuge Christmas by Cheryl Wyatt
Adrianna White is the new mayor of Refuge, Illinois. She has an agenda in mind, only she starts off on the wrong foot. Trying too hard to make up for what happened in the past and her own secret disability. And she seems to really lose her composure with the local lawman.
Officer Connor Stallings is beyond frustrated. The beautiful new mayor has him admiring her one minute and wanting to wring her neck the next. And then slowly, he sees behind her well-constructed walls.
This story is so true life, how often people feel responsible for what a loved one has done. Only Adrianna’s past may have a tremendous effect on her future in Refuge. Great story. Cheryl has several books based in this town, and of the people you will read about in this book, this is easily read as stand-alone. The others enhance it if you enjoy the series.http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/2014/11/cheryl-wyatt-book-list.html
A lot of great stories all packed into one book…..Loved them all!!