Will a donkey, an adorable puppy, and a big-hearted man Prove tidings of Joy last beyond the holiday season? Quiet and unassuming, Drew Miller is more than just a mail carrier in the small town of Faraday. A typical day on his route includes fetching cats out of trees, changing flat tires, and good-naturedly enduring the pranks of the octogenarian crowd. Unexpectedly, he rescues a lovely young … Unexpectedly, he rescues a lovely young woman in distress. Drew’s convinced she’d never make the tiny community her permanent home, but he’s determined to give her a reason to stay.
Among the brightest, happiest memories from Joy Cooke’s childhood are the days she spent with her grandparents in Faraday. When she inherits their home with a stipulation requiring her to live there for six months, she eagerly moves to the mountain town. Then a freak snow storm leaves her at the mercy of the mail carrier, a handsome man she’s spent weeks watching out her office window. Through his steadfast care, she learns the true meaning of giving and selfless love.
Can she overcome his reserved, shy manner and claim his heart?
With the help of a donkey named Pete and a puppy named Bacon, anything is possible in this sweet Christmas romance filled with laughter and heartwarming love from USA Today Bestselling author Shanna Hatfield.
˃˃˃ Read all four sweet romances in The Friendly Beasts of Faraday series!
* Scent of Cedar (Book 1) – A woman in need of a new beginning finds herself tormented by a camel and captivated by the town’s bad boy. Can she overcome her fears to embrace a sweet holiday romance?
* Tidings of Joy (Book 2) – Only one woman can draw a shy mail carrier out of his shell, but it will take the help of her donkey and puppy to make it happen.
* Boughs of Holly (Book 3) – A free-spirited nurse winds up on a ranch with a stubborn cowboy and his matchmaking grandpa. Will love triumph over her need to roam?
* Wings of an Angel (Book 4) – Will a fun-loving teacher convince a woman sworn off romance to give love a second chance? He’ll need a hand from her son and his furry, feathered friends.
Start reading this heartwarming holiday series today!
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Such a cute Christmas story! I LOVED Drew! Sweet, kind, shy, just my type of guy. 🙂 And Joy was the perfect contrast. If you’re looking for a feel good, Christmas story, this entire series will fit the bill.
This is a sweet heartwarming, romance with a little whimsical Christmas spirit tossed in. Drew Miller is a hardworking postman who knows how to take a bad day in stride. He goes above and beyond as a mail delivery man. When out on his route he encounters a new client Joy Cooke and is instantly smitten with her. When fate causes him to find a letter he missed delivering to her it helps him to save her from freezing outside after a fall. You’ll fall in love with the entire town of Faraday, even the friendly mischievous beasts that are Lolly, Pete, and Bacon!
One of the Best Series I have ever read
“The Friendly Beasts of Faraday”
Shana Hatfield did a wonderful job I did not want this series to end… I miss the friends I made.. Loved it.
A clean, love story, Somewhat predictable, but refreshingly sweet. Perfect for a young teen or tween to read.
This is not just one book – it is a series of 4. All of them are just totally delightful. I read them in order, but that is not strictly necessary; however, I think it adds to the enjoyment. The characters are wonderful, the “beasts” absolutely delightful and I couldn’t wait until Book 4 was released in early December 2018. For a wonderful Christmas read, pick up these books!
Love the characters and the funny situations…great read…
Loved the whimsical characters and couldn’t put it down; You will enjoy this book, I do recommend to all.
Tidings Of Joy by Shanna Hatfield was hilarious. It definitely captured what the season of Christmas is about.
Drew and Joy are perfect for one another. Both needed something in their lives, but neither knew it was more a “someone” than a “something”, until two little matchmakers set the scene.
Pete and Bacon are the perfect duo, they captured my heart from the beginning.
This book also honored someone we all need and have in our daily lives, our mail carriers. So don’t forget to thank them for their daily deliveries that keep us connected and for being a part of our lives, no matter the weather.
Best Christmas series I have read in a long time!
I absolutely loved this story. This is the second story in the Friendly Beasts of Faraday series. This one has a donkey named Pete and a cute puppy named Bacon in it and Seth is the second of four men these animals in town are trying to set up with women who just move to town. But the turn on this one from the first book these are our heroine’s pets not Seth’s. Joy moves to town when her grandfather passes away and inherits the house she lived at a lot as a child and teen with her grandparents.
Seth is the mailman and on his route one day Joy opens her door and offers him some hot chocolate. This is the first time he sees the new woman who now lives in this house.
She has an accident on the ice during a blizzard, in her backyard and he happens upon her when he hears screams coming from her backyard.
He becomes her savior because she could have frozen to death is no one found her as she badly hurt her knee and couldn’t get up. He takes her to the towns doctor and she is told she has to wear a brace on her injured knee and no standing on it at all.
Well he is there a lot checking up on her and there is some electricity between them that neither want to acknowledge.
This story has so much going on and everyone in town loves Joy now that they have met her. She in turn loves the community she has moved into and for the first time she feels she belongs somewhere and it’s here in Faraday.
This is a must-read story and the pets are hilarious and ones you want to have for yourself and the fantastic characters and most wonderful story line makes you want to live in Faraday as well.
A good read from Shanna Hatfield.
Tidings of Joy is a refreshing & sweet Christmas romance. It’s another delightful
story. You will fall in love with Drew, Joy, Bacon the puppy & Pete the donkey.
Drew is the town’s mailman. He had heard there was a new neighbor on his route.
The second Joy opened the door, there
were sparks between Drew & Joy.
A MUST READ!!!