Book Review: Christmas at Grey Sage

A product was given for review for my honest opinion. No other compensation was given.

About the book:

This Christmas, there's plenty of room at the inn.

Nestled in the snow-covered Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Santa Fe, the Grey Sage Inn looks like the perfect place for weary travelers to escape the craziness of the Christmas season. There's plenty to see in historic Santa Fe during the day, and the inn's owners, Maude and Silas Thornhill, are happy to spend their evenings hosting this year's guests from across the country.

But an unusual snowstorm throws a wrench in the festive mood. The sprawling inn becomes close quarters as stranded guests discover this Christmas won't be the relaxed vacation they expected. Tension and fear mount as the storm worsens, and Silas, a retired doctor, is called away in the middle of the night to care for a neighbor. The snow and stress unlocks tongues-and in the unexpected conversation that follows, secrets and pasts are revealed, and hearts are healed.

In the midst of snowdrifts and fireside conversations, of tales of days gone by, the warmth of Christmas brings a renewed hope as these trapped strangers become friends-proof again that the joy, hope, peace, and love of Christmas can be experienced no matter where you are.

About the author:

Phyllis Clark Nichols believes everyone could use a little more hope and light. Her character-driven Southern fiction explores profound human questions from within the simple lives of small town communities you just know you've visited before. With a love for nature, art, faith and ordinary people, she tells redemptive tales of loss and recovery, estrangement and connection, longing and fulfillment, often through surprisingly serendipitous events. Phyllis grew up in the deep shade of magnolia trees in South Georgia. Now she lives in the Texas Hill Country with her portrait-artist husband, where red birds and axis deer are her ever-ravenous neighbors. She is an English major and classically-trained musician, seminary graduate, concert artist and co-founder of a national cable network for the health and disability-related programming. After retiring as a cable network executive, Phyllis began leading mission teams to orphanages in Guatemala and now serves on three non-profit boards where she works with others who are equally passionate about bringing hope and light to those who need it most.

My Opinion

There is nothing than a good book to read on a cold winter night! If you are looking to relax during the holiday season and get away from all the hustle and bustle of the busy holidays, grab a copy of Christmas at Grey Sage!

This book took me on a rollercoaster of emotions as I learned about each guest and their stories. I loved being reminded of the true meaning of Christmas and that we need to let joy, love and peace reign this time of year and every day of the year!

Buy It:

You can purchase Christmas at Grey Sage for $12.99 from Amazon.com

* Disclosure - This book was given for review for my honest opinion. No other compensation was given.*

Book Review: An Endless Christmas

A book was given for review for my honest opinion. No other compensation was given.

About the book:

Too many people, too much snow, and too little room should be a recipe for disaster.

Christmas takes a very different turn when the guests of honor break up instead of announcing their engagement. Trapped with his family, they learn that love looks different than either imagined. Both in their eighties, Dodie and Wilson Binder celebrate every Christmas as if it were their last. This year, their grandson Micah is planning to ask his girlfriend, Katie, to marry him so they can celebrate with the whole family. But things go very wrong when she says, "no." Now they are stuck. Too many people, too much snow, and too little room should be a recipe for disaster. But sometimes too much is just enough. Especially when it's Christmas.

About the author:

Drawing from 33 years of on-air radio ministry, Cynthia Ruchti tells stories of hope-that-glows-in-the-dark through her novels and novellas, nonfiction books and devotionals, and speaking for women's and writers' events. Her books have been recognized by Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards, Selah Awards, the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence, Christian Retailing's BEST Awards, and Carol Award nominations, among other honors, including a Family Fiction Readers' Choice Award. She and her plot-tweaking husband live in Pittsville, Wisconsin, not far from their three children and five grandchildren.

My Opinion

There is nothing better than a holiday book to read as you snuggle up under a blanket with the snow falling and the fireplace roaring.

If you are looking for that perfect holiday book, An Endless Christmas is that ONE! It was such a heartwarming, fun and intriguing book and I didn't want to put it down (even though it wasn't even snowing outside yet!).

I loved the story line from the very first sentence and the whole family getting together for the holidays reminded me of my big family all getting together! Plus, it was based near by me here in Minnesota and Wisconsin so I could really relate to all the snow, cold and the landmarks they were referring to in the book.

This was such a heartwarming, loving book that all people should read as they head into the holidays. It reminds us to take each day as our last and cherish ever person and every day we have on this Earth because we never know how long they will last!

Buy It:

You can purchase An Endless Christmas for $12.17 from Amazon.com


There's no getting out of Christmas now, despite Katie rejecting Micah's marriage proposal. Cozy up this holiday season with Cynthia Ruchti's new novella, An Endless Christmas. The Binder family celebrates every Christmas as if it were their last. Too many people, too much snow, and too little room should be a recipe for disaster. But sometimes too much is just enough. Especially when it’s Christmas.

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*Disclosure - This book was given for review for my honest opinion. No other compensation was given.*

Book Review: Where Treetops Glisten

A product was given for review for my honest opinion. No other compensation was given.

About the book:

The crunch of newly fallen snow, the weight of wartime

Siblings forging new paths and finding love in three stories, filled with the wonder of Christmas

Turn back the clock to a different time, listen to Bing Crosby sing of sleigh bells in the snow, as the realities of America's involvement in the Second World War change the lives of the Turner family in Laf ayette, Indiana.

In Cara Putman's White Christmas, Abigail Turner is holding down the Home Front as a college student and a part-time employee at a one-of-a-kind candy shop. Loss of a beau to the war has Abigail skittish about romantic entanglements---until a hard-working young man with a serious problem needs her help.

Abigail's brother Pete is a fighter pilot hero returned from the European Theater in Sarah Sundin's I'll Be Home for Christmas, trying to recapture the hope and peace his time at war has eroded. But when he encounters a precocious little girl in need of Pete's friendship, can he convince her widowed mother that he's no longer the bully she once knew?

In Tricia Goyer's Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Meredith Turner, "Merry" to those who know her best, is using her skills as a combat nurse on the frontline in the Netherlands. Halfway around the world from home, Merry never expects to face her deepest betrayal head on, but that's precisely what God has in mind to redeem her broken heart.

The Turner family believes in God's providence during such a tumultuous time. Can they absorb the miracle of Christ's birth and His plan for a future?

About the authors:

TRICIA GOYER is a prolific author of nearly forty books, including Chasing Mona Lisa, and a speaker and blogger.

CARA PUTMAN is the author of twenty books including Shadowed by Grace. She is the winner of the 2008 Carol Award for historical fiction.

SARAH SUNDIN is the critically-acclaimed author of the Wings of the Nightingale series, the Wings of Glory series, and the forthcoming Waves of Freedom novels.

My Opinion

I always love holiday books around this time when the weather gets cold, the days are shorter and all I want to do is snuggle down in the blankets with a good book! 

I definitely loved snuggling and reading Where Treetops Glisten by some of my favorite authors all in one book! These three authors are definitely in my top 10 of favorite historical fiction authors so I love that they collaborated! 

This book was a great historical Christmas book and I loved the setting, the romance, the characters, the story line and the history! It had me eager to read each little novella to meet each character and then finish the book in a hurry to see how they all worked out together as a family!

If you are looking for a excellent historical holiday read, definitely get Where Treetops Glisten!

Buy It: 

You can purchase Where Treetops Glisten for $11.31 from Amazon.com

* Disclosure - This book was given for review for my honest opinion. No other compensation was given.*