The Christmas Edition
Robin ShopeInspirational romance
Available from The Wild Rose Press
ISBN: 1-60154-330-1
November 2008
| Lucy Collins’ life was The Turtle Creek Newspaper, a family owned business. Christmas was a sad time because two years ago, he fiancé broke her heart and she had never recovered. Now she spent all her time trying to save the small town paper from crumbling when the new, bigger publisher came into town and took all their business. Her father and mother were talking about retiring and Lucy was determined to take over and run the business by herself. Her brother, Mike, was never serious about the operation although he worked there along with the other family members.
The one thing the newspaper needed was a dynamic editor. Lucy and her family had prayed that God would send them one. During their Christmas party at work, a stranger walked into the building. Joe McNamara seemed to be the answer to all their prayers. When Lucy asked him to write an editorial on the spot, she knew he was their man. They took him home with them, offered him their garage apartment to live in, and accepted him as one of their own. Of course, from the very beginning, Ms. Robin Shope gave the plot a twisted, confusing inside look at Joe. He definitely was not what they thought he was. He had many traits that led me, the reader, to know that his story was not clear. However, I could never have anticipated what the spin on this great story would be. Every move she gave him in this book made me more puzzled. Her writing style was so great, it fascinated me and I could not put the book down. There was no way that I was sure what would be the outcome. I loved these characters—all of them. The family was devoted to God and to each other. The supporting characters just enhanced the storyline. Seldom am I so uncertain about the outcome that I’m tempted to read the ending. I did not skip over, but I was certainly tempted. I loved the book and recommend it to anyone.
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Reviewer: Brenda Talley |
