Christmas Reads for 2020

Looking to start a new tradition? Here are some great novellas to add to your Christmas reads for 2020:

Red Pen Redemption

Lori Roeleveld’s book, Red Pen Redemption asks … would you be bold enough to challenge God with your life?

Helen Bancroft did in Lori Roeleveld’s, Red Pen Redemption. It’s a story of Helen’s self-justification and self-indulgence. She is both a hero and villain. I loved her and hated her at the same time. I wanted to reach through the pages and shake her by her shoulders, then I wanted to hug her close to protect her. Ironically, it wasn’t until I was closing in to the end of the story that I realized I had seen myself—my own life—reflected in parts of this story.

Roeleveld’s use of scripture soothed, guided, and enticed me as a reader. She also expertly offered example after example of how Helen tried to look at God in the proverbial face, only to blink and turn away. Just as I had tried in the past, and if you dare to read this, you may see yourself, too.

I rarely give five stars ratings. I think five-stars are reserved for mothers to give their children. But this book has what it takes to change lives. A tall order for a piece of fiction. Lori Roeleveld’s, Red Pen Redemption is slated to be a beloved Christmas Season staple for years to come.

 

The Ornament Keeper

Award-winning author Eva Marie Everson wraps up a Christmas story of hope, love, and forgiveness just in time for the holidays. The Ornament Keeper, a contemporary Christmas novella, features Felicia and Jackson Morgan who are spending their first Christmas apart after twenty years of marriage. But a lifetime of gifted ornaments helps Felicia piece together the story of their marriage and the one mistake of unforgiveness she made before they said, “I do.”

As she unwraps each ornament, she recounts events that impacted her life.

Can these memory-filled ornaments reunite this family before Christmas? Only time will tell.

 

 

A Sassy Creek Christmas

Shelia Stovall’s newest novella will entertain you for hours!

There aren’t enough folks in Sassy Creek to make up a parade. And yet Ovaleta Mayhew is planning one.

Ovaleta wants to raise funds to help pay eight-year-old Ava’s medical bills. People want to help but unexpected conflict erupts—leaving Ovaleta to regret her impulsive action to charge parade entry fees.

Pastor Seth, is in love with Lila, a nurse he met at the Nashville cancer center. He wonders what she’ll think of Sassy Creek and his dwindling congregation. He can’t compete with the bright lights of Nashville, but he knows God’s called him to Sassy Creek.

The parade is set to start at the Wide Spot Country Store, but without a miracle, it’s doubtful there will ever be a Sassy Creek Christmas parade.

And if you hurry, the download of A Sassy Creek Christmas is free!

Treat yourself!

Treat yourself with new Christmas reads for 2020. Here are three stories from talented authors that will stay with you for years. And once you read them, we can talk about how they grabbed your heart.

 

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