Reviews by Guest Tina Rice - Christmas Traditions Novellas Books 2 & 4

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AN APPLE FOR CHRISTMAS (Christmas Traditions Series Book 4)  Darlene Franklin Ruby Nelson trades her job in the laboratory for teaching in a small girls’ school in Vermont. Twin sisters challenge her position—and their father captivates her imagination. Will the orchard grower graft Ruby onto his heart? FIVE STARS ***** Review  By  Tina Rice     Ruby Nelson is the new teacher at an all girls school in 1895 Vermont. She enjoys teaching these young girls, even the challenging ones. There are twin girls, Pippin and Margil, in her class that have captured Ruby's heart. The twins father, Mac Cortland, owns an apple orchard he and his deceased wife started years earlier. Ruby is very interested in the apple orchard as she has worked with apples before moving from New York. She also finds her heart drawn to Mac. I enjoyed this novella very much. Loved the way Ruby and Mac interacted and the twins were delightful. ***** Sadie's Gift (Christmas Traditions Novella, Book 2) by Niki Turner Colorado Springs, 1921 — Nurse Sadie Hubbard wants to give the children at the preventorium a wonderful Christmas. Heartbroken Nathan Wells hopes to return to Chicago and mourn his brother's death alone. When an accident brings them together, their plans for the holiday collide. Will they find a way to work together in the spirit of Christmas? FIVE STARS ***** Review By  Tina Rice  Sadie Hubbard is a nurse working in the local Preventorium in the early 1920's. She cares for children who have or have been exposed to Tuberculosis (TB). Her heart goes out to them and their families and wants to make each Christmas a very special one even if she has to sacrifice to do it. Nathan Wells is a man on a mission, to return his recently deceased brother's car to his parents and then be left alone with his grief. As Sadie is walking across the icy street he swerves to avoid hitting her. Angry, he informs Sadie that she has to pay for repairs to the car. Later when Sadie arrives at the boarding house in which she lives she runs into Nathan again as he is now staying there too until his car is repaired. Will they be able to get past their first meeting and work together for the children? Can Sadie's actions reveal the true Spirit of Christmas to Nathan? Can Nathan release his anger and grief? This is a very touching Christmas novella in many ways, a bit of suspense, range of emotions, humor, romance, redemption and Spirituality. I love the way God's love is revealed through Sadie's heart and how she shares the true Spirit of Christmas. ***** GIVEAWAY: Books 1-4 in the Christmas Traditions Series!  Question: What do you like to find in a Christmas novella, when you sit down to read a new book?