Christmas Magic

by Emilie Richards, Janet Dailey, Emilie Dailey, Janet & Richards

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373151896
• ISBN13: 9780373151899
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Harlequin Books
• Length: 381 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Sweet Sea Spirit - one I read every year!

As the back cover description from this book is already included on this page, I'll skip right to my review: I believe this collection of stories are reissues, but I'm not entirely positive. "Mistletoe and Holly" was the first work by Janet Dailey that I read, and I was not that impressed. Though the plot of the story was quite good, there was not that much character development of the heroine. None of the characters captured my heart, and my attention just kept wandering. And while the hero's daughter was cute, she was a six-year-old who talked like a twenty-year-old. I know some authors do this as a cute character quirk, but this author treated the little girl's way of speaking as if it was perfectly normal. I just couldn't get into this story and ended up skipping to the second one about halfway through. Three stars. The second story (Sweet Sea Spirit) captured my heart and would not let it go. I had never read anything by Emilie Richards before, but her name is now on my list of authors to watch for. "Sweet Sea Spirit" a story I now read every year. This story was written entirely from the heroine (Sandy's) point of view, which was an interesting change from the head-hopping you often find in romance. Sandy is just wonderful, a sweet, plucky woman who marries a serious man and then tries to change herself into what she thinks he wants, not realizing that he fell in love with who she really is. This novella also had some touching "big family" moments, which I really enjoyed, but the main focus was on the romance - exactly where it should be. A wonderful story about being true to yourself, I get tears in my eyes every time I read it. Five stars. Though the first story is not worth the money, the second one more than makes up for it. Highly recommended!