One Starry Christmas

by Carol Finch, Lynne Banning, Carolyn Davidson, et al.

Book Overview

One Starry Christmas by Carolyn Davidson\Carol Finch\Lynna Banning released on Sep 24, 2004 is available now for purchase. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373293232
• ISBN13: 9780373293230
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Harlequin Special Releases
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

Three Tender Western Historical Tales!

STORMWALKER'S WOMAN is gentle and sweet... HOME for CHRISTMAS is sassy and sweet... HARK the HARRIED ANGELS is unique and sweet... ONE STARRY CHRISTMAS contains three tales of old holiday wonder and joy and all are enjoyably quick and easy reads.

Enjoy this one

I also loved this book, but unlike its other reviewer, I liked the first and last stories much better than the middle one. "Stormwalker's Woman" was a touching look at second chances and the bravery needed to take them. Jesse and Molly could easily have been stereotypical, but they weren't. Life had dealt them both raw hands, but they hadn't lost the ability or the will to love. "Home for Christmas" on the other hand, didn't do much for me; Seth and Olivia jumped the gun by winding up in bed when they barely knew each other, and to tell the truth, I didn't much like either one of them. And Olivia's father's scheming was no real surprise. As for "Hark the Harried Angels," it was great, one of the best Christmas stories I've read. The details were vivid, fun, and well-researched, and the whole crowd of minor characters had been fleshed out enough to be real. And who could resist the mysterious Clouet sisters, the coolest angels ever? I especially liked that this was a romance story that aimed at the heart, concentrating on a couple's growing emotional attachment as much as on other aspects of their relationship. This was a story about hope, good to read when you're a little short on it.

Three heartwarming Christmas romances

I'm reviewing each story separately - altogether, the book definitely earned 5 stars, and it is a wonderful read for anyone who loves Christmas romances. "Stormwalker's Woman" by Carolyn Davidson - 4.5 stars Jesse Stormwalker is a half-breed and doesn't fit in either the white or native worlds. He knew that if he associated with his beautiful neighbor, Molly Thompson, that he could do her reputation damage, but he couldn't keep away from her. Molly was also drawn to Jesse, although she is the widow of a brutal man, and she believes that no man will ever be attracted to her again because of an accident that left her face scarred. A litter of orphaned puppies bring them together, can love keep them together? This story was fantastic, as has been every Carolyn Davidson story I've ever read. Jesse was a great hero, full of compassion and trying to do his best by Molly, who he knew had been very hurt by her abusive husband. And Molly was a brave heroine, full of insecurities but determined to go on living despite whatever was thrown her way. The story seemed a little too action-packed at times, but I realize that is one of the downsides to shorter fiction. Altogether, a lovely story about two lost souls finding each other. "Home for Christmas" by Carol Finch - 5 stars Former bounty hunter Seth Gresham was determined to bring his dying best friend's daughter, Olivia Ramsey, to Oklahoma Territory for a visit. Seth thought that Olivia was a spoiled brat at first, but soon learned that first impressions can be deceiving as he spends more time with her on the trail. Olivia has been burned before by love, and she's determined not to fall in love again because it hurts too much. But as she spends time with Seth, she wonders if the "love" she had felt for her treacherous boyfriend had only been make-believe, and perhaps what she was starting to feel for Seth could really be love. Once the pair discover that Olivia's father isn't dying, merely trying to get Seth and Olivia together, can they get over the betrayal and stay together? This story was the best of the three in my opinion. It was full of humor, passion, and romance. I really liked Seth, he was trying his best to be an honorable guy. And I could relate to Olivia's heartache. Perhaps they fell in love a little too quickly, but once again, that has to happen in a short story romance since the pages are limited. Seth and Olivia were a great pair. "Hark the Harried Angels" by Lynna Banning - 4.5 stars Adam Garnett had spent the last 15 years of his life imprisoned for a murder he had not committed. Now free, all he did was pace in his backyard, trying to figure out how to get the will to live once more. His neighbor, Russian immigrant and widow Irina Likov, caught his interest, but both were rather shy and didn't talk to one another much. So their neighbors, three French ladies, decided to hatch a plan to get Irina and Adam together. Will it work? This story was different from