On Day 9 of the holiday blog bash I'm reviewing another fave author from way back, Michelle Major and her holiday novel, The Christmas Cabin, this title is a Canary Street Press release, HQN's trade imprint. Plus you get a bonus novella A Carolina Song.
Read on to see why I loved this and don't forget to enter the 2 #Giveaways.
Enjoy!
ISBN-13: 9781335430663
Publisher: Canary Street Press
Release Date: 10-24-2023
Carolina Girls #6
Source: Publisher for Review
Buy It: Publisher
ADD TO: GOODREADS
Overview:
There’s no place like home for the holidays…As a girl, single mom Lauren Maxwell hated Magnolia, North Carolina. And she thought she’d left her hometown in the rearview mirror years ago, but a message from her beloved baby brother, Brody, changes all that. He’s getting married on Christmas Eve. So a holiday at Camp Blossom, the rustic sleepaway camp that had been a haven during her growing-up years, it is. Lauren won’t even have to see her dictatorial father. Or her ex-husband, Ben…
When Ben greets her at the surprisingly decrepit cabin, he’s just as stubborn—and as irresistible—as ever. And when she discovers he’s working with her estranged father to buy the campgrounds and rebuild them as luxury housing, Lauren is furious. She won’t let the man who broke her heart win. So she and her daughter stay in town to block the sale.
But the magic of the Christmas season brings back memories Lauren tried so hard to forget: his crooked smile, their daughter’s laughter at the breakfast table, the feel of her hand in his. As the spark between them rekindles, Lauren realizes that second chances are real. And they’re worth fighting for.
The Christmas Cabin
The Carolina Girls #6
Michelle Major
Michelle Major’s new novel in her Carolina Girls series
is all about going home again, second chances, forgiveness, and Christmas
miracles. The novel has multiple stars but the headliners are definitely Ben
and Lauren who readers once they learn about them will be cheering them on and
wanting to smack them upside the head for their thickheadedness. Then there’s
Hannah who is Lauren’s teen daughter, she’s a spitfire with a heart of gold
doing typical stupid teen things and Kayla who is not Lauren’s evil stepsister
although that’s the role she’s always played in Lauren’s mind. Readers however
will see the real lonely, only wants to fit in and be a part of a family even a
dysfunctional one Kayla. The story shows off Michelle’s marvelous storytelling
ability and her way of weaving her story from a hopeless beginning to a hope
filled end. The story reads well on its own although all the books in the
series are fantastic so give them all a try. Fans of this wonderful author or
the novels of Sarah Morgan or Jill Shalvis will love this novel.
Growing up in picturesque Magnolia North Carolina was no
picnic for Lauren Maxwell between her domineering wealthy father, suck-up
stepsister and the boy who broke her heart she couldn’t wait to get out of
town. But now years later when her younger brother is getting married and wants
her back home for the wedding. So she packs up her teenaged daughter, swallows
her pride books a room at her old summer camp stomping grounds and vows to deal
with the past to return home to see her beloved brother Brody tie the knot.
Ben Donnelly has spent years trying to rebuild his family’s
name and reputation and okay he had to sell the summer camp that meant so much
to him growing up and partner with the devil aka his ex-father-in-law Robert
Maxwell to do it, but he thinks it’ll be worth it. That is until the girl who
stole his soul charges back into town just as bossy and as beautiful as ever
and throws a wrench in the deal.
Can these two lonely hearts find a Christmas miracle and
find their way back to each other or will their stubbornness and inflexibility
keep them apart.
About the author:
USA Today bestselling author Michelle Major loves stories of new beginnings, second chances and always a happily ever after. An avid hiker and avoider of housework, she lives in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains with her husband, two teenagers and a menagerie of spoiled furbabies. Connect with her at www.michellemajor.com.
Sounds like a solid emotional family holiday story and romance. :)
ReplyDeleteit was all those things and more Sophia Rose
DeleteI like to read stories set in North Carolina.
ReplyDeleteAnne - Books of My Heart
well you're welcome :)
DeleteGlad to hear I can dive right in...wonderful review Debbie!
ReplyDeletethanks Kimberly
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