All through the years one name pops into my mind when the Holiday Season is upon us and that is Debbie Macomber. Her loving, inspirational books always are like a wrapped gift for the reader. Once the pages start opening and allow the words to start releasing, it is like a huge present, especially her lovely books that center on the Christmas Season.
For this Holiday Season, she has gifted us one again with joy, with her latest, The Perfect Christmas”¦just a heart-warming tale by Debbie alone, will make the season the absolute best.
Angels at Christmas consists of two books, Those Christmas Angels and Where Angels Go. When you combine, angels, Shirley, Goodness and Mercy, one is sure to find a read as warm as a glowing fire on a cold day.
The one heartwarming book that left an even warmer blanket of love to the heart, was A Cedar Cove Christmas”¦to this day these characters still stick in my mind. From the jacket, of the book, here is what the reader can excitedly anticipate:
“Mother-to-be Mary Jo Wise arrives in Cedar Cove on Christmas Eve, searching for her baby’s father. David Rhodes had said he’d be in town. But he isn’t. Which leaves Mary Jo stranded, pregnant and alone. And there’s no room at the local inn . . .
So Grace Harding brings Mary Jo home to her nearby ranch. She and her husband, Cliff, have a houseful of guests but offer her a room over their stable (currently sheltering the animals””including a donkey and camel””for Cedar Cove’s Nativity pageant!)
When Mary Jo goes into labor that night, a young man named Mack McAfee, a paramedic, comes to her rescue, just as her brothers””the three Wyse men””show up in town. The people of Cedar Cove join them in celebrating the birth of baby Noel. But no one has more to celebrate than Mack. Because this Christmas brings him faith, hope and love.’
I get a toasty feeling all over just thinking about the lovely story.
There are more of Debbie’s earlier works if one wishes to stretch back into her library books: Take for instance,
“Christmas Letters’ and the description that will positively pull the reader in:
“Katherine O’Connor often spends her days at a cozy café on Blossom Street in Seattle””where she writes Christmas letters for other people. She’s good at making their everyday lives sound more interesting. More humorous. More dramatic.
But for Dr. Wynn Jeffries, who also frequents the café, Christmas means lies and deception. In fact, the renowned child psychologist recommends that parents “bury Santa under the sleigh.” Katherine, however, feels that his parenting philosophy is one big mistake””at least, based on her five-year-old twin nieces, who are being raised according to his “Free Child” methods.
She argues with Wynn about his theories, while he argues that her letters are nothing but lies. They disagree about practically everything””and yet, somehow, they don’t really want to stop arguing.
As the days””and nights””move closer to Christmas, Katherine and Wynn both discover that love means accepting your differences. And Christmas is about the things you share”¦.’
Once you have read one of Debbie’s books, I am sure you will have the same feeling inside your heart. She is like a good friend and her wonder books make the reader feel like a part of the community. And let’s not forget,
“There’s Something about Christmas.’
“Emma Collins has always believed that the world is divided into two kinds of people: those who love fruitcake and those who don’t. She’s firmly in the second category, so it’s ironic that her major assignment for the Puyallup, Washington, Examiner is a series of articles about . . . fruitcake. At least it’s a step up from writing obituaries.
Her task is to interview the finalists in a fruitcake recipe contest, and that means traveling around the state. Actually . . . flying around the state. Local pilot Oliver Hamilton, who’s starting an airfreight business, has agreed to take her wherever she needs to go, in exchange for free advertising. Unfortunately Emma hates small planes — almost as much as she hates fruitcake.
But in the weeks leading up to Christmas, Emma falls for Oliver (who’s not quite the Scrooge he sometimes seems) and his mutt, Oscar (who’s allergic to her perfume, which makes him sneeze repeatedly). And she meets three wise women who know a lot about fruitcake — and even more about life.’
Books that not only make one feel like part of the family but make great gifts as well.
Just click on her website where it really does feel like going home:
http://www.debbiemacomber.com/
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