The Heart of Christmas
(Whiskey Creek #7)
by Brenda Novak
Synopsis
Just
call her Christmas Eve…
Eve
Harmon has always enjoyed Christmas, but this year it reminds her of everything
she doesn't have. Almost all her friends are married now, and that's what Eve
wants, too. Love. A husband and kids of her own. But the B and B she manages,
and even Whiskey Creek, the small Gold Country town where she was born and
raised, suddenly seem…confining.
Eve's
worried that her future will simply be a reflection of her past. There's no one
in the area she could even imagine as a husband until a handsome stranger comes to
town. Eve's definitely attracted to him, and he seems to have the same reaction
to her. But his darkly mysterious past could ruin Eve's happily ever after just when it
finally seems within reach. And just when she's counting on the best Christmas
of her life!
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My Thoughts
The
Heart of Christmas is once again a fine example of the spectacular
story telling abilities of Brenda Novak.
It's been almost a year since I "visited" Whiskey Creek, and
right from the beginning, it felt like I was coming home to my favorite group
of friends.
This was Eve's story, and long overdue in my
opinion. All of her friends are married
and have children or in the process of having children. It's her 35th birthday, and feeling sorry for
herself, does something totally out of character and wakes up the next morning
next to a strange man. My first thoughts
were - "you go girl!" This man
is a mystery at first....so many aliases to keep up with, but I'm going to just
stick with Rex (his real name) for the sake of this review. Rex has a very interesting history, and as
luck would have it, he brings the trouble to Whiskey Creek. I really liked Rex despite his past. Despite everything he has to dodge, he is a
really good guy....and a sexy one at that.
With a title "The Heart of Christmas", one might think that the story
totally revolves around Christmas, but it really doesn't . There is so much drama and suspense with this
story, I could not help but become totally immersed in the story and the
drama. The ending left me with a big
smile and I am already waiting for the next installment of this series so that
I can visit Whiskey Creek once more.
If you are looking for a light hearted romance
filled with drama and suspense that will keep you turning each page wanting to
know more, then look no further than The
Heart of Christmas.
My rating: 4 out of 5 stars
About the Author
It was a shocking experience that jump-started
Brenda Novak’s bestselling author career.
“I caught my day-care provider drugging my children with cough syrup and Tylenol to get them to sleep while I was away,” Brenda says. “It was then that I decided that I needed to do something from home.”
However, writing was the last profession she expected to undertake. In fact, Brenda swears she didn’t have a creative bone in her body. In school, math and science were her best subjects, and when it came time to pick a major in college, she chose business.
Abandoning her academic scholarship to Brigham Young University at the age of 20 in order to get married and start a family, Brenda dabbled in commercial real estate, then became a loan officer.
“When I first got the idea to become a novelist, it took me five years to teach myself the craft and finish my first book,” Brenda admits. “I learned how to write by reading what others have written. The best advice for any would-be author: read, read, read….”
Brenda sold her first book, and the rest is history. Many of her novels have won or placed in contests such as the National Reader's Choice, the Bookseller's Best, the Write Touch, the Award of Excellence and the Beacon Award for Published Authors.
Brenda and her husband, Ted, live in Sacramento and are the proud parents of five children—three girls and two boys. She juggles her writing career with her children’s softball and soccer games, field trips, carpool runs and homework sessions.
When she’s not spending time with her family or
writing, Brenda is usually working on her annual fundraiser for diabetes
research—an on-line auction held at her website May 1st – May 31st. Her
youngest son, Thad, has diabetes, and Brenda is determined to help him and
others like him. She also enjoys traveling, watching sporting events and
biking--she rides an amazing 20 miles every day!
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