Paperback, ebook
October 1, 2013
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- Series: Love Finds You
- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Summerside Press, an imprint of Guideposts
- ISBN-13: 978-0824934354
When Jack Frost returns home to Minnesota, he meets the town's newcomer. She's bubbly, beautiful, and his latest adversary.
Considering that her name is Merry Noel Blake and she was born on Christmas Eve, it's not surprising that Frost, Minnesota's newest resident, is crazy about the holiday. She has single-handedly convinced the entire town to help her turn Frost into a Christmas destination; there's a tableau of the stable in Bethlehem, a concert, many events at the church, and Merry's own holiday boutique.
Jack Frost has always tried to live down his whimsical name -- a gift from his playful parents -- and he does his best to deter Merry from making what he considers a kitschy mockery of the town and the season. But she believes that below Jack's frosty exterior is a warm heart -- and that she is the one to thaw it.
About the Love Finds You™ series: The Love Finds You series features standalone inspirational romance novels set in real towns and cities across America. This is the 56th book in the series.
My thoughts: I wanted to read all the books in this series, and it's taken years but I have finally succeeded. This is the last one I have to read.
LOVE FINDS YOU IN FROST, MINNESOTA is not all I dreamed of. This is not Ms. Baer's best work. There is a lot of telling, author-intrusion, and some of the scenes are disjointed.
Merry is the perfect Kindergarten teacher. She's kind, energetic, friendly, considerate, and goes above and beyond. She also adores Christmas and has singlehandedly turned Frost into a Christmas wonderland with elves peeking out from behind snowdrifts and everything. She also runs a bed and breakfast and a Christmas store (similar to but on a smaller scale than the real life Bronners in Michigan)
Jack Frost (and you have to love his name) is the perfect hero for this story. He's just as icy as the legendary Jack Frost, and his family almost literally owns the town. He inherited it -- and a big mess when he learns that property he owns has somehow been sold and resold and now he's the enemy of the town when people learn that this stranger from California actually owns their home that they thought was theirs free and clear.
This was a good Christmas themed story despite the storytelling, and I did enjoy it. With a dog named Peppermint and a cat name Eggnog, a dear little homeless girl and a missing grandma, there are lots to keep you reading. And when the worst case scenario happens, you are riveted to the edge of the seat until the characters work out their differences.
I bought my copy used at a garage sale and am not a verified buyer on Amazon. I was not required to write a review.
1 comment:
Thank you for your honest review. I have not read this book in that series yet. I may have to read it next Christmas season....I start early and read Christmas books nonstop as part of a tradition I began two years ago.
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