Christmas Love Year Round

Christmas Love Year Round: Book 1 of the Kindred Lake Series 

Paperback, ebook

 August 14, 2018

by Elaine Stock 

• Paperback: 212 pages
• Publisher: Elaine Stock; 1 edition 
• ISBN-13: 978-0999576335

Cami Richardson is good at chasing away the men in her life: first Gavin Kinkaid, a former classmate she'd helped to bully, and later, her husband who left her widowed and a single mom. Now all she wants is to bring a smile back to her eight-year-old son. What she doesn't expect is for Gavin to become her new neighbor. 

Gavin wants to settle down after serving in the Air Force and mend the separation between him and his dad. What he never counts on is his changing feelings when he sees Cami as a kind woman instead of his former adversary. When Cami's son blindsides them both during the Christmas season, is their reunion at risk or will it grow stronger?

My thoughts: CHRISTMAS LOVE YEAR ROUND is Ms. Stock's newest Christmas novel. I read her novella And You Came Along last year, which was absolutely adorable. Ms. Stock claims to write stories infused with love and family drama--and she does.

I was rather worried when I saw the theme of the book was bullies. I hesitated to accept  a review copy, because who among us hasn't been hurt by bullies? If you weren't a target, you were likely a participant or the silent party who stood by and watched afraid to take a stand. It is a painful subject for any of the three involvements and a very real problem. I was afraid the story would be rather heavy. I should've known better. Ms. Stock is a gentle writer and the topic was very tactfully handled with kindness, grace, and love. 

 I greatly enjoyed getting to know Gavin and Cami and the sweet little boy, Danny. I enjoyed learning the family dynamics and watching families heal and come together. CHRISTMAS LOVE YEAR ROUND is a beautifully done story of love, forgiveness, family, and reconciliation, just in time for Christmas. Even better but the true story of Christmas is gently woven in. 

Grab a copy for you and one for  a friend. I highly recommend this story.

I was given a copy free. All opinions are my own.

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