Love's Pure Light: 4 Stories Follow an Heirloom

Nativity Set Through Four Generations 

September 1, 2020

by Susanne Dietze  (Author), Shannon McNear  (Author), Deborah Raney  (Author), & 1 more

Be transported to unique time periods as you follow a treasured family nativity set through four generations of the Shepherd family.
 
While Shepherds Watch Are Keeping by Susanne Dietze
Massachusetts, 1899
This Christmas, Pastor Seth Shepherd has little to offer his flock of congregants in their time of need until Jessalyn Grant, a mysterious newcomer, comes to his aid.
 
The Wise Guy and the Star by Shannon McNear
Charleston, South Carolina, to Kansas City, Missouri, 1919
While journeying by train, Stella Shepherd befriends war veteran Nat Wise. She helps him find renewed faith in God, but could he also be the answer to the wanderings of her own heart?
 
On Angel Wings by Janine Rosche
Kansas City, Missouri, 1945
Elodie Wise plans a fundraising ball with the help of her friend Benjamin Gabriel. But can she look past the swanky Hollywood headliner to see the man who truly loves her?
 
Making Room at the Inn by Deborah Raney
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Present Day
Benjie Gabriel thinks the chef’s position she’s just taken at an award-winning bed and breakfast is temporary—just a stepping stone. The B&B’s owner, Trevor Keye, thinks the same. Will five months be long enough for them to figure out that what they’ve each been longing for, praying for, is right beneath their noses? 
 

 Marilyn's thoughts:

 

A delightful Christmas novella collection surrounding a nativity heirloom penned by four different authors who brought the current generation appreciating the simplicity and history of their family treasure. The tales are filled with family, troubles, veterans, history, faith, romance and discovering new connections to those who had cherished the wooden nativity set along with a new addition at times through four generations of the Shepherd family. Family members recalling the unique craving and others remembering certain aspects of the nativity from their childhood. This is a wonderful Christmas collection to read filled with the true meaning of Christmas and the simple stable He was born in.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from one of the author as a winner on a Facebook party during 2021. I was under no obligation to write a review but have expressed my own opinion. I highly recommend this collection to fans of historical fiction, family and faith stories.