Book Review

Christmas Gifts by Gail Gaymer Martin and Brenda Minton

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Small Town Christmas by Gail Gaymer Martin

    When Amy Carroll enters as the substitute teacher, seven-year-old twins act up in her class and she meets their very apologetic widowed father, Mike Russet.

    The handsome man has his hands full and hasn’t quite move on after his wife’s death, but can two mini matchmakers and holiday cheer open his heart to Christmas romance?

Her Christmas Cowboy by Brenda Minton

    After being jilted a week before her wedding, Elizabeth Harden attends a bull-riding event for her dad, where she tries unsuccessfully to avoid bull fighter Travis Cooper, a too-handsome heartbreaker. It was supposed to be a one day trip and she would be back at her home. But things take an interesting turn when she is stuck in the town because of a snowstorm, and Travis Cooper offers her his help. Could her first impression of Travis be mistaken? A Christmas wedding just might be in her future, after all.

     Both stories are different from each other, yet they have three things in common: they take place on Christmas, they talk about love and the female characters find peace with their problems and are able to love once they accept Jesus Christ in their lives.

    Each story has its own background, time line and their characters have their own story, after all,  they are written by different authors. And even though they are short stories, they make a great plot individually and as a whole.

    Personally, I liked Small Town Christmas more than Her Christmas Cowboy. I liked the plot and I have to admit that the twins got me in the palm of their hand. They’re just so adorable! Anyway, apart from that the reasons behind the characters’ actions are well justified, make sense and give the story its solidness.

    However, Her Christmas Cowboy is just as well written and its characters and plot are as solid as those of Small Town Christmas.

I guess it’s just about tastes and likes. If you ever get the chance of reading this magnificent stories, do tell me which one is your favorite and why.

   I give Christmas Gifts 5 out of 5 stars.