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December 27, 2018 c_elise Uncategorized

Book Review: The Christmas Blessing

The Christmas Blessing by Melody Carlson My rating: 4 of 5 stars An emotional read with a feel-good message about forgiveness and redemption. Amelia Richards is a beautician in 1944 who finds herself pregnant out of wedlock with her husband-to-be gunned down in the Philippines. Alone without the support of her own mother and step-father, … Continue reading Book Review: The Christmas Blessing

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Book Review: A Christmas by the Sea

A Christmas by the Sea by Melody Carlson My rating: 3 of 5 stars I'm not going to lie: books like this make the aspiring writer in me rather salty. If I had tried to get an agent to look at a slipshod book like this, I would have been firmly rejected, but because Melody … Continue reading Book Review: A Christmas by the Sea

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