This never before published; wonderful collection of short stories for the holidays is evocative, imaginative, entertaining and captivating.
It includes, "Christmas Cowboys" by Linda Shayne, "Mistletoe Diner" by Samantha Jaffe, "Change of Heart" by Vikram Kale, "Missile Defense and Tracking Santa" by Aldo Spadoni, "My Christmas Angel" by Michael Habte, "Snowbird" by Valerie Scott, "Christmas in Kenya" by Charles Kamuyu, "Triplets" by Howard Steinberg, "Christmas Twister" by Dianna Brown, "Secret Santa" by Lars Daniel Eriksson, "Four-door Igloo and Wolves" by Jin A Song, and "Trinidad" by Hamel Mathew.
This book takes you on a adventurous, often romantic, heartwarming, insightful and wondrous journey, from the tornado-filled heartland, to the jungle of Africa, and the mountains of Montana,
"Mistletoe Diner," by Tufts Daily columnist Samantha Jaffe, bursts with clever imagery, urbane style and humor. "My Christmas Angel," based on a true story by Michael Habte, reveals the depth and joys of a real holiday miracle. Valerie Scott, Howard Steinberg and Lars Daniel Eriksson each reveal how unique and treasured family is.
Linda Shayne's mystical western, "Christmas Cowboys" captivates the reader and Vikram Kale's "Change of Heart" is a sublime, yet spiritual romance. Aldo Spadoni adds a sci-fi, outer space aspect to the collection with "Missile Defense and Tracking Santa." The works of Jin A Song and Hamel Matthew are exceptional and evocative.
This collection of short stories is written by award winning writers and first time published authors. It is sure to linger with you long after the holidays.
I tried to read this but it wasn't what I was hoping for (thought it might be a sweet holiday read, but I couldn't get into the groove with this book). Each story is very different from the others (which isn't bad but the writing isn't my style), and one story isn't even fiction, it's a synopsis of how NORAD became the official Santa-tracking agency. I only added this to my shelf to remind me not to read it next year.