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Gettin' Merry
Four of today's hottest romance writers invite you to come home for the holidays, where the spicy smells from the kitchen, the warm embrace of family, and the gifts of Kwanzaa are just the beginning of a magical season filled with true love and sensual delights...
Be careful what you wish for. That's the lesson a fine brother with a wounded heart learns when an eccentric old woman grants him a wish for true love--if he's not too blind to see it--in Francis Ray's The Wish .
Beverly Jenkins spins a soul-touching tale of a soldier reunited with the woman who deserted him as they discover that love isn't just sweeter the second time around, it's downright decadent in Homecoming .
In Monica Jackson's The Way Back Home, a biracial young woman sets out to spend Kwanzaa with the African-American family she never knew and finds and extra gift in the strong, loving professor who wants to teacher her about her heritage...and so much more.
When a mild-mannered high school principal battles small-town prejudice over a Kwanzaa celebration, he fins an unlikely ally in a fiery woman from his past in Geri Guillaume's moving story, The Seventh Principal.
The love of a good man. The hope of a new family. The promise of a fantasy fulfilled. This soulful collection of holiday stories proves there's more than one reason for gettin' merry...and they all lead straight to the heart.
Be careful what you wish for. That's the lesson a fine brother with a wounded heart learns when an eccentric old woman grants him a wish for true love--if he's not too blind to see it--in Francis Ray's The Wish .
Beverly Jenkins spins a soul-touching tale of a soldier reunited with the woman who deserted him as they discover that love isn't just sweeter the second time around, it's downright decadent in Homecoming .
In Monica Jackson's The Way Back Home, a biracial young woman sets out to spend Kwanzaa with the African-American family she never knew and finds and extra gift in the strong, loving professor who wants to teacher her about her heritage...and so much more.
When a mild-mannered high school principal battles small-town prejudice over a Kwanzaa celebration, he fins an unlikely ally in a fiery woman from his past in Geri Guillaume's moving story, The Seventh Principal.
The love of a good man. The hope of a new family. The promise of a fantasy fulfilled. This soulful collection of holiday stories proves there's more than one reason for gettin' merry...and they all lead straight to the heart.
416 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published October 15, 2002
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Beverly Jenkins
72 books4,873 followersBeverly Jenkins is the recipient of the 2017 Romance Writers of America Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the 2016 Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award for historical romance.
She has been nominated for the NAACP Image Award in Literature, was featured both in the documentary “Love Between the Covers” and on CBS Sunday Morning.
Since the publication of Night Song in 1994, she has been leading the charge for inclusive romance, and has been a constant darling of reviewers, fans, and her peers alike, garnering accolades for her work from the likes of The Wall Street Journal, People Magazine, and NPR. Her critically acclaimed Blessings series has been optioned for film by John Legend’s and Mike Jackson’s production company Get Lifted, and Hollywood and Broadway powerhouse Deborah Martin Chase.
To read more about Beverly and sign up for her newsletter, visit her at www.BeverlyJenkins.net.
She has been nominated for the NAACP Image Award in Literature, was featured both in the documentary “Love Between the Covers” and on CBS Sunday Morning.
Since the publication of Night Song in 1994, she has been leading the charge for inclusive romance, and has been a constant darling of reviewers, fans, and her peers alike, garnering accolades for her work from the likes of The Wall Street Journal, People Magazine, and NPR. Her critically acclaimed Blessings series has been optioned for film by John Legend’s and Mike Jackson’s production company Get Lifted, and Hollywood and Broadway powerhouse Deborah Martin Chase.
To read more about Beverly and sign up for her newsletter, visit her at www.BeverlyJenkins.net.
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December 23, 2018
Gettin Merry is an African American holiday anthology and it was a mixed bag. The first 2 stories were not great but the last 2 made this anthology worth reading.
The Wish- A single man wishes to be married by the end of year and his wish is grated.
This story should have been my favorite but it was so rushed that I just ended up being annoyed.
Homecoming- A horny lying cheater gets the girl because silly little women need to understand that men have needs.
My hatred of this story knows no bounds.
The Way Back Home - A biracial woman raised by her white grandparents sets out to learn more about her African American roots and along the way falls in love.
Despite the insta-lust I really liked this beautiful story about Kwanzaa.
The Seventh Principal - A school principal in Mississippi fights small town racism and tries to win back his High School Sweetheart.
Very topical and sweetly romantic at the same time. This story was my favorite.
Overall a good collection.
The Wish- A single man wishes to be married by the end of year and his wish is grated.
This story should have been my favorite but it was so rushed that I just ended up being annoyed.
Homecoming- A horny lying cheater gets the girl because silly little women need to understand that men have needs.
My hatred of this story knows no bounds.
The Way Back Home - A biracial woman raised by her white grandparents sets out to learn more about her African American roots and along the way falls in love.
Despite the insta-lust I really liked this beautiful story about Kwanzaa.
The Seventh Principal - A school principal in Mississippi fights small town racism and tries to win back his High School Sweetheart.
Very topical and sweetly romantic at the same time. This story was my favorite.
Overall a good collection.
November 1, 2007
Four diffferent Christmas romance to stir the soul and warm the heart. Each touched me in a different way, my favorites were Beverly Jenkins "Homecoming". On her way home Lydia Cooper runs into her old flame handsome Gray Dane. Seeing one another again bring back feelings from a long time ago. Lydia and Gray work through regrets, pain and mistrust from their past to build a new relationship filled with intense passion, roamnce, forgiveness and an understanding that brings about an everlasting love. Beverly weaves this historical romance in her renowned style. She gives us a glimpse of a time when strong black men and women still found love in the midst of hard times during the 1800's.~~~~~~~ And then Francis Ray's "The Wish", A visit to the grocery store shakes handsome bachelor, Nicholas Darling's world upside down. Word gets around about his chatting with Mrs. Augusta Evans and suddenly he is the "catch of the day". Upset he goes to confront Mrs. Evans only to come face to face with Andrea Strickland, the most beautiful woman he's ever seen. As he gets to know her he believes she can help him stop all of the attention her aunt's wish has caused him. Setting up a scheme Andrea pretends to be his intended. Both enjoy the time they spend together under pretense of being a couple. Dreading the outcome of the wish Andrea hides her true feelings for Nicholas. Nicholas on the other hand continues to battle the validity of Mrs. Evans gift, wishing that his dream girl were Andrea. Before its too late he has to make a choice for the future and for love.~~~~~~~Monica Jackson's, "The Way Back Home, was a sweet read about, a biracial woman who has never known her African American relations. A seminar given at her school has invited handsome Dr. Trey Fraser, whom Anne Donald secretly admires. His speech and a one-on-one converstation is the driving force that makes her need to find the other side of her family that much stronger. In her search to find her estranged family members she develops intimate feelings for Trey. As Trey's feelings for Anne escalates they run into extreme opposition from Trey's family about their relationship. The passion becomes too overwhelming to deny as Trey and Anne pursue their relationship with vigor. As Anne overcomes her low self-esteem and need to fit in she finds love everlasting in the arms of Trey Fraser.~~~~~~~Geri Guillaume's "The Seventh Principle" was just an okay read. Distance has taken its toll on attractive Paul Barrett and beautiful Kirby Kayin's relationship. Kirby is home visiting for the holidays and both are at their wits end as to what to do about the relationship. Paul doesn't want the distance anymore and Kirby is unsure of where the two stand. Racial issues at the school where Paul is the principal are running high and Kirby's professional expertise is needed to bring some order to things. Working close together they try to hurdle the stormy weather of their relationship. The two decide too incorporate the seven principles of Kwanzaa to accomplish the tension at school as well as with their personal lives. Paul and Kirby know their relationship is worth preserving and look forward to a lasting future together. The story was too complex, yet way too short to give enough depth to the characters and their troubles. Just too many issues to resolve in a short story.~~~~~~~All in all it was still an enjoyable holiday treat.
February 14, 2020
Rating only for "Homecoming".
November 10, 2017
Four great holiday stories by four of my favorite authors.
November 10, 2021
Three stars because the as a whole that's what this collection of short stories is worth.
However if the stories are rated separately Francis Ray's "The Wish" is a 5. It's a lovely story about a wish made in jest but was something long hoped for by a young man. He refuses to believe in wishes or that he even made one and wonders why every woman is suddenly looking at him as though he's a lovely piece of chocolate candy.
In "Homecoming" by Beverly Jenkins, another 5 stars, two people who were very much in love as young adults wonder if they can or should find a way to forgive past hurts and reclaim what they had before betrayal and a war separated them.
"The Way Back Home" was okay, maybe a 4 star but the last story "The Seventh Principal" was my least favorite. It dragged on and on. Just didn't hold my interest.
However if the stories are rated separately Francis Ray's "The Wish" is a 5. It's a lovely story about a wish made in jest but was something long hoped for by a young man. He refuses to believe in wishes or that he even made one and wonders why every woman is suddenly looking at him as though he's a lovely piece of chocolate candy.
In "Homecoming" by Beverly Jenkins, another 5 stars, two people who were very much in love as young adults wonder if they can or should find a way to forgive past hurts and reclaim what they had before betrayal and a war separated them.
"The Way Back Home" was okay, maybe a 4 star but the last story "The Seventh Principal" was my least favorite. It dragged on and on. Just didn't hold my interest.
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