(Xmas in July) The Christmas Cookie Collection / Lori Wilde - 2**

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The Christmas Cookie Collection – Lori Wilde
Digital audiobook read by C J Critt.
2**

From the book jacket: There’s a legend in Twilight, Texas. It says that if on Christmas you sleep with kismet cookies under your pillow and dream of your one true love, he will be your destiny. Carrie, Raylene, Christine, and Flynn are all members of the Christmas Cookie Club. Eash has a story to tell, and each discovers the miracles of the season the power of love.

My reactions
I knew going into it that this collection of novellas (originally published separately) would be a schmaltzy romance. I’ve read another work by Wilde previously and liked it; I found this one charming for its genre, though unremarkable. Despite the book jacket blurb, I found the chief refrain to be the legend of the town fountain – throw a penny into the fountain and you’ll be reunited with your high school sweetheart. Whatever.

It was a fast read and satisfied my need for a little Christmas in July, but I’ve basically forgotten the characters and their stories already.

C J Critt does a good job of reading the audiobook. She set a good pace, and had clear diction.



LINK to my review