I was pleasantly surprised. This is not usually a genre I read but I liked it.
In this story, we return to Stone Creek and watch Olivia O'Ballivan (the town vet and sister to country singer Brad) fall in love with Tanner Quinn. We learn that Olivia has a gift for understanding animals...and can hear them talk to her. There's also a mysterious Christmas tree merchant that looks like Kris Kringle and a reindeer named Rodney that gets lost and Olivia takes care of.
As you can see, there's a wealth of strange but likeable characters. And all things come to a head at Christmas. It's a warm and funny story sprinkled with romance. Perfect for the holidays!
quick easy read with likable characters, especially the dog goldie.
A quick read but a good story line. Gave me the feeling there would be more from Stone Creek.

Mary Ann H. (
nursemary) wrote on 12/19/2008...
I really enjoyed this book, especially the part where Olivia communicates with the animals. I always wonder what my dogs are thinking about life around them. It was great to revisit some friends from other books. Mary Ann
Another good little quick read set in Stone Creek.