Frances H. (Dimples2212) reviewed on 12/5/2009 + 209 more book reviews

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4 Short Stories (about 100 pages each) about Christmas. Fern Michaels' contribution is "Snow Angels." It's about a recluse Olympic skier who meets up with the owner of an abuse center for women and children. He learns to drop the Scrooge-like attitude and once again believe in Christmas.

"The Presents of Angels" is by Marie Bostwick. The minister and his wife are going thru a stressful period for about 6 weeks before Christmas. His wife will soon deliver their first child, she's an ex-dancer and trying to pull the Christmas pagent together, and he is having problems with a younger board member. Good small town ambiance.

Janna McMahan wrote "Decorations." The main female character goes thru alot of changes in her life--losing her husband, caring for an ailing mother, and losing her job. She finds that when one door closes, God can open up another one. She gained much more than she lost.

The best story of all was "Miracle on Main Street" by Rosalind Noonan. It's about a broke NY cop and his family at Christmas. He's down on his luck, barely providing for his family and turns his back on God when he sees a young man OD on drugs he could have helped save. While his wife is praying for a miracle, her husband actually participates in one that makes a believer out of him again. It's a heart-warming story that will bring a few tears to your eyes...with a surprise ending.

I thought the stories were above-average and well worth the read.

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