The Good Dream seems like another story about a small town in the south of many decades ago, but the author tackles the heavy subject of childhood abuse. The spinster in the town is the heroine of the story. She's outspoken, fearless without being overly brash, smart and funny. She knows how t...
This book was recommended to me earlier in the month, and being a little Christmas story, I thought I'd give it a try. I had never read anything by this author before, and found this was a sweet story, humorous and sad at times, and maybe a bit predictable, but still an enjoyable read. A sad, lon...
I don't know how this book slipped past me when it first came out, considering I love all of Mrs. Van Liere's books some how I missed reading this one. Its now apart of my collection. In a time where Christmas is such a commercialized affair. This story reminds you just why we celebrate, the birt...
Jennifer DeLuca is a single mom, struggling to raise her daughter Avery after the death of her husband. Her struggles are made harder because six-year-old Avery is having a hard time accepting the fact that her father is gone. Ryan Mazyck is a single father who is raising daughter Sophia after hi...
Reviewed for THC ReviewsI had recently been lamenting the fact that I hadn't read a true tear-jerker yet this year. I have been know to get a bit misty-eyed at certain scenes, but it is a rare book that makes me actually shed tears. The Christmas Shoes did exactly that and more. It made me cry bu...