‘Tis The Season
Robyn Carr
Harlequin MIRA, Oct 28 2014, $7.99
ISBN: 9780778316640
“Under the Christmas
Tree.” Hairstylist Annie stops to admire a Virgin River Christmas tree
only to find eight newborn puppies underneath it. Obviously abandoned, Annie brings
the canines to the town `s vet Nathaniel.
“Midnight Confessions.” One year ago on New Year’s Eve, Sunny’s fiancé Glen jilted her. Though she wants to celebrate this New Year's
Eve alone at home, her Uncle Nathanial and his fiancée Annie insist she
accompany them to Jack’s Bar. UCLA
Orthopedic resident Drew Foley and Sunny meet at the bar; whereas she rejects
his attempts to get to know each other, he refuses to quit trying.
“Backward Glance.” In Durango five years have passed since John last saw his beloved Leigh, but every time he drives
passed her mom Jess’ house he looks to see if she is visiting. Jess tells John she has a bad ticker but is not
seeing the doctor. Worried about her
mom’s health, Leigh, accompanied by her four year old twins (Mitch and Ty),
returns home. When John and Leigh meet,
they have a fight over who was at fault; as they reconcile another argument may
destroy their love.
The first two tales are warm reprints of Virgin
River novellas though the leads of Midnight Confessions seem unlikely to overcome
their respective failed relationships as the prime icon etched in their
respective brains. Backward Glance is a
pre-Virgin River second chance but with an overused premise.
Harriet Klausner
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