Título: A Joyful Christmas
Autor: Cynthia Hickey
Sinopse: A Christmas Collection to Warm the Heart Grab a warm cup of tea and watch as romance is kindled and joy is restored to broken lives during six bygone era Christmas celebrations. A Christmas Castle by Cynthia Hickey Married by proxy in Missouri, Annie Morgan sets off for Tombstone, Arizona, to join her new husband as a cattle rancher. But too soon she finds herself a widow with an unexpected daughter and butting heads with her handsome neighbor. A Star in the Night by Liz Johnson Wounded within Confederate territory, Union officer Jedediah Harrington finds refuge at the tiny cabin of Cora Sinclair and her grandfather. Still haunted by what she saw as a battlefield hospital volunteer, Cora finds that only Jed can understand. But, though she longs to give him her heart, the risks to both of them are too great. An Irish Bride for Christmas by Vickie McDonough When Jackson Lancasters brother and wife die, he takes his three-year-old niece home. But a meddling busy-body makes the judge give her custody because an unmarried man shouldnt raise a little girl. Now Jackson has until Christmas to find a bride or lose his niece forever. Larkin Doyle is grateful her employer took in the orphan and believes Jackson abandoned his niece. When her heart says otherwise, will romance blossom? Under His Wings by Liz Tolsma Adie OConnell, orphaned and left alone in a dangerous Wisconsin logging camp, seeks the stability she once knew when both her parents lived. Despite the compassion and friendship offered by Noah Preacher Man Mitchell, she refuses to consider marriage to a man always drifting from one job to another for God. Shelter in the Storm by Carrie Turansky The daughter of a wealthy Tennessee doctor, Rachel Thornton begins nursing James Galloway, a wounded artist-war correspondent. As James recovers, their hearts draw closer together. Having already lost one sweetheart to the war, Rachel is hesitant to reveal her feelings for James, who insists on returning to the front lines. Would she be safer in the arms of another man? Christmas Service by Erica Vetsch Beth Sorensen has been put in charge of the Christmas pageant at the little log church, and this year she wants something different. But she didnt count on a Minnesota blizzard paralyzing the whole town. Can the blacksmith teach this preachers daughter about what it means to serve one another in love through the storm?
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “A Joyful Christmas”, de Cynthia Hickey, publicado pela editora Barbour Publishing, em 2020 e com 400 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Barbour Publishing
Páginas: 400
Ano: 2020
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1643526367
ISBN13: 9781643526362
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Barbour Publishing costumam apresentar uma leitura marcada por uma forte conexão com a fé cristã, muitas vezes explorada por meio de narrativas que misturam romance, história e aventura. O catálogo traz desde bíblias especialmente adaptadas para públicos variados, como crianças pequenas e adolescentes, até romances ambientados em períodos históricos específicos, como a Guerra de 1812 e a Segunda Guerra Mundial. A experiência de leitura geralmente combina um tom inspirador e edificante com personagens que enfrentam dilemas pessoais e desafios de fé, em contextos que vão do cotidiano doméstico a cenários históricos e até aventuras de suspense. O ritmo varia entre reflexões devocionais e tramas que envolvem tensão e romance, oferecendo uma diversidade que pode agradar tanto leitores que buscam aprofundamento espiritual quanto aqueles que preferem histórias narrativas com elementos emocionais e históricos.
