Dream A Little Dream by Jill Shalvis introduces you to Ian O'Mallery. He is a firefighter and up until six months ago, had a friends with benefits deal going with Melissa. He wanted to take it to the next level and one night he approached her with an offer to move in with him. She said she wasn't ready and the next day, broke it off with him. He thinks about her everyday. There is a fire in her apartment building and he can't find her. Her car is there but she isn't outside with the rest of the residents. He finds her in her bathtub and carries her out of the burning building. Does having a near death experience changes Melissa?? Enough to make her want to try again with Ian? I won't tell you but I will tell you that I was cheering for them both through every page.

Every Year by Kristen Ashley is like no other Christmas story you will ever read. Shy and Landon have not had the greatest holidays since both their parents were killed. But this year, things change. Christmas with Tack and Tyra brings a whole new sense of family and tradition. It's their first Christmas in many years that they are part of a loving family and it's heartbreaking, funny and sweet. Every Year is heartwarming and will have you almost in tears with your heart melting at the same time. You can never go wrong with a story by Kristen Ashley.

Silent Night by Hope Ramsay is the story of a down-on-her- luck, single, homeless mother of a 3-month old baby. Her car breaks down on the side of the road on Christmas Eve. Maryanne is desperate and alone. Taking shelter in an abandoned farmhouse, she's spotted by the owner, a handsome man driving a fancy BMW. He doesn't fit the old farmhouse she's hiding out in. Daniel's parents recently passed away and he is at the farm to sell the old place. Maryanne has dreams about the blonde boy who lives next door to her grandparents old farm. Can Daniel showing up and finding her, be fate? Feeling equally alone on Christmas, can these two lost souls find peace and healing during Christmas? Is it possible to find more? A nice, feel-good Christmas story depicting the true miracles of Christmas.

Have Yourself A Messy Little Christmas by Molly Cannon is where you will meet Lincoln Jones. He is a workaholic and even though his house is messy, he knows where everything is, or so he thinks. One day, while working hard at home, the doorbell rings and he is angry for the interruption. In walks Dinah Mason who owns A Place For Everything. She is a professional organizer. As Dinah gets to know Lincoln she is sure he hates Christmas. She feels sorry for him. But one night while caroling with her friends at the local hospital she finds out exactly how Lincoln really feels about Christmas! Do opposites really attract? Molly Cannon does a great job of connecting the reader to the characters and will have you flipping the pages like crazy to see how it ends for Lincoln and Dinah.

A Family For Christmas by Marilyn Pappano is the story of Jared who has decided to go against family tradition and be a rural family doctor instead of a high priced specialist physician. He planned to fulfill his two year contract and then return home to New York. He never thought he would meet anyone like Ilena especially not in her elf costume. Ilena loves Christmas and plans on having a great first Christmas with her son. When she see's Jared she is instantly attracted to him and after time together decides it is time to move past the death of her husband. As Jared and Ilena spend more time together Ilena finds herself falling in love and Jared finds himself not only in love with Ilena but with her young son John as well. But soon Jared will have to decide if he is ready to put roots in the small town and promise forever to both Ilena and John. Even though the story is short I never felt like I was missing anything but i wish it was a full length story just because it was so good.

Reading the novellas in A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER was a nice bonus for me as I was introduced to some authors that I had never read and some that I had never heard of. I have found some new authors that I will be reading books from in the future. Overall this was a nice compilation book with fun Christmas stories that left me happy and ready for the Christmas season. Another great bonus with A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER is that each author has posted a snippet after their short story of either a book that they have already written or a book that will be coming out. I completely enjoyed this stories, some more than others but all of them were worth the read.

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