Susan Carlisle

Once Upon a Christmas Kiss: Cozy Christmas Collection by Ciara Knight and others
All stories are based out of Cherry Creek, TN 6 stories in this bundle.
Each story features the book, it's legendary and find out for yourself if it lives up to true love..
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Once Upon a Christmas Reunion by Ciara Knight

Book starts with Scarlet is there now with a relative she's taking care of.
Story also follows Duke and they were teenage sweethearts. As the story goes she's helpful to him about a proposal to the bank for a business loan.
She never knew what the letter stated as she never read it, afraid of what it would say.
After all these years have gone by and she has one who wants to marry her but she's not really into him. Her and Duke discuss the past and he tells her of why he never showed up that one night... She assumed something else and now things add up for her....So many hardships for them both over the years.
Like how it all turns out. Offer of a free ebook at the end.
Ends with about the author at the end along with contact information.
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Once Upon a Christmas Treasure By Brenda Lowder
Story follows Amelia and she helps her sister with her two sons. Her spouse left them for the big city and acting. Amelia is a teacher and her sister works at local diner. They make ends meet.
Story also follows Oliver who's back in town for holidays with his family. They run into Oliver one day out celebrating her birthday and they join forces. The boys want a new dad for Christmas but her sister isn't even dating. They follow the clues together for the treasure. The book holder will find true love at Christmas. They want to give it to her sister this year.
Cute story. Great read. About the author and how to contact her ends this book.
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Once Upon a Christmas Promise By Susan Carlisle
Story starts with Laurel and she's losing her job and boyfriend because she didn't get an artist to join the company. She's at loose ends and heads down to her cousins for the holiday and think about what was to come next..
Story also follows the artist Brandon and he's at loose ends, living at the cabin trying to get his groove back so he can earn a living.
Laurel had checked in at the inn and found the book, it inspires her to help the man tshe thinks is the artist.
Love cabin scenes and how cozy it sounds. She shows him the book with notes from others who've benefited from it.
Like how this one goes, never saw it ending as it did.
Ends with about the author and how to reach her on social media.
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Once Upon a Christmas Secret By Terra Weiss
Story follows Dawson, a lawyer and she meets up with Asher as they meet on a dating app. She escapes through the bathroom window and Roberto is there. He's been there for her and she gets a letter from Eleanor, she had died. She must go visit her family and twin brother Sawyer in Cherry Creek, TN this holiday.
There are clues they must follow, together to find the treasure. Eleanor had a boyfriend and all they have are initials...
Love things she made them do, dance ballet in order to get the next clue...
Love how the book helps in this story as the holiday happens in style.
About the author and a free ebook offer. Great read!
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Once Upon a Christmas Wish By Susan Sands
This story starts with Kayla and she runs the local diner with her father. Seth has returned to Cherry Creek, TN and she realizes how much she missed his time away and thought of past moments they shared. She finds the Christmas book in a stack while her father renovates the space. Love that the family hosts Thanksgiving dinner for those who don't have a home to return to from the local academy.
Love hearing of the food and traditions. Medical emergency for Seth and you wonder how things will work out...
About the author ends this book.
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Once Upon a Christmas Party By Christy Hayes
Like older couples who love to celebrate any holiday and what Erin has to do to make it all happen. When her living arrangements are in jeopardy she can't locate her relative......
Love charity work they are involved in. Story also follows Brock who's moving his father into the community and is setting up the house for him. Others in the town stop by to visit and they agree to meet for a meal when his father arrives in a few days.
The two start a relationship and get to know one another. He takes the bull by the horns and makes things happen to lessen her load because she is so good to so many others. Ends with about the author and how to contact her.
Received this review copy from an author and this is my honest opinion.… (altro)

Una storia abbastanza semplice e di sicuro molto poco reale, carina, piacevole e, soprattutto, di veloce lettura.
Sara è stata assunta per fare da governante alla sorellina di Grant, un chirurgo che, pur non dimenticando il tradimento del padre, vuole ottenere l’affidamento della piccola contesagli da parenti della sua ex.
Per riuscire nel suo intento l’unica via possibile è quella di trovarsi una moglie e quindi propone a Sara di sposarlo fino a quando non riuscirà ad ottenere la custodia della sorella.
Ma la convivenza riserverà loro molte sorprese.
Scritta abbastanza bene, la storia riesce ad avvincere con dolcezza.
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Search-and-rescue worker Cassandra Bellow sustains injuries on her latest assignment, and her canine partner is killed when saving her life. Cass is having a hard time getting past this and her doctor recommends Heatherglen Clinic in Scotland for her rehabilitation. Handsome Scottish doctor and clinic administrator Lyle Sinclair takes a shine to Heatherglen’s newest patient.

This book was just okay. The story’s main focus was on Cass and Lyle’s romance, and while they were nice enough characters, I didn’t find them all that interesting. I was looking forward to reading about the therapy dogs that were promised in the plot synopsis, but unfortunately the dogs weren’t much in the story and pretty much kept in the background or off the page. Cass even rejected the idea of having a therapy dog, she couldn’t cope with it after the loss of her rescue dog, so there were no warm fuzzy moments to be had with a therapy dog doing its work. The book sounded like it had an interesting storyline, but didn’t really deliver and was a disappointment.… (altro)

Good second chance romance that is fast-paced, emotional, and has some intense action. Years ago, Dana and Travis became good friends while training to fight wildfires. Dana also had quite a crush on Travis and was embarrassed and heartbroken when he didn't return her feelings. At the end of the summer, Travis went on to medical school, and Dana continued her training.

Dana is not happy when instead of leading her team of smokejumpers into the latest fire, she must lead a doctor to a critically ill patient in the path of the fire. Shocked to discover the doctor is Travis, Dana hastily throws up walls to protect her heart. Travis is equally surprised to see Dana and looks forward to renewing their friendship.

I enjoyed seeing the development of the relationship between Dana and Travis. It got off to a rough start, thanks to their awkward parting years ago. What Dana saw as his rejection of her had a profound effect on her view of herself and her subsequent relationships. Travis always felt a little guilty about the way he handled it, but he was committed to someone else at the time. I liked Travis's attempt to clear the air between them even though Dana wasn't very cooperative. Fortunately, Travis persisted, and their previous camaraderie returned.

With that camaraderie came a growing attraction, but both Dana and Travis had issues that held them back. Though supremely confident in her work, Dana's personal life suffers from her fear of rejection and belief that she isn't good enough. Once upon a time, Travis had his life all planned out, and when it didn't work out, he resorted to just taking life as it comes instead of living it. Thrown together under extremely stressful circumstances, Dana and Travis discover emotions as turbulent as their surroundings. I loved how Travis's vocal respect and appreciation helped Dana see herself in a new light and consider letting Travis past her walls. At the same time, seeing Dana embrace her life helped Travis see what he was missing by closing himself off. There's a brief hiccup when they let their fears push them apart, but advice from those they care about put them back on track. The ending is intense with both overwhelming fear and healing love.

The setting of this book, in the midst of a forest fire, was portrayed so vividly I felt as though I were there. I loved Dana's job as a smokejumper, a woman in a primarily male profession. Her confidence in her abilities was a significant part of the story. The action kept me glued to the pages as each twist added to the danger that Dana and Travis experienced. Thanks to Travis's training that long-ago summer, the teamwork between him and Dana was fantastic.… (altro)