A Christmas to Remember by 5 Prince Publishing – Review by Barbie England

A Christmas to Remember: An Anthology from 5 Prince Publishing by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A Christmas to Remember is a collection of short stories that involve romance around the Christmas Holiday. Gretchen and Levi are two competing bakers who were once student and pupil, but now find themselves in a holiday baking contest. Hank is the IT manager for the city of St. Francis and Amity is a jewelry maker who has been offered an opportunity to move to Los Angeles to expand her business. My favorite of the collection has to be Randi and Wil’s story. I’m a total sucker for an adorable animal story, and Penny, who is a dachshund, is my absolute favorite dog breed. Next there is Max and Cassie who work together to help their friends plan a Christmas Eve wedding. There’s even a tree farmer named Nat who ends up as her town’s representative to try to teach the new bank officer the way things are in the town of Evergreen when his plans threaten to close many of the small town’s businesses. Val and Sal are both worried about gaining their respective fathers’ approval before admitting that the childhood friends both have feelings for one another. Sal is also next in line to head his family’s branch of the Mafia. Finally, there is Abby, who has received an inheritance from her grandfather under the condition that she at least be engaged by her thirty-fifth Christmas. Will Abby give up her chance for receiving the money, settle for sharing the money by bending the rules with her ex, or forge a new bond with the artist she just met? The selections in this book mostly focus on small-town settings, with a few of them set in Colorado. There are a variety of romance tropes contained in the pages. I enjoyed reading them all! I especially enjoyed the Christmas elements with descriptions of traditions, decorations, and social events that accompany this special time of year.

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