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| Purple Angel Press 25 September 2025 My thanks to the author for the book and the invitation to this blog tour |
Rebecca L. Marsh’s collection of short stories will bring the joy of the Christmas season alive. As these ordinary characters, struggling through difficulties and past traumas, find healing and renewed hope, the essence of the season of miracles jumps off the pages.
The Santa Hat
Paige is skipping Christmas. Refusing to relinquish the unrealistic hope of returning to a life shared with her husband, she can’t face the holiday festivities. The only exception is a gift exchange with her best friend who gives her a Santa hat said to have a touch of magic.
Family Tree
Ada and Hayden had a happy marriage until a tragedy tore them apart just days before Christmas. A year later, just as they are about to make their split final and go their separate ways, a mysterious phone call stops them in their tracks and offers them a newfound hope.
Better than Diamonds
Fourteen-year-old Ruby is having a hard time finding the joy in the Christmas season now that her beloved grandmother is no longer with them. When her school break comes, her mother suggests she spend some time trying to solve the mystery of where her cat recently began disappearing to each and every day. Ruby begins an investigation. But she never expected the answer to mend her broken heart.
If you love stories that warm your heart and touch your soul, then this book is for you!
📖My Review..
This is a lovely collection of seven beautifully written short stories, each of which conveys a rather special message. There is a strong observational sense of people considering their choices and counting their blessings. Christmas is a time of reflection and I think that these lovely stories reiterate what’s important, namely family and friends, each with a theme of love, loss and the hope of second chances in warm hearted stories which leave you with a satisfied glow. They each remind us that there can be a way through sadness, despair and grief.
There is a definite sense of continuity throughout the seven stories and I won’t spoil any of them by giving the secret away but I am a firm believer in sometimes having help, or an extra push in the right direction, from something, or someone, that we can't always explain. The author brings the characters to life with gentle stories which wrap around you like a warm hug. I loved all of them especially Family Tree which is especially poignant and Better than Diamonds which made me smile as I often wondered what my cats got up when they went out for the day.
In the run up to the Christmas holiday season it’s inevitable that we get caught up in all the frenzied hype and forget to take time out to relax and chill with a good book. The Santa Hat and other Christmastime Stories is the perfect antidote to stress as each story is just the right length to read comfortably with a cup of tea or relaxing with a mug of coffee in your favourite cafe.
About the Author
Rebecca L. Marsh is an award-winning author of women’s fiction and member of the Paulding County Writer’s Guild. She grew up in the mountains of western North Carolina, and now lives in Dallas, Georgia with her husband. She is a Christian, a mother to a beautiful daughter, and an animal lover. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys spending time with her family.
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