Christmas at Whispering Creek (Christmas Holiday
Extravaganza)
Barbara M Britton
White Rose Publishing
October, 2022
$5.99 ebook
$15.99 print
264 pp
Buy on Barnes and Noble
About the Book
All Samantha Williams wants
to do is to use her teaching degree to instruct a classroom of second graders.
But, after a breast cancer diagnosis at the age of twenty-three, and failed
reconstruction surgery, Sam finds herself without a job and temporarily living
with her parents. This isn’t the life Sam expected. When a family friend dies
and leaves Sam a house and land in Whispering Creek, Tennessee, Sam must decide
if leaving Wisconsin for Southern living is in her lesson plans.
Nashville native, Cole Donoven, left his family’s electrical business to write country music. When Cole’s song-writing partner and girlfriend dumps him for a country music star, Cole abandons Nashville to hole up in Whispering Creek and compose one more song. The last thing Cole expects to find in the sleepy small town is a deceased friend, estate squabbles, and a Northern beauty. Will the chaos in Whispering Creek help create a bestselling song for Cole and possibly help him find a life-long collaborator?
My Review
Echoing an achy country song,
Britton’s latest contemporary inspirational holiday romance is a sweet twang of
a hurting-and-healing stoked ballad set in rural Tennessee. When a down-and-out
too-young cancer survivor is crushed by the loss of her beloved teaching job,
and gets two more jolts in one day with the creepingly suspicious loss of her
boyfriend and news of the death of Ted, a beloved influential friend, Samantha heads
out for an adventure to learn the details of her inheritance. To her surprise,
it comes with a house, cranky neighbors, and another handsome, hurting stray
friend of Ted’s, the ultra-handsome and helpful songwriter Cole. Cole happens
to be recovering from an unceremonious dumping of his glamorous partner, and
appears at Ted’s country home to finish a contractual obligation for one last
song. It’s chaos when he happens upon a furious contender for Ted’s estate, a beautiful
damsel, and a tornado, all of which work to remind him that he’s never been the
one in charge of his fate—God is, and he’d better re-learn that trust and faith
practice.
Filled with lots of natural angst, a steady measure of faith, and delicious sweet romance, fans of Britton and clean romance will enjoy this loving holiday story. I received an advanced copy. The review is my own.
About the Author
Barbara M. Britton lives
in Wisconsin and loves the snow—when it accumulates under three inches. Barb
writes romantic adventures from Ancient Israel to Modern Day USA and especially
enjoys bringing little-known Bible characters to light. She has a nutrition
degree from Baylor University but loves to dip healthy strawberries in
chocolate. Barb is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and
Illustrators, Romance Writers of America and American Christian Fiction
Writers. You can visit Barb online at www. barbarambritton.com or follow her on
Facebook and Twitter.
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