Blue Christmas [Mass Market Paperback]

First story was probably my favorite, weird cause I got the book for Sandra Hill's tale, but in the end I liked the first one wriiten by Amy Elizabeth Saunders best. It's called "Can't Help Falling in Love". A sweet, yet classic tale of 'Scrooge' via Memphis style......Charles, a stuffy and rich Conneticutite stranded in the St. Louis airport finds help in a generous waitress intent on helping him get to Memphis by Christmas. The only problem? She is driving in a beat-up old Voltz Beetle and seems to have a soft spot for stranded people and Elvis. Charles soon learns he will have to swallow his stuffy pride and learn to enjoy the holidays instead of dread and make fun of them. With five people stuffed in the Beetle all the way to Memphis, Charles doesn't think things can get much worse until he finds himself having to stay at the Original Heartbreak Hotel. A place well-known for its rooms named for Elvis songs and movies, but he must stay on track and finish his purpose for being there...even if it means using the waitress named Bailey, the very woman he finds himself falling in love with. Can he do it? Will he risk his only known happiness for it? Elvis will help him see the way...and Charles won't be able to 'help falling in love'... 5 stars

'Always on My Mind' by Linda Jones is more of a 4 star read, but still entertaining. A story about lost love found and the magic of Christmas to help it along the way...Laura has been carrying around a secret for 5 years that she must reveal at last, but with what cost? An affair that hadn't worked between her and an out of work musician named Michael had produced a little girl. That little girl wanted to know her father for Christmas and by God, Laura would give it to her, no matter how hard it would be for her. Seeing him again, sitting at the grand piano, in a classy club wasn't what she expected. Although the flame was still there, especially when he looked her way and bolted out of the seat to run after her when she ran. Laura needs to keep her heart intact long enough to tell him about his daughter, and Michael needs to keep his head intact so he can reveal his own secret. With a touch of Elvis's help and the Christmas spirit, the long lost lovers find each other via the Original Heartbreak Hotel once again...but will it last this time?

"All Shook Up" by Sharon Pisacreta was the third tale and I gave it a 5 star rating. A word of help here, the second story is connected to this one, so keep your eyes out. ~ Kim was not having a good day or year for that matter. She flew all the way to Memphis to try and talk to the biggest record businessman in the country on Christmas to save her floundering PR business. Landing this account would save it from ruin. The trick is to get Spencer Modine to see her before she passes out, has a panic attack or falls down from exhaustion! Spencer finds her charming and can't help but have her convince him why she was the woman for the job...besides passing out on him the first day, but besides that, he likes her, he really likes her and wants to give her a chance. Can she do it? Can he concentrate on the job at hand and not her innocent eyes and soul? With a little help from Elvis and the Heartbreak Hotel, Spencer learns miracles are there, they just happen on Christmas!

Last, but not least, "Fever" by Sandra Hill was a 5 star read of course, lol. A grinch and giver, this story tugs at the heartstrings. ~ Clay has just learned he has inherited the Original Heartbreak Hotel from his dead father. He sees it and is stunned. How could an upstanding man like his father own such a monstrocity? Clay knows how to fix this, he will have it torn down and built into something grand, along with the lot nextdoor. The only thing he doesn't expect is to find a group of orphans dressed as 1960 Elvis Style Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus acting out the nativity scene for tips. Clay hates Christmas...but after a slip and fall, courtesy of the Mother Mary and donkeys, he vows to sue them for all they have until he comes eye to eye with Mary, or Annie to be exact. A poor farmer trying to save her farm and her siblings. Can Clay thaw his icy heart? Will Elvis's spirit save him before he freezes completely? Will a deep secret hidden for 30 years sway him? Funny and sweet, all Sandra trademarks!!!

Very entertaining book!!! Well worth the money! Elvis will put a smile on your face to be sure and you'll wonder if he does indeed still live...even if its only in the hearts of the believers... ;)

Tracy Talley~@