- Paperback
- Publisher: St. Martin's Press (Dec 15 1991)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312926693
- ISBN-13: 978-0312926694
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.7 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #912,923 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Julia Stonecypher, a young widow who lives with her daughters in the southern Appalachians, can't pay her rent and has just lost her job. Two days before Christmas, Gregory Harding, her bank's loan officer (and a scrooge), arrives to deliver an eviction notice. Gregory stays longer than he had expected: when his car slides off the road, he is mildly injured; a snowstorm then cuts off the mountain's only bridge as well as the phone and power lines. The girls are delighted: Deenie wants to keep "the Christmas Stranger," and little Emily Rose decides he's "Daddy." When Julia has to put together a holiday on a shoestring, she finds herself with an unexpected ally: one slightly grumpy banker. Plunging fearlessly into her hackneyed story line, Daniels ( Blood Red Roses, written as Katherine Deauxville) produces a sentimental contemporary romance. But readers can whip up their own sugary ending: the book includes instructions for Julia's Famous Stonecypher Pecan Pound Cake, and it's delicious. First serial to Good Housekeeping.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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An arrogant and unsympathetic bank officer arrives at the home of a lonely widow on Makim's Mountain in Georgia with an eviction notice and has a change of heart under the influence of the holidays. Reissue.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
a charming Christman tale,
By Anne Raven "Annie Raven" (Colchester, England UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: CHRISTMAS ROMANCE (Paperback)
A wonderful tale that never dates. It's the power of belief of the wonder of Christmas. A must for every bookshelf.
5.0 out of 5 stars
the power of belief from a gifted author,
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This review is from: CHRISTMAS ROMANCE (Paperback)
Author Maggie Daniels is better known as Katherine Deauxville or Maggie Davis. With dozens of marvelous books, time and again, Davis has demonstrated her gift with writing books that are unforgettable. From sassy 'Glitz and Glamour" tales such as "Hustle, Sweet Love" to the brilliant series of medieval stories "Blood Red Roses", "Golden Daggers", "Crystal Heart" and "Amethyst Crown" to her currently stroll down memory lane with the amazing "Stage Door Canteen", you find Davis weaves magic no matter which of her names is on the cover.As in her wonderful "Moonlight and Mistletoe", Davis again gives us a tale of a simple country lass, in this case Julia Stonecypher, and the power of Christmas magic. Poor Julia's way of life is threatened and she sees no hope. Her husband died nearly two years ago in a drunken motorcycle accident, and since he was at fault, it fell to Julia to see the claim was paid. She had, but it has put her in a bad situation, falling behind with payment to the bank. To make matters even more desperate, she loses her job. So two days before Christmas, she was busy baking a special, family-recipe cake to sell to raise money for her kids' Christmas presents. When handsome, Gregory Harding pulled up in the drive the snowy day before Christmas, it was to serve an eviction notice. Julia was ready to cry. After arrogantly serving her with the notice, he turns his car around and proceeds to leave. Not being careful in the snow, he ends up crashing it. Julia's forced to take him in to care for him, just as the worst blizzard in 25 years hits. When Greg wakes up, he finds two kids staring at him. From the minute, three-year-old Emily Rose declares him "Daddy", his life is never going to be the same. It's a tender tale of the power of belief, in clinging to the traditions of generations of a family, of preserving the past while bravely facing the future. It was turned into a movie with Olivia Newton-John, but I don't think anything can compare to the beautiful prose of Davis.
5.0 out of 5 stars
the power of belief from a gifted writer,
By
This review is from: CHRISTMAS ROMANCE (Paperback)
Author Maggie Daniels is better known as Katherine Deauxville or Maggie Davis. With dozens of marvelous books, time and again, Davis has demonstrated her gift with writing books that are unforgettable. From sassy 'Glitz and Glamour" tales such as "Hustle, Sweet Love" to the brilliant series of medieval stories "Blood Red Roses", "Golden Daggers", "Crystal Heart" and "Amethyst Crown" to her currently stroll down memory lane with the amazing "Stage Door Canteen", you find Davis weaves magic no matter which of her names is on the cover.As in her wonderful "Moonlight and Mistletoe", Davis again gives us a tale of a simple country lass, in this case Julia Stonecypher, and the power of Christmas magic. Poor Julia's way of life is threatened and she sees no hope. Her husband died nearly two years ago in a drunken motorcycle accident, and since he was at fault, it fell to Julia to see the claim was paid. She had, but it has put her in a bad situation, falling behind with payment to the bank. To make matters even more desperate, she loses her job. So two days before Christmas, she was busy baking a special, family-recipe cake to sell to raise money for her kids' Christmas presents. When handsome, Gregory Harding pulled up in the drive the snowy day before Christmas, it was to serve an eviction notice. Julia was ready to cry. After arrogantly serving her with the notice, he turns his car around and proceeds to leave. Not being careful in the snow, he ends up crashing it. Julia's forced to take him in to care for him, just as the worst blizzard in 25 years hits. When Greg wakes up, he finds two kids staring at him. From the minute, three-year-old Emily Rose declares him "Daddy", his life is never going to be the same. It's a tender tale of the power of belief, in clinging to the traditions of generations of a family, of preserving the past while bravely facing the future. It was turned into a movie with Olivia Newton-John, but I don't think anything can compare to the beautiful prose of Davis.
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