5 stars for The Mistletoe Inn (Mistletoe Collection book 2) by Richard Paul Evans.
This book reads like a once-in-a-lifetime experience Christmas gift. And the fact that I finish it on Christmas day itself makes the story even more special and memorable.
Author Evans is indeed the King of Christmas fiction. I have read many of his Christmas stories and thus far, no two books are ever written such that the stories teeter on the brink of similarity. It is an amazing experience to see how he coaxes words from thin air — like a magician — and weaves them into lovely, unforgettable tales.
I read The Mistletoe Inn in awed silence. Not only is it beautifully written, it also offers a different perspective and real glimpse into the literary business of writing and publishing. I love the way author Evan connects this book to the very first book in the Mistletoe Collection series. I think he has created a new definition to the meaning of standalone.
I will love to read the third book The Mistletoe Secret as well. But I seriously doubt I can finish reading it in time for the year. So, I am leaving it for next year's Christmas read. Well, at least, that is something for me to look forward to.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition
Publication date: 17 Nov 2015
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Without dreams, life is a desert.
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Too many times we lose today’s battles because we’re still engaged in fighting yesterday’s.
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The problem with the past is that too often yesterday’s lessons were meant for yesterday’s problems.
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To be in love is something. To be loved is everything.
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“Books are important things. Books are more than paper and glue and ink. They are more than digital imprints. They are sparks. Sparks that ignite fires. Sparks that ignite revolutions. Every major revolution began with a book.”
~ The Mistletoe Inn
Richard Paul Evans
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At thirty-two Kimberly Rossi, a finance officer at a Lexus car dealership, has had her heart broken more times than she wants to remember. With two failed engagements, a divorce and again alone with no prospects, she hardly seems the type to dream of being a published romance author. Dreading another holiday alone, she signs up for The Mistletoe Retreat, a nine-day writing retreat in Burlington, VT. Deep inside Kimberly knows she’s at a junction in her life and it’s time to either fulfill her dream or let it go. The other reason she decides to attend the conference is because famed romance writer, H.T. Cowell, once the bestselling romance writer in America, and the author whose books instilled in her the desire to be a writer, will be speaking in public for the first time in more than a decade.
In one of her breakout sessions Kimberly meets another aspiring writer, and one of the few men at the conference, Zeke, an intelligent man with a wry wit who seems as interested in Kimberly as he is in the retreat. As Kimberly begins to open up to him about her stories and dreams, she inadvertently reveals her own troubled past. As Zeke helps her to discover why her books fail to live up to their potential she begins to wonder if he’s really talking more about her life than her literature. But as she grows closer to him, she realizes that Zeke has his own darkness, a past he’s unwilling to talk about.
The theme of The Mistletoe Inn is that like literature, relationships must be lived with passion and vulnerability to succeed.
*Blurb from author's website*
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