Mistletoe And Magic

by Gina Ardito

Insanity Claus by Carolyn Hughey
A widow of two years, Mallory Gardner is struggling to keep her business alive and still function in her dysfunctional family. Having two daughters, one of which who blames Mallory for her father’s death is enough to test anyone’s sanity. But when Arden J. Miller waltzes into town, he has other ideas—like capturing Mallory’s heart even though love is the last thing on her mind.

Can two irresistible forces deal with immovable objects, or will the effects of the holiday spirit help resolve issues previously thought to be unsolvable?
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The Gift of the Magic by Gina Ardito
To fulfill her mother’s dying request, Polina Kominski must spend the Christmas holiday in Krakow, Poland, complete a list of tasks, and discover the magic of the city. If it means she'll finally gain control of her life, she’ll complete the list of tasks Mom left, but she has no intention of believing in legends and superstitions. Until she runs into Rhys Linsey on a Krakow street. But can the magic of the holiday and the love of this special man overcome her painful past? For true love should never tie a heart down. True love allows two people the freedom to fly together!

Genres: Christmas

219 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 10, 2012

About the author

Gina Ardito is the award-winning author of more than twenty romances in contemporary, historical, and paranormal sub-genres. In 2012, she launched her freelance editing business, Excellence in Editing, and now has a stable of award-winning clients, as well.

She’s hosted workshops around the world for writing conferences, author organization chapter meetings, and library events. To her everlasting shame, despite all her accomplishments, she’ll never be more famous than her dog, who starred in commercials for 2015’s Puppy Bowl.

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Reviews

[Eline · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first little story in this book was really adorable. We meet Mallory who owns a Christmas shop with her sister. She's a widow with two teenage daughters, struggling to have a good relationship with her eldest. Not knowing what to do when she meets the handsome stranger A.J. Miller, she pushes him away. Luckily for her he knows she wants him as badly as he wants her, but she's afraid her eldest daughter will disapprove a new relationship after the death of her father. A.J. tries his best to win the daughters for him too and shows Mallory they can have a happily ever after together.

And there's a second story in this book! I liked this one too, despite the sometimes bad reviews it got in the past. In this story we meet Polina, a girl with a difficult childhood at a carnival. When she's 28 y.o. her mother dies and wants her to put her ashes in the family grave... in Poland... Polina hates the idea of going to Krakow! It represents everything her mother stood for, everything she hated in het mother. Magic, the idea of romance, love,... What Polina didn't expect was that she would find the magic and romance over there for herself meeting Reece... Maybe it's even love... But will she admit that??

[Jo Notary]

219pgs, Two Christmas stories, a widow with 2 daughters, trying to function in her dysfunctional family. A man comes to town and falls for her.
To fulfill her mother 19s dying request, she must spend the Christmas holiday in Poland, and complete a list of tasks, she 19ll complete the list of tasks Mom left, but she has no intention of believing in legends and superstitions. Until she runs into a man.

[Fiona (Titch) Hunt · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a book in 2 halves. 1st story was a widow and her 2 girls, along comes a tall dark stranger to sweep her and hopefully her girls off their feet. 2nd story was a woman who is to fulfil her mother's dying wishes and 1 of those wishes was to kiss a stranger.

Both stories meet in the middle near the end of story 2, was a lovely ending for 2 Christmas stories. Highly recommended.

[Nell · Rating 1 out of 5]

Sadly this was a dnf. I couldn't get past the first chapter. I'm sure some people will love it but when the characters snickered for the third time in a few pages I couldn't stop thinking of horses and it didn't work for me.

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Two really good stories.

[Tamara · Rating 4 out of 5]

2 novella:I'd give the first a 3 1/2, the second a 5, full review to come

[Jean Gordon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I especially liked the second novella, The Gift of the Magic. I was drawn into it by the unusual Krakow Poland setting and then could put it down because of the story line.

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'd really give this a 3.5 rating. I thought these two stories were very sweet, fun, fast holiday reads. And I love that there is a connection between the two in the end!

[Philomena Callan Cheekypee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely Christmas stories. Really liked the ending:)

[Donna Weaver · Rating 4 out of 5]

Two seemingly unconnected short stories that surprise you in the end. Fun read.