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Mistletoe Magic
Misty Winslow is determined to find her prince, and she meets the man of her dreams through an Internet dating service. Or is he, because the new dentist in town also sets her heart aflutter. It's love at first sight for Tyler Davenport, but before he can finish his first root canal, Misty is involved in an exclusive online romance with Wes99-Tyler's online persona. How can he tell her he's the man she's been waiting to meet, and how rational is it for him to be jealous of Wes99! Soon Tyler's pulling out all the stops to woo Misty. As Christmas approaches, Wes99 and Tyler both ask her to meet them under the mistletoe. Which man will she choose?
105 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 11, 2013
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Terri Denise Weldon
4 books11 followersTerri Weldon is a lead analyst by day and an author by night. She enjoys traveling, gardening, reading, and shopping for shoes. One of her favorite pastimes is volunteering as the librarian at her church. It allows her to shop for books and spend someone else’s money! Plus, she has the great joy of introducing people to Christian fiction. She lives with her family in the heartland of the United States. Terri has two adorable Westies – Crosby and Nolly Grace. Terri is a member of ACFW and OCFW, a local chapter of ACFW.
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December 10, 2013
What fun! This story is priceless! The doctor competing against his own online dating persona for Misty's attentions is just quirky enough to be true! I can just imagine him getting tangled up in his own web of mistruths.
Misty is such a sweetheart, thinking always of her friend first. But where her heart really lies is evidenced with her first slip of the tongue when facing "Dr. Dreamy".
And Dr. Davenport really is dreamy - but very real. Ms. Weldon did a very nice job of letting them bob and weave around each other. Loved it!
Misty is such a sweetheart, thinking always of her friend first. But where her heart really lies is evidenced with her first slip of the tongue when facing "Dr. Dreamy".
And Dr. Davenport really is dreamy - but very real. Ms. Weldon did a very nice job of letting them bob and weave around each other. Loved it!
December 20, 2013
A Perfect Christmas Novella...
This book was just what I wanted. A small town decorated for Christmas was the perfect backdrop for Misty's romantic confusion. Just when she finds an online beau, she realizes she's falling for the new dentist in town. Who will she chose, and how will she react when she realizes they are the same person?
This was a fun read that was exactly what I needed for a quiet December evening.
This book was just what I wanted. A small town decorated for Christmas was the perfect backdrop for Misty's romantic confusion. Just when she finds an online beau, she realizes she's falling for the new dentist in town. Who will she chose, and how will she react when she realizes they are the same person?
This was a fun read that was exactly what I needed for a quiet December evening.
November 29, 2013
This is a heartwarming quick read to get you in the mood for the holidays. You finish it believing in the good of people. Spiritual weave throughout the text is refreshing!
December 6, 2013
A small town love triangle where the two men are one and the same--only Misty doesn't realize it yet. Which man will she meet under the mistletoe? A sweet romance perfect for the Christmas season.
January 15, 2019
Loved this witty romance about online dating!
With encouragement from her best friend, Misty (Mistletoe Joy) Winslow reluctantly dips her toes into the online dating pond. New dentist in town, Tyler Davenport, falls for the town librarian who delights in Christmas festivities. He plunges into a complicated plan to attract her affection. Watching these two negotiate the tricky waters of computer dating is hilarious. A lovely romance develops throughout the story. Author Terri Weldon gives us charming characters and a satisfying, sweet romance. Delightful!
Favorite quote: Shame filled her as she realized she hadn’t asked God for His guidance once. While Tyler finished the book, she said a prayer asking God to help her make the right decision.
With encouragement from her best friend, Misty (Mistletoe Joy) Winslow reluctantly dips her toes into the online dating pond. New dentist in town, Tyler Davenport, falls for the town librarian who delights in Christmas festivities. He plunges into a complicated plan to attract her affection. Watching these two negotiate the tricky waters of computer dating is hilarious. A lovely romance develops throughout the story. Author Terri Weldon gives us charming characters and a satisfying, sweet romance. Delightful!
Favorite quote: Shame filled her as she realized she hadn’t asked God for His guidance once. While Tyler finished the book, she said a prayer asking God to help her make the right decision.
November 30, 2020
Misty Winslow lets God know she’s ready to find His match for her, never dreaming she’ll nearly get swept into a love triangle more tangled than any strand of Christmas lights. It will take a Christmas miracle or two before she finally gets the answer to her prayers.
This story has everything you’d want in a holiday romance: colorful lights, Christmas goodies, the spirit of giving and, of course, heartwarming chemistry between the heroine and hero. Misty and Tyler are fun, likable characters, and it’s impossible not to root for them. In addition, themes of faith and trust in God’s guidance make this an uplifting and encouraging read.
I recommend Mistletoe Magic to all fans of inspirational Christmas romances.
This story has everything you’d want in a holiday romance: colorful lights, Christmas goodies, the spirit of giving and, of course, heartwarming chemistry between the heroine and hero. Misty and Tyler are fun, likable characters, and it’s impossible not to root for them. In addition, themes of faith and trust in God’s guidance make this an uplifting and encouraging read.
I recommend Mistletoe Magic to all fans of inspirational Christmas romances.
February 23, 2020
Delightful
A sweet little romance that will warm your heart. Great writing, believable characters, and a twist that makes the reading enjoyable.
A sweet little romance that will warm your heart. Great writing, believable characters, and a twist that makes the reading enjoyable.
September 8, 2016
Back to 'Inspirational' fiction. Inspirational X-mess, rather.
Oi, this was a hard one to rate.
First, the story: Girl wants a happily ever after, so when she meets a gorgeous local dentist her friend takes dibs on, she opts to go for the on-line dating service. Dentist overhears her username, signs up, and attempts to woo her both IRL and via the dating site.
Because the story is *WONDERFUL*, the characters are endearing, the flow is well-done, the description is spot-on...
... but the writer is GAWD awful. If it were *anyone* else writing it... no, that's not true, anymore, but WHA, this author was a lousy writer. Just disjointed thought patterns, bad phrasing... it was the writing that really hurt the book badly. Not the story, the storyTELLER.
For example, "Isn't it enough that I gave up my day off, not to mention Black Friday shopping, to help clean out the disaster of a room Doc Harris called a dental library? Now you have to hit me with a dating service?" What the HELL does one have to do with the other???
Or how about this: "'Are you sure your boss doesn't mind me being here?' Misty pulled an unfolded box from the stack against the wall. She couldn't shake thoughts of Rural Romance dating service. Desperate women used services. Oh yeah, that would be her. Her stomach felt like a balloon without helium. 'I don't want you to lose your job before the clinic even opens.'" Wow, TOTAL topic change in the middle of the action, and NONE of it works, AT ALL. And what is that balloon thing?!
Here's another: "The woman must have a million Christmas outfits, and somehow she managed to pull off wearing the bright cardinal color." O.o I can't even THINK like that.
And another: "I get as many authors as I can to come and speak about their latest work. Harder and easier than it sounds." ((?!?!?!)) GAH, the writing!!
Misty tells Ty about a mishap at the library, and this author has tears rolling down Ty's face as he's overcome with laughter. How often do YOU see men with tears rolling down their faces after you tell them something amusing?
And apparently this heroine hadn't "met a man who made her pulse speed up faster than Santa's reindeer in years". Exactly how fast would that kind of pulse be? Cuz... it sounds dadgum ODD to me.
Just like that. Weird phrasing, poor wording... bad writing.
And she's a chronic "THE"-er, too. First thing I learned in college writing was NEVER over-THE a book. Here's a sentence from chapter three, to illustrate: "THE yellow paint on THE toe of her sneakers reminded her to slip off THE shoes before trekking across THE gleaming floors. Back in THE kitchen, she stopped at THE fridge, poured milk, and snagged a couple of THE cookies she baked THE night before." Ixnay on that ordway, please.
And of course (it being an x-Mess book) we're subjected to the TRUE meaning of the season (don't get me going or I'll out-quote Joel Osteen, and make him look like the pharisee that he is, and with the author being pro-Community Church, that wouldn't go over well)... Luckily the deep faith of these two was pretty much brief meal prayers and a Genesis reference. Which is about all you can expect from a Community church goer, anyhow. At least there were no Jee-zus references... which you'd expect from an Inspirational book, so I was surprised.
Don't get me wrong - the story was a delightful idea. It just needed a good writer.
Oi, this was a hard one to rate.
First, the story: Girl wants a happily ever after, so when she meets a gorgeous local dentist her friend takes dibs on, she opts to go for the on-line dating service. Dentist overhears her username, signs up, and attempts to woo her both IRL and via the dating site.
Because the story is *WONDERFUL*, the characters are endearing, the flow is well-done, the description is spot-on...
... but the writer is GAWD awful. If it were *anyone* else writing it... no, that's not true, anymore, but WHA, this author was a lousy writer. Just disjointed thought patterns, bad phrasing... it was the writing that really hurt the book badly. Not the story, the storyTELLER.
For example, "Isn't it enough that I gave up my day off, not to mention Black Friday shopping, to help clean out the disaster of a room Doc Harris called a dental library? Now you have to hit me with a dating service?" What the HELL does one have to do with the other???
Or how about this: "'Are you sure your boss doesn't mind me being here?' Misty pulled an unfolded box from the stack against the wall. She couldn't shake thoughts of Rural Romance dating service. Desperate women used services. Oh yeah, that would be her. Her stomach felt like a balloon without helium. 'I don't want you to lose your job before the clinic even opens.'" Wow, TOTAL topic change in the middle of the action, and NONE of it works, AT ALL. And what is that balloon thing?!
Here's another: "The woman must have a million Christmas outfits, and somehow she managed to pull off wearing the bright cardinal color." O.o I can't even THINK like that.
And another: "I get as many authors as I can to come and speak about their latest work. Harder and easier than it sounds." ((?!?!?!)) GAH, the writing!!
Misty tells Ty about a mishap at the library, and this author has tears rolling down Ty's face as he's overcome with laughter. How often do YOU see men with tears rolling down their faces after you tell them something amusing?
And apparently this heroine hadn't "met a man who made her pulse speed up faster than Santa's reindeer in years". Exactly how fast would that kind of pulse be? Cuz... it sounds dadgum ODD to me.
Just like that. Weird phrasing, poor wording... bad writing.
And she's a chronic "THE"-er, too. First thing I learned in college writing was NEVER over-THE a book. Here's a sentence from chapter three, to illustrate: "THE yellow paint on THE toe of her sneakers reminded her to slip off THE shoes before trekking across THE gleaming floors. Back in THE kitchen, she stopped at THE fridge, poured milk, and snagged a couple of THE cookies she baked THE night before." Ixnay on that ordway, please.
And of course (it being an x-Mess book) we're subjected to the TRUE meaning of the season (don't get me going or I'll out-quote Joel Osteen, and make him look like the pharisee that he is, and with the author being pro-Community Church, that wouldn't go over well)... Luckily the deep faith of these two was pretty much brief meal prayers and a Genesis reference. Which is about all you can expect from a Community church goer, anyhow. At least there were no Jee-zus references... which you'd expect from an Inspirational book, so I was surprised.
Don't get me wrong - the story was a delightful idea. It just needed a good writer.
July 17, 2014
I loved this book (novella)! It was my absolute favorite Christmas read of 2013! The characters were quirky and fun as well as very appealing and I loved the small town feel. The author did a fabulous job of getting me engaged with the characters and their romance - something a lot of authors can't do in a novella. I felt like I really knew Misty and Tyler. I hope to find more books by this great author!
January 8, 2014
This was a very sweet Christmas story. While it's not a terribly original plot (love triangle/online persona turns out to be the real life person), it is good for a quick, heartwarming read. It is Christian based, but not overbearingly so. The main character, Misty, is likeable enough, although I wish she had more of a backbone with her best friend Brittney. Really, I thought she ought to talk to her about how she felt about the new-to-town dentist, Tyler.
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