Yuletide Twins

Claremont, Alabama #7

by Renee Andrews

Alone and pregnant with twins is not how Laura Holland wants to spend her holidays. So she seeks out the only person who's never let her down: old college friend David Presley. David now runs a bookstore in a small Alabama town, but he's never stopped loving Laura since he first laid eyes on her in school. So despite his store's shaky finances, he offers her a job. When they work together to help boost business, Laura begins to see that the friend she's always depended on could be the husband she's always prayed for.

Genres: Christmas, Love Inspired, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Christian, Contemporary

222 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

National Readers' Choice Award and RT Reviewers' Choice Award winner Renee Andrews spends a lot of time in the gym. No, she isn't working out. Her husband, a former All-American gymnast, co-owns ACE Cheer and Tumbling. She is thankful the talented kids at the gym don't have a problem when she brings her laptop and writes while they sweat. When she isn't writing, she's typically traveling with her husband, bragging about their two sons and new daughters-in-law or spoiling their grandchildren.

Renee is a kidney donor and actively supports organ donation. In 2013, she, her husband and their oldest son competed as team Hello Kidney on the American Bible Challenge to raise money for living donors and to raise awareness for the need for living donors.

If you are considering becoming a living donor, ask her about how you can also save a life by sharing your spare! Or check out the “living donor” section of her Web site, http://www.ReneeAndrews.com She welcomes prayer requests and loves to hear from readers! Write to her at Renee@ReneeAndrews.com

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Books by Renee Andrews
Her Valentine Family – February 2011
Healing Autumn’s Heart – October 2011
Cake Icing, Butt Budder and Tea Lids - October 2011
Picture Perfect Family – March 2012
Love Reunited – October 2012
Mornings with Jesus 2013 – September 2012
Heart of a Rancher – January 2013
Profiled – February 2013
Bride Wanted – July 2013
Yuletide Twins – November 2013
Mornings with Jesus 2014 – December 2013
Mommy Wanted – January 2014
Small Town Billionaire - September 2014
Mondays with Jesus 2015 - October 2014
Daddy Wanted - February 2015
Baby Wanted - August 2015
Family Wanted - September 2015
Mondays with Jesus 2016 - October 2015
Mondays with Jesus 2017 - October 2016
Second Chance Father - December 2016
Child Wanted - July 2017

Reviews

[Julia Griffis - The Romance Bibliophile · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Yuletide Twins" was the perfect holiday Christian romance read, and it was the most touching, heartwarming, and inspirational Love-Inspired novel that I've ever read. The story line was incredible and one of my favorites so far. The characters were incredibly easy to fall in love with, and I mean all of the characters. I couldn't have asked for a better story for the holiday season and I'm so sad that it's over. I will treasure and hold "Yuletide Twins" close to my heart forever.

[Ruth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book!! on page 52, it says it all~~David says he wants to help Laura with the two things she needed most....a friend and a Savior! I would only hope that anyone anywhere were in the situation that Laura is in, they would have a friend like David!! I love the ending!!! You should make this your MUST READ book for the Holidays!! You will definitely be inspired!!

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was great. It was heart warming and sweet. The way the story is written keeps you interested. I enjoy a romance novel that doesn't just base around sex. This book was a great addition to my library and look forward to read others by this author

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the first book that I have read by Renee Andrews and I got it for Christmas. I really enjoyed this nice Christmas Story! I plan to read more books by her!

[Kathie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Laura Holland is pregnant with twins and has no one else to turn to except her bestie from college, David Presley. David owns a bookstore in Claremont and Laura hopes that he will be able to help her out. Laura always thought of David as one of her best friends...and never realized that his feelings for her were much deeper. Unfortunately, David's bookstore hasn't been doing very well and he's worried that he might have to close the doors - but her hires Laura anyway. Meanwhile, Claremont's Secret Santa, a mysterious benefactor in the town, has been very busy orchestrating some wonderful Christmas surprises.

[Library Queen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was incredibly sweet. I love it.

[Swhe641200 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Woopla. Just a fun clean read. Small ideal town not judge mental except everyone. Laura pregnant with twins not married. Good story.

[Barbara Campbell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet read! Laura is pregnant with twins and alone. She turns to a college friend for help and finds so much more.

[Lillian Slater · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very touching and cute.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Claremont, AL
Book 7

This was another wonderful story! I especially loved it being about a bookstore in trouble and trying to find ways to revive it. As a librarian, I dream of owning my own bookstore and being surrounded by books and readers every day, but I'm afraid what David suffered in his bookstore is happening everywhere. The e-book market is taking over. I love reading ebooks, but I also love reading an actual book!

Laura's story was great. I get so sick and tired of the "I got pregnant because I wasn't a Christian" story. As a single Mom who made a similar mistake as this Christian, I was happy to see that I"m not alone. There are other Christians who sin. The shame she felt about going to church while pregnant out of wedlock made me remember those days, and the author hit it right on! Finding romance while carrying somebody else's twins was an interesting concept. There were just so many aspects to this story that I enjoyed.

David, of course, was a sweetheart. I loved how he didn't let Laura just wallow and walk away. He fought for her!

The only part that wasn't very appealing to me is the "easy fix" in the end. I just don't see things like that happening in real life. Perhaps they do, but reality is that usually it would not work out like that. I loved the character that was responsible, though, and thought he was a sweetheart!

Oh, by the way, the Christmas stuff is pretty light so I think even those who like to read Christmas stories only at Christmas will enjoy this one in the summer :-)

[Rosa Cline · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a really nice Christian read. Again it's one that because of the title and the Harlequin label not many people will pick it up to read. But it's not a mushy all romance book. Far from it. A young woman pregnant with her twins want a better live for her and her babies so she goes back 'home'. To friends that she used to know and she hopes are still friends. And they are. This book is about second chances and renewal of friendships. Of a woman's faith that had been faulted and she thought God had left her but she soon finds that it's she who has went away from Him. But she finds that no matter how far away we feel we are away from God; God is always there with us and it's up to us to believe that. This story gives us a great feeling at the end due to the different storylines within the story. An elderly man that had lost his wife a few years before but he still wants to 'give back' to the community and helps spread himself with what little he has. A couple who had been married for 20+ years and the wife never really realizing what life would have been like had they not been pregnant when they married so her husband finally realizes how she feels after all these years and they find one another too. This was just a good book. I will be finding it for my own library; and if I can't find it to purchase I will be checking it out every year to read. Over look the title and pick it up and read it if you would like to be reminded of God's gracious love for us.

[Bonnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yuletide Twins by Renee Andrews was a very good book. Touching, sweet and romantic. Laura is pregnant with twins, with her college boyfriend. He doesn't want to anything to do with the babies. Her mother has issues. Laura doesn't want to go to her parents house. Her mother was pregnant with Laura when they got married. Her mother didn't think her dad chose her because of her, she thought he married her because of the baby. Because of feeling unwanted, the mother would just up and leave from time to time for twenty some years. In the end, Laura's father buys his wife a new engagement ring and ask her to marry her. They get remarried on Christmas day. Laura being alone goes to the only person she felt was her friend. David owns a book store that isn't making money. He gives Laura a job. He watches over her and protects her. He has always liked Laura when they were in college, but she liked someone else. Laura returns to her faith. David and Laura end up falling in love and making the book store a money maker.

[June · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Secret Santa, a college friendship and a family that needs put together.
David and Laura were friends in college but she chose his friend Jared. Now, months after Jared got married to someone else, she shows up at David's door pregnant, needing a job, a place to live and most importantly a friend. Though he can't really afford to David gives her a job at his bookstore, arranges a place for her to stay and tries to be a friend, which is sometimes hard to do since he's loved her a long time. And he's worried that Jared will want back in her life.

[Tasha · Rating 5 out of 5]

With stories by Renee Andrews you can feel the love and the sadness that she writes in the stories. The sadness you read comes out in emotions in you, you start to cry not realizing it until the first tear has dropped from your face. You don't realize the love has come out until you are smiling and thinking about the one you love. Her stories will make your heart beat faster, make you laugh aloud, and cry so hard you can't see but it is worth it in the end.

[Tia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm no a religious person and I do not care for religious books or novels. This was one of those godly type novels that was kind of sick to your stomach with sweetness. While it may be nice to read, it certainly is so out there, that it is hard to believe. It was good compared to other but as I stated, not my cup of tea.

[Harlequin Books]

"There are a number of tender moments, and the characters, especially the Secret Santa, prove that it is more of a blessing to give than to receive. Andrews' book contains plenty of holiday spirit." RT Book Reviews, rated 4 stars

[Wilani Wahl · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book about giving and caring for one another’s needs. It is a Christmas novel but is also a great read for any time of the year. I love the goodly theme through out. There is even a secret santa in the story. This will be a book I will want to read again.

[Teresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a sweet story! Keep a tissue handy!

[Stacy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think that for the shortness of these books, it helps to have the main characters already know each other. I am enjoying the books about this town.

[Lisa Gemmell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Can make your heart warm and enjoy the characters I am really enjoying the books from this author, also I am not reading them in order and they're most stand a lone books

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was pretty good. It was a little predictable, but I liked the way the whole town pulled together to help.