Christmas Treasures

by Veda Boyd Jones, Tracie J. Peterson, Colleen L. Reece

An Ozark Christmas Angel ~ Veda Boyd Jones

When country singer Anita Jane Wells fakes an illness to bring her friend to
Branson, Missouri, for Christmas, she has the best intentions.
Lyndsay shouldn't spend another holiday alone.
Posing as Anita's "doctor," handsome Will Hamilton arrives at the airport to greet Lyndsay, and together they determine to give Anita Jane some of her own medicine.
Never snowed under, this Ozark angel knows, more than Will and Lyndsay realize,
that Christmas is the perfect time to fall in love.

Christmas Dream ~ Tracie Peterson

Newlyweds Mark and Rita Williams are looking forward to their first Christmas together when an Alaskan blizzard grounds them in the Juneau airport.
Unable to reach their home outside Tok, the couple's holiday dream appears shattered. But dreams come wrapped in different packages, as Mark and Rita soon discover,
and the joys of the season may be just a smile and hug away.

Winterlude ~ Colleen L. Reece

A single out-of-place snowflake in San Diego lures Ariel Dixon home to Ketchikan, Alaska, despite her wealthy fiance's protests. When she encounters slim, handsome Jean Thoreau, a childhood friend presumed dead, a swift rush of events changes the course of Ariel's life. Drawn back to the home she loves, Ariel finds peace in the arms of the man who would not break a promise made long ago.

Dakota Destiny ~ Lauraine Snelling

Since childhood they have been together and now the war to end all wars
-- World War I -- has cruelly torn them apart.
But when Mary Moen receives the letter informing her that Will Dunfey is missing in action, presumed dead, she presumes nothing of the sort.
Two years pass without Will and now another man's proposal awaits Mary's decision.
Is Will still alive?
This Christmas Mary wants only to dream of his return.

Genres: Christmas, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Christian

304 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1996

About the author

Veda Boyd Jones enjoys the challenge of writing for diverse readers. She is the author of forty-two books: five children's historical novels, twenty-one children's biographies, three children's nonfiction books, three picture books, nine romance novels, and a coloring book. Other published works include over 400 articles and stories in children's and adult magazines (Cricket, Highlights, Humpty Dumpty, The Writer, Writer's Digest, Woman's World, etc.), articles in reference books, and five romance novellas. Veda has taught writing at Crowder College in Neosho, Missouri, and currently teaches for the Institute of Children's Literature. She and her husband, Jimmie, an architect, have three sons, Landon, Morgan, and Marshall.

Veda is a previous winner of the Writer's Digest Writing Competition in the articles division for a children's profile of Rachel Carson. Her romance novel Callie's Mountain was voted best contemporary in the annual readers' poll by Heartsong Presents a few years ago. Among her awards through the years from the Missouri Writer's Guild are Best Magazine Article, Best Historical Article, Best Adult Fiction, Best Children's Fiction, Best Children's Book, and Best Romance Novel.


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Reviews

[Carolyn Scheidies · Rating 4 out of 5]

This novella collection is an old, but a good one. From Barbour, this collection is much like the Heartsong Presents book club of back when with two contemporary and two historical stories. I bought this new, when it was new, and loved it. Every year during the holiday season, I take it off the shelf and enjoy it all over again. I enjoy these stories from some of my favorite authors: Tracie Peterson, Lauraine Snelling, Colleen L Reece, and Veda Boyd Jones. Each romance is different, yet each draws us back to the true reason for the season--Jesus. Well worth a read.

[Laura Feldhake · Rating 5 out of 5]

Was very surprised how good this book was. Short stories were very attention grabbing

[Bertina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great stories by all four authors

[Carol · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finished "Dakota Destiny" by Loraine Snelling. Although I read this before & remembered the ending, it was still an enjoyable read! It starts w/Mary coming home from college, looking forward to spending time with Will, but will has enlisted in the war to end all wars...

These 4 stories were well worth reading again!

[Kristy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Once again, not one of my favorite Christmas collections. The stories were okay, but nothing great.

[Lauri · Rating 2 out of 5]

The first story had a couple that appeared in another novella. I found them annoying then, so their reappearance didn't do much for me. I liked most of the other stories well enough.