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Not Just For Christmas: Buffalo Valley / Love By Degree
Buffalo Valley
Everyone thinks Vaughn Kyle has come to town to meet Hassie Knight. After all, Vaughn was named after Hassie's dead son, and this is the first time he's come to town. What the folks in town don't know is that Vaughn's fiancée, Natalie Nichols, works for the Value-X conglomerate, and that Natalie has asked Vaughn to use this visit as a scouting trip to evaluate Buffalo Valley as a location for one of their superstores. If that store gets built, it will be goodbye Main Street, including Hassie Knight's drugstore.
Once Vaughn meets Hassie's assistant, Carrie Hendrickson, it doesn't take long for him to realize that he's facing one of the most important choices of his life. He's caught between Value-X and Buffalo Valley, between Natalie's corporate savvy and Carrie's country-girl smarts, and between the future he always envisioned for himself and the appealing way of life that he glimpsed in the unique little town.
Love By Degree
Everyone thinks Vaughn Kyle has come to town to meet Hassie Knight. After all, Vaughn was named after Hassie's dead son, and this is the first time he's come to town. What the folks in town don't know is that Vaughn's fiancée, Natalie Nichols, works for the Value-X conglomerate, and that Natalie has asked Vaughn to use this visit as a scouting trip to evaluate Buffalo Valley as a location for one of their superstores. If that store gets built, it will be goodbye Main Street, including Hassie Knight's drugstore.
Once Vaughn meets Hassie's assistant, Carrie Hendrickson, it doesn't take long for him to realize that he's facing one of the most important choices of his life. He's caught between Value-X and Buffalo Valley, between Natalie's corporate savvy and Carrie's country-girl smarts, and between the future he always envisioned for himself and the appealing way of life that he glimpsed in the unique little town.
Love By Degree
It seemed to be a perfect arrangement.
Ellen Cunningham had decided to go back to college in Seattle. She would get her degree and become the best first-grade teacher around. Money was tight, and she was lucky to find inexpensive lodging in a house with three young college boys.
Though she was only five years older, Ellen played housemother in exchange for low rent, a situation that pleased everyone. Except Reed Morgan, the absentee owner. When he returned unexpectedly, he wasn’t happy to discover his house occupied by a bunch of college boys and Ellen. Especially Ellen…
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First published October 8, 2015
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Debbie Macomber
917 books20.7k followersDebbie Macomber is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and one of today’s most popular writers with more than 200 million copies of her books in print worldwide. In her novels, Macomber brings to life compelling relationships that embrace family and enduring friendships, uplifting her readers with stories of connection and hope. Macomber’s novels have spent over 1,000 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Fifteen of these novels hit the number one spot.
In 2023, Macomber’s all-new hardcover publication includes Must Love Flowers (July). In addition to fiction, Macomber has also published three bestselling cookbooks, three adult coloring books, numerous inspirational and nonfiction works, and two acclaimed children’s books.
Celebrated as “the official storyteller of Christmas”, Macomber’s annual Christmas books are beloved and six have been crafted into original Hallmark Channel movies. Macomber is also the author of the bestselling Cedar Cove Series which the Hallmark Channel chose as the basis for its first dramatic scripted television series. Debuting in 2013, Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove was a ratings favorite for three seasons.
She serves on the Guideposts National Advisory Cabinet, is a YFC National Ambassador, and is World Vision’s international spokesperson for their Knit for Kids charity initiative. A devoted grandmother, Debbie and Wayne live in Port Orchard, Washington, the town which inspired the Cedar Cove series.
In 2023, Macomber’s all-new hardcover publication includes Must Love Flowers (July). In addition to fiction, Macomber has also published three bestselling cookbooks, three adult coloring books, numerous inspirational and nonfiction works, and two acclaimed children’s books.
Celebrated as “the official storyteller of Christmas”, Macomber’s annual Christmas books are beloved and six have been crafted into original Hallmark Channel movies. Macomber is also the author of the bestselling Cedar Cove Series which the Hallmark Channel chose as the basis for its first dramatic scripted television series. Debuting in 2013, Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove was a ratings favorite for three seasons.
She serves on the Guideposts National Advisory Cabinet, is a YFC National Ambassador, and is World Vision’s international spokesperson for their Knit for Kids charity initiative. A devoted grandmother, Debbie and Wayne live in Port Orchard, Washington, the town which inspired the Cedar Cove series.
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December 18, 2018
Nice little read as usual.
October 1, 2020
2 stories in one book, enjoyed them both
July 31, 2021
A bit dragging. Not really Debbie Macomber type.
Last chapter in the second book was very funny though.
Last chapter in the second book was very funny though.
January 15, 2022
Nice little Christmas book with 2 stories. Buffalo Valley and Love by Degree. I enjoyed the first story better with Vaughn and Carrie, and Hassie. Although it seemed to end quite abruptly. The second story with Ellen and Reed wasn’t bad. It was hard to work out what what going on with Reed and Danielle, there wasn’t much about them ending their relationship. It was rather cloak and dagger. The college boys were funny. Derek, Pat and Monte. Worth a read
December 27, 2023
I have been a fan of Debbie Macomber for many years but haven't read any of her books for a long time. I understand these are 2 older stories in one book. I did enjoy Buffalo Valley but felt Love By Degree was slightly better.
December 24, 2017
The second story is a four star. The first story is only a three as it has too much catching up with people from previous stories.
January 8, 2021
Really enjoyed Buffalo valley, totally confused when I got to Love by degree, hadn’t realised Not Just For Christmas was 2 novellas. However it was fun once I got into it.
December 27, 2015
I enjoyed both of the stories in this book.
It was lovely to reconnect with all the characters from Buffalo Valley again and to see how small communities can do so much if they work together. Maybe this is a lesson that the world should take on board.
The story involved Cassie and Vaughn. Vaughn is in Buffalo Valley to spend Christmas with his parents but also to do some fact finding work for a company he is going to join after the festive season. Cassie and Vaughn connect but there are bumps in the relationship.
The second story is about Ellen a student who is sharing a house with 3 boys. The house belongs to one of the boys' brother and he comes home (but is unaware that his brother has rented out the other bedrooms in the house). There are sparks between Ellen and Reed (the brother who comes home) but to begin with they do nothing but as the story moves on they can't ignore their feelings. Again the road has bumps.
Both stories were fun reads and well worth a read.
Would recommend to anyone.
It was lovely to reconnect with all the characters from Buffalo Valley again and to see how small communities can do so much if they work together. Maybe this is a lesson that the world should take on board.
The story involved Cassie and Vaughn. Vaughn is in Buffalo Valley to spend Christmas with his parents but also to do some fact finding work for a company he is going to join after the festive season. Cassie and Vaughn connect but there are bumps in the relationship.
The second story is about Ellen a student who is sharing a house with 3 boys. The house belongs to one of the boys' brother and he comes home (but is unaware that his brother has rented out the other bedrooms in the house). There are sparks between Ellen and Reed (the brother who comes home) but to begin with they do nothing but as the story moves on they can't ignore their feelings. Again the road has bumps.
Both stories were fun reads and well worth a read.
Would recommend to anyone.
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