In the Spirit of...Christmas & A Season for Grace

by Linda Goodnight

Two heartwarming holiday novels by New York Times bestselling author Linda Goodnight

IN THE SPIRIT OF…CHRISTMAS

For his daughter's sake, widowed father Jesse Slater returns to Oklahoma to reclaim the family ranch. But their home is now a Christmas tree farm…run by a woman whose faith will change their lives forever.

A SEASON FOR GRACE

Oklahoma City cop Collin Grace knows his broken childhood means he's the wrong choice to help a troubled teen—no matter what social worker Mia Carano says. Yet with Mia's help, Collin might discover it's not too late to find—or build—a family of his own.

442 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2015

About the author

NY Times and USA Bestseller, Linda Goodnight writes novels of faith and family that point to hope through Christ. Her emotional stories have won the RITA , the Carol, the Reviewer’s Choice, and numerous other industry awards. Her two great passions are faith in Jesus and her large extended family. (And pie. she loves pie.)
Readers may connect with Linda through her website at www.lindagoodnight.com or on Facebook.

Reviews

[Bonnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

In The Spirit Of...Christmas and A Season for Grace by Linda Goodnight. In The Spirit Of...Christmas is the first story in the book. Widowed father Jesse Slater returns to Oklahoma with his daughter, Jade. He is trying to get his property back that he said was stolen from him as a teen. Jesse ends up working for Lindsey Mitchell who turned the place into a Christmas tree farm. A lot goes on between the three of them while Jesse is trying to get prove the land is his and not Lindsey. Very touching story.

A Season For Grace is the second story in the book. Cop Collin Grace had a bad childhood. At age 12 he was separated from his two younger brothers. Now that Collin is older he has been trying to locate his brothers. With no luck. He ask social worker Mia Carano to help him. A lot goes on in this story. I did not care for the ending. He finds out one brother was killed in a fire. The second brother he has a lead on his whereabouts. It leaves us up in the air on whether he locates him or not. Not a good ending for me. It was a good story except for the ending.

[Shari · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a charming quick read book about Jesse, a single dad who lost his wife in an accident 2 year prior and his daughter is 7. They are living in his truck and he has given up on life. He decided to go back to his hometown to check out the house he grew up in only to find out that his step father had sold it and it is now a Christmas tree farm owned by Lindsay.

Good Christian message about trusting God and how prayer helps especially when you are lost and have no hope.

[Paula-O · Rating 4 out of 5]

Linda Goodnight writes two Christmas stories in this book, In the Spirit of Christmas and A Season for Grace...

Jesse Slater is a widowed father in the first and he has secrets that he must keep. He and his daughter are living in his truck when they come to the home of a woman that raises and sells Christmas trees, she has a dog that has Jesse's little girl scared of because she had been mauled once and now distrust all dogs. with fears to overcome from both the father and daughter we will see lot of healing while they work at this ranch. Trust comes slowly ...come read this two for one Christmas book.
the second story is A Season for Grace that tells the story of a cop,(Colin Grace)who grew up in an orphanage and spent time in many homes as a foster child. He has two brothers he is trying to find as his family was split up many years ago. When he meets a social worker by the name of Mia who has grown up in a huge loving family, he does not want to let her become too close to him. She wants his help with a young boy that desperately needs a man in his life. This will tug at your heartstrings and you will be routing for this man and boy to find happiness and love in their lives.

[Harlequin Books]

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