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The Christmas Collection #1
First Christmas
Aubrey Wilson can't make it home for her first Christmas since her father died. Her private equity firm just made a multi-billion dollar offer for a regional retail chain, and there are less than three months left to plan her lavish wedding to her perfect fiancé. Imagine her surprise when she yields to her mother's request to make the trip home, only to find her childhood sweetheart waiting to pick her up at the airport. The same childhood sweetheart that broke up with her twelve years before on prom night of their senior year of high school.
232 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 6, 2019
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November 2, 2022
SHE BENT DOWN AND WHAT!!!!!!!!! It can’t just end like that, do they get together?!? That can’t be the end of the story…
November 10, 2021
I liked this book overall, but there were some oddities that make it a 3-star for me. The writing style is odd and shifts; doesn't flow well at all. This made it difficult to follow when the story veers to the perspective of the moms. Kyle has a HUGE secret which is really drawn out until almost the very last page. I felt this went on far too long, and although I had guessed what it was, it was almost anti-climatic when the reader finds out. And the ending, although a HEA, was flat after all the circling around in the story. I liked how Aubrey resolves her relationship and other issues, it was satisfying and added to the thread of the story. Standalone, and a HEA (but I wanted a bit more)
April 6, 2020
First Christmas
The beginning opens with her getting ready to go back home for the holidays. Her father had died and this was the first Christmas for her and her mom without him. There were several things that were happening. She had been dumped by her high school sweetheart years before. She is now engaged to someone else. She is now questioning her life and her accomplishments and where she is headed. Will she get the answers to these questions? Will she find out that home is where she needs to be?
The beginning opens with her getting ready to go back home for the holidays. Her father had died and this was the first Christmas for her and her mom without him. There were several things that were happening. She had been dumped by her high school sweetheart years before. She is now engaged to someone else. She is now questioning her life and her accomplishments and where she is headed. Will she get the answers to these questions? Will she find out that home is where she needs to be?
November 27, 2021
At first I didn't think I was going to enjoy this book. The beginning was a little difficult to lean back, and relax. It all had a reason & purpose. I did start to get annoyed when the whole town, and surrounding people seemed to know why she got dumped at her prom. Nary one person would clue her in. Everyone told her it was not "their story to tell", including the guy who broke up with her. I thought it was rather lame. What I liked about this story was it illustrated that time had to move on no matter what. It was okay to go with gut feelings, and it's okay to change our goals.
November 22, 2022
Cute story about a high power, successful financial guru who goes back to her hometown to share Christmas with her Mom since this was the first Christmas her Dad wasn’t alive to celebrate. In her hometown, Aubrey runs into her high school love. They both have issues to work through and Aubrey gets a chance to get off the NewYork rat race and realize what is important in life. Does that include the high stress job, her fiancé, or her high school boyfriend? Y
This story had some good points that make you stop and take stock of what is important in life. Merry Christmas!
This story had some good points that make you stop and take stock of what is important in life. Merry Christmas!
September 29, 2024
awesome holiday read!!
What a cozy comfy holiday read complete with lots of snow and cold temps which I’m enjoying early this year 😉😉 𝑰 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒔𝒏𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 , 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒂𝒚 "𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒔" 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉. 𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒌𝒚𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉-𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒔𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒚 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒊 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒏'𝒕 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒕, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒂𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏!! 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒛𝒚 𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒄𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚𝒆𝒅!! 😍😍😍
What a cozy comfy holiday read complete with lots of snow and cold temps which I’m enjoying early this year 😉😉 𝑰 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒔𝒏𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 , 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒂𝒚 "𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒔" 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉. 𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒌𝒚𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉-𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒔𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒚 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒊 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒏'𝒕 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒕, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒂𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏!! 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒛𝒚 𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒄𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚𝒆𝒅!! 😍😍😍
April 6, 2020
First and best Christmas
This was a really cute Christmas romance. Audrey and Kyle broke up at senior prom and 12 years later are bought together for Christmas. Their story was good but some of the characters' thoughts seemed disjointed, especially when the occured when that character wasn't present in the scene. I think I knew what the author was trying but these scenes didn't quite meld. Otherwise, an enjoyable romance.
This was a really cute Christmas romance. Audrey and Kyle broke up at senior prom and 12 years later are bought together for Christmas. Their story was good but some of the characters' thoughts seemed disjointed, especially when the occured when that character wasn't present in the scene. I think I knew what the author was trying but these scenes didn't quite meld. Otherwise, an enjoyable romance.
January 10, 2020
While it was really fast-paced, the characters were intriguing and there was depth to the relationships between them. It was a good modern read revealing and working through struggles we all face. As well as showing that past relationships can become present ones but reminding us that we need to take care of the present before moving on.
May 1, 2020
Snowy Christmas
Aubrey and Kyle are thrown together after being apart for 12 years. For three days before Christmas they run errands for their mothers. The author keeps hinting at something that broke them up all those years ago. It’s fairly easy to figure out what it was but we have to wait for the last few pages to know for sure. Enjoyed reading this book.
Aubrey and Kyle are thrown together after being apart for 12 years. For three days before Christmas they run errands for their mothers. The author keeps hinting at something that broke them up all those years ago. It’s fairly easy to figure out what it was but we have to wait for the last few pages to know for sure. Enjoyed reading this book.
May 28, 2020
New-To-Me author!
Trevor McCall is a New-To-Me author. I thoroughly enjoyed this heartwarming story of a father's love for his daughter and a mistake that changed the course of her life. While the Magic of Christmas helped to right the wrongs of the past and opened her heart to her future with her first love.
Trevor McCall is a New-To-Me author. I thoroughly enjoyed this heartwarming story of a father's love for his daughter and a mistake that changed the course of her life. While the Magic of Christmas helped to right the wrongs of the past and opened her heart to her future with her first love.
November 1, 2022
WOW!!!
I thoroughly enjoyed and recommend this story. I’m glad I started my Christmas reading a little early and chose this one. At first I hesitated and thought it might not be a “clean” story because she was living with her fiancé but I decided to give it a few more pages. Really glad I did.
I thoroughly enjoyed and recommend this story. I’m glad I started my Christmas reading a little early and chose this one. At first I hesitated and thought it might not be a “clean” story because she was living with her fiancé but I decided to give it a few more pages. Really glad I did.
January 9, 2020
What we do for love
Aubrey comes home for Christmas and finds her childhood sweetheart again. He thinks their mama's are trying to get them together. She can't move on until she knows why he left her twelve years ago.
Aubrey comes home for Christmas and finds her childhood sweetheart again. He thinks their mama's are trying to get them together. She can't move on until she knows why he left her twelve years ago.
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January 13, 2020Wonderful story of Love and the true spirit of Christmas...Giving of yourself to others with no expectations.
Delightful and easy read. Love of community and helping without having to ask. A uncomplicated story of true love reunited
Delightful and easy read. Love of community and helping without having to ask. A uncomplicated story of true love reunited
December 16, 2021
This was a cute, sweet Christmas story. Very hallmark. I was surprised when I got to the end and it said this was the authors first book! I then went and picked up another Christmas book he wrote after this one.
November 27, 2022
STRESSLESS STORY
This story was enjoyable from beginning to end. In today’s world, our lives are filled with stress; when there is time to read a story, we want stressless! Thank you, Trevor McCall!
This story was enjoyable from beginning to end. In today’s world, our lives are filled with stress; when there is time to read a story, we want stressless! Thank you, Trevor McCall!
January 13, 2020
Incredibly wonderful story
I had tears as I finished this story! I loved the characters and the plot was so genuine. This author knows how to write a great romance.
I had tears as I finished this story! I loved the characters and the plot was so genuine. This author knows how to write a great romance.
January 26, 2020
Thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was a hard to put down read. It's wonderful to be reminded about The Magic of Christmas!
December 7, 2021
Fantastic
This book is the best romance story set at Christmas time that I have ever read. It stands out and above from all of the others.
This book is the best romance story set at Christmas time that I have ever read. It stands out and above from all of the others.
December 9, 2021
My Musings
A lovely Christmas story with endearing characters and a heartfelt plot. My only disappointment is the way it ended so abruptly. Happy reading!
A lovely Christmas story with endearing characters and a heartfelt plot. My only disappointment is the way it ended so abruptly. Happy reading!
December 13, 2023
Nice story
I liked the story, but it needs to be edited as soon as possible!!
It was a free book, so I shouldn't complain too much.
I liked the story, but it needs to be edited as soon as possible!!
It was a free book, so I shouldn't complain too much.
January 28, 2020
First Christmas
Already wrote one I am not writing another you can look up what I wrote on good reads thank you
Already wrote one I am not writing another you can look up what I wrote on good reads thank you
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October 13, 2024I paused this one in order to read a book from Libby before it got gone again. So far, so good.
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