"A Christmas Stamp"
(O' Little Town of Christmas Collection)
by Cynthia Hickey
5 stars!
Description
Lilly Tipton has her first job as a telephonist in the picturesque town of Noel, Missouri. When she is injured riding her bicycle home from her job, she finds herself thrust into judging a contest to find a postmark that represents her little town. Not a difficult task other than the fact she must work with the very man who almost ran her over...the handsome mail carrier, Calvin. Monroe.
After the death of his father and brother, and an injury obtained during his short time as a college football player, Calvin has no other plans than to work at his job and care for his mourning mother. When he literally runs into the lovely new telephonist, he knows all his future plans are changed. What he thought important turns out not to be.
As the town prepares for notoriety with its postmark contest, Lilly and Calvin must set aside their plans and let God take the reins of their future.
After the death of his father and brother, and an injury obtained during his short time as a college football player, Calvin has no other plans than to work at his job and care for his mourning mother. When he literally runs into the lovely new telephonist, he knows all his future plans are changed. What he thought important turns out not to be.
As the town prepares for notoriety with its postmark contest, Lilly and Calvin must set aside their plans and let God take the reins of their future.
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Biography
Cynthia Hickey has been making up stories since she was a child. How fortunate that she finally found an outlet for her, uh, fictional tellings.
Multi-published and Amazon Best-Selling author Cynthia Hickey had three cozy mysteries and two novellas published through Barbour Publishing. Her first mystery, Fudge-Laced Felonies, won first place in the inspirational category of the Great Expectations contest in 2007. Her third cozy, Chocolate-Covered Crime, received a four-star review from Romantic Times. All three cozies have been re-released as ebooks through the MacGregor Literary Agency, along with a new cozy series, all of which stay in the top 50 of Amazon's ebooks for their genre. She has several historical romances releasing in 2013, 2014, 2015 through Harlequin's Heartsong Presents, and has sold more than 300,000 copies of her works. Cynthia is a board member for CAN (Christian Authors Network). She is active on FB, twitter, and Goodreads, and is a contributor to Cozy Mystery Magazine blog and Suspense Sisters blog. She is a featured speaker/teacher at ACFW national. She and her husband run the small press, Forget Me Not Romances, which includes some of the CBA's well-known authors. She lives in Arizona with her husband, one of their seven children, two dogs and two cats. She has five grandchildren who keep her busy and tell everyone they know that "Nana is a writer."
Multi-published and Amazon Best-Selling author Cynthia Hickey had three cozy mysteries and two novellas published through Barbour Publishing. Her first mystery, Fudge-Laced Felonies, won first place in the inspirational category of the Great Expectations contest in 2007. Her third cozy, Chocolate-Covered Crime, received a four-star review from Romantic Times. All three cozies have been re-released as ebooks through the MacGregor Literary Agency, along with a new cozy series, all of which stay in the top 50 of Amazon's ebooks for their genre. She has several historical romances releasing in 2013, 2014, 2015 through Harlequin's Heartsong Presents, and has sold more than 300,000 copies of her works. Cynthia is a board member for CAN (Christian Authors Network). She is active on FB, twitter, and Goodreads, and is a contributor to Cozy Mystery Magazine blog and Suspense Sisters blog. She is a featured speaker/teacher at ACFW national. She and her husband run the small press, Forget Me Not Romances, which includes some of the CBA's well-known authors. She lives in Arizona with her husband, one of their seven children, two dogs and two cats. She has five grandchildren who keep her busy and tell everyone they know that "Nana is a writer."
Visit her website at www.cynthiahickey.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cynthia-Hickey/151333448227549
My Thoughts ~
"A Christmas Stamp" is based in the early 1930s in Noel, Missouri where a former Christmas stamp was the catalyst for this sweet down home story of hope and teamwork. I loved the characters in this story, believable, honest, hardworking and whimsical!
Lilly and Calvin are destined to "run into one another," literally! Their story is sweet, and the gossipy characters in their local town are amusing and portray what "party lines" represented. I remember those party lines where local residents had to share the same phone line, and people could listen in on others' conversations!
This is a delightful holiday read, but one to read at any time of the year. I thoroughly enjoyed the antics and subtle hints of romance throughout this sweet novella!
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this novella from the author in exchange for my honest review. All expressed opinions are my own, and no monetary compensation was received for this review.
Lilly and Calvin are destined to "run into one another," literally! Their story is sweet, and the gossipy characters in their local town are amusing and portray what "party lines" represented. I remember those party lines where local residents had to share the same phone line, and people could listen in on others' conversations!
This is a delightful holiday read, but one to read at any time of the year. I thoroughly enjoyed the antics and subtle hints of romance throughout this sweet novella!
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this novella from the author in exchange for my honest review. All expressed opinions are my own, and no monetary compensation was received for this review.
Thank you for the wonderful review! - Cynthia Hickey
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Cynthia!
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