Holly in December, Flowers can be fatal #12
Clare Revell
Pelican Ventures LLC, November 2016
Inspirational romantic novella
$3.99 Ebook
Also available on Audible
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About the Book
She's "Hopeless." When
Hope ran away from home at seventeen it was just the start of a downward spiral
that led to mistakes that have plagued her since. Now accused of a crime, she's
lost her job and housing. With a young daughter to care for, she finds a place
at a church-run shelter. Nick Slater is a new assistant pastor at Headley Cross
Baptist. His focus should be on his job and volunteering at the shelter, but
when the same woman keeps crossing his path, he knows God has orchestrated
their meetings and resolves to help her, no matter what it takes. But even
while scents of holly and fresh-baked pies fill the air with Christmas joy, and
Nick finds himself falling in love with Hope and her little girl, the dark
stain of Hope's past threatens to affect Nick's career. Should he ignore the
urge to save his reputation, or is God teaching him a Heavenly lesson?
My review
This twelfth book in the gently
linked Flowers Can Be Fatal series of inspirational romantic novellas opens on
a dramatic note. Social worker Hope Hargitay is being sent home after a
blistering accusation of wrong-doing blows up in her face. She can’t even
defend herself, and after five years’ of service, is fired. Not only let go,
she and her daughter are tossed out of the apartment that came with the
ill-paying job. Now what? Her last resort is moving into a homeless shelter in
exchange for work.
A new tenant in a run-down
apartment on the seedy side of town, Assistant Pastor Nick Slater helps a young
woman move her bags down several flights of stairs. He’s never had time to
introduce himself and is startled to meet her again during his volunteer time
at the nearby shelter. This time she’s again in desperate need of being rescued
and Nick is pulled willingly into her story. Holly has an idea of how and why
she’s being victimized but is scared senseless over telling the truth. Already
on probation as a pastor, Nick is repeatedly warned by older church members to maintain
decorum. Nick understands, but how can he prove his faith practice if he’s told
to keep his distance from the very people who need his help? God loves the
downtrodden and the redeemed too, and Nick is determined to make sure everyone
keeps past sins where they belong—firmly in the past—and that justice and mercy
go both ways.
Revell’s series shares a few
characters and intertwines storylines gently without needing to be read in any
particular order. The stories are laden with contemporary issues and lovingly
told through both hero and heroine’s voices. Each is lovingly and well told. I
listened to the audio version and enjoyed the Brit-speak. Those who love short
intense romances will enjoy Revell’s work.
About the Author
Clare is a British author. She
lives in a small town just outside Reading, England with her husband, whom she
married in 1992, their three children, and unfriendly mini-panther, aka Tilly
the black cat. They have recently been joined by Hedwig and Sirius the guinea
pigs. Clare is half English and half Welsh, which makes watching rugby
interesting at times as it doesn’t matter who wins. Writing from an early
childhood and encouraged by her teachers, she graduated from rewriting fairy
stories through fan fiction to using her own original characters and enjoys
writing an eclectic mix of romance, crime fiction and children's stories. When
she's not writing, she can be found reading, crocheting or doing the many piles
of laundry the occupants of her house manage to make.Her books are based in the UK, with a couple of exceptions, thus, although the spelling may be American in some of them, the books contain British language and terminology and the more recent ones are written in UK English.
The first draft of every novel is hand written.
She has been a Christian for more than half her life. She goes to Carey Baptist where she is one of four registrars. She can be found at:
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