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Sandra Ardoin

Autor/a de The Yuletide Angel

6 obres 39 Membres 6 Ressenyes

Obres de Sandra Ardoin

The Yuletide Angel (2014) 22 exemplars
A Reluctant Melody (2015) 12 exemplars
A Love Most Worthy (2019) 1 exemplars

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I downloaded this novella for free from Amazon. It’s a historical romance set in the Victorian period. Violet is unmarried and without prospects, living with her brother and his soon to be wife. She wants to open a bakery, but her brother believes this would be improper. She sneaks around in the night, leaving gifts of food on people’s doorsteps, and convinces her next door neighbor, Hugh, who owns a grocery, to allow her to sell some pies and cakes in his store each day. Little does she know, Hugh is quite taken with her. This was a sweet love story with some good redemption themes.

Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader.
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KatKinney | Hi ha 3 ressenyes més | Mar 3, 2022 |
I was given the challenge this year to read at least twenty-six books, each one's title beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. This one fit the bill for a book starting with the letter "Y". (Believe me when I say that there's a relatively small pool from which to choose.)

This historical holiday novella is sweet and a perfect read for the days leading up to Christmas. It stars Violet Madison, a timid young lady who has been cloistered away at home by her father for her own protection and safety. She is a woman of great compassion and secretly makes weekly evening forays to the homes of the poor in town, delivering much needed food. To the townsfolk, this angel of Christmas mercy is named, "The Yuletide Angel". No one knows who they are exactly. Her neighbor observes her nighttime mission and covertly follows to assure that no harm befalls her. Meanwhile, Violet's brother announces his soon to be be nuptials. Sadly, Violet's father had not made arrangements for her own marriage prior to his sudden passing. This causes Violet to reassess her life and resources, causing angst and concern about her own welfare and her desire to provide gifts for the poor. Will these be her final days as the secret bringer of hope?

Author Sandra Ardoin has done a lovely job telling a tale of a sound Christian woman doing all she can to alleviate suffering in her community, the worries and concerns of a woman of the late 1800s, and the prayers and desires of the heart. All this in a short and tidy book which is clean, sweet and leaves a glow in one's soul. Its reading is a sweet respite during the harried days leading up to Christmas.
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KateBaxter | Hi ha 3 ressenyes més | Dec 5, 2020 |
Violet thinks her identity is a safe secret as she begins a Christmastime routine of sneaking about by night: an anonymous "angel" dropping off packages for townsfolk in need. But her neighbor Hugh knows, and he sets out each night to keep an eye on her, even as there may be someone else looking to disrupt Violet's missions of mercy in The Yuletide Angel by author Sandra Ardoin.

I've had this book for almost four years, hesitating to read it. The images on the book cover have a dark, creepy, "Ghost of Winter" kind of vibe, and the only ghostliness I can really do for the holidays is reading A Christmas Carol by Dickens and watching the 1951 film Scrooge.

So it was a pleasure to find out this historical romance is neither dark nor creepy, and the white figure cloaked in black isn't a phantom or anything. Phew! This is instead a lovely tale with a hint of danger woven in and some personal, practical lessons the two main characters must learn along the way.

Now, I can't say I was completely on board with the development of the forgiveness theme, as I don't believe truly forgiving someone necessarily means you must reenter a relationship with them, nor do I think whether or not a person repents to God should determine whether or not you let go of your bitterness toward them. Also, I think some late parts of the story border on being rushed or oversweet.

Nevertheless, plenty of ChristFic romance fans should enjoy this Yuletide read.
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NadineC.Keels | Hi ha 3 ressenyes més | Feb 26, 2020 |
A Reluctant Melody was a well-crafted work that was both romance and women's fiction. I liked that the author wrote about characters who already had a past together, and that their past had been a troubling one filled with shame and secrets. This was a welcome twist. Thankfully, more and more Christian Fiction is taking on realistic issues such as those facing these protagonists and the other characters in the story: troubled relationships, unplanned pregnancy, alcoholism, abuse, and so on.

The romance was developed realistically, and there were several scenes that the author really did well. The scene of Kit's personal inner battle near the end, and well... that kiss the hero and heroine finally shared... that was good. With novel after novel having to craft that "big romantic moment", it can be hard to find one that spells it out a little differently. Nice fire, Ms. Ardoin!
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NaomiMusch | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Jan 1, 2019 |

Estadístiques

Obres
6
Membres
39
Popularitat
#376,657
Valoració
4.1
Ressenyes
6
ISBN
8