Hearts Evergreen: A Cloud Mountain Christmas/A Match Made for Christmas (Steeple Hill Christmas 2-in-1) [Mass Market Paperback]

Robin Lee Hatcher (Author), Kathryn Springer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2007

Two joyful novellas by beloved, award-winning authors

A Cloud Mountain Christmas
by Robin Lee Hatcher

Take one lonely divorcee at Christmastime. Send her on business to the romantic Cloud Mountain Lodge. Add a complication: handsome innkeeper Tony Anderson. And mix!

A Match Made for Christmas
by Kathryn Springer

Cynical reporter Connor Lawe discovers that getting youth leader Sarah Kendle to agree to a story about her merry band of carolers is easier said than done -- but well worth the effort.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Hatcher proves herself among the leading ladies of women's fiction." -- Romantic Times BOOKreviews

"Robin is a gifted writer whose novels unfailingly stir and challenge readers' hearts." -- Francine Rivers, bestselling author

"Springer [has a] refreshing writing style and sense of humor." -- Neta Jackson, bestselling author of the Yada Yada novels

About the Author

Robin Lee Hatcher, winner of a Christy® Award and a RITA® Award, is a proud grandmother living in Idaho.

Kathryn Springer lives and writes in her family's country home in Wisconsin.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 263 pages
• Publisher: Steeple Hill (November 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373786123
• ISBN-13: 978-0373786121
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #708,350 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm the author of 60+ novels and novellas. My home is in Idaho, where I spend my time writing stories of faith, courage, and love; pondering the things of God; and loving my family and friends. Please note that the list of my books on Amazon includes novels written for the general romance market from 1984 to 1999. My Christian fiction has been published from 1999 to present. I no longer recommend my older fiction. Purchase used books with caution. For more information, please visit my web site at http://robinleehatcher.com.

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Two heartwarming stories for the holidays!, November 22, 2007

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Sheryl Root (Pompano Beach, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hearts Evergreen: A Cloud Mountain Christmas/A Match Made for Christmas (Steeple Hill Christmas 2-in-1) (Mass Market Paperback)

A Cloud Mountain Christmas is a lovely story of healing and trust restored by award winning author Robin Lee Hatcher. Maddie Scott travels to Cloud Mountain Lodge in Idaho to complete a business deal. She doesn't expect to fall in love with the area, the community, or handsome lodge owner Tony Anderson.

A Match Made for Christmas is both heart touching and humorous. Kathryn Springer makes the small town of Jackson Lake and its inhabitants come alive. Sarah Kendle, youth leader, doesn't expect the Christmas project her seventh grade girls came up with to create such a stir. When reporter Conner Lawe travels home to aid his ailing father's newspaper, he sees a great Christmas story in the teens project. But Sarah doesn't want Conner too close, to her or the girls!

Both novellas are enjoyable, charming, and a quick read. They'll remind readers of the true meaning of Christmas and God's power to bring love and healing. I have yet to read a story by Robin Lee Hatcher that I don't like, and this one is no exception. But I enjoyed Kathryn's story even more. She created a marvelous place and wonderful characters in her story, and I'm hoping she will create more stories with the inhabitants of Jackson Lake.

5.0 out of 5 stars An inspirational duo of Christmas stories!, December 6, 2008

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Donna K. "bookcrosser" (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hearts Evergreen: A Cloud Mountain Christmas/A Match Made for Christmas (Steeple Hill Christmas 2-in-1) (Mass Market Paperback)

A Cloud Mountain Christmas by Robin Lee Hatcher: A common thread in many of the Christmas novels I've read this holiday season is the benefits of slowing down and simplifying one's life, focusing on important things like solid relationships and opening one's heart to the God's plan for our lives. In this story, Maddie is learning to trust again after her devastating high-profile divorce from a pro athlete. While on a business trip to a rural ski lodge, she finds herself reacquainted with her former college classmate, who owns the lodge and has outgrown his nerdy college image. A minor ski accident extends her stay at the lodge, and she gets caught up in the Christmas activities there, including a huge family reunion celebration with the other lodge guests. With divine providence at work, she reevaluates her life, heals her past hurts, and finds the happiness that had eluded her until now. This story is very nicely done, delivers its message subtly yet powerfully, has very likeable characters and a wonderful supporting cast, and a beautful setting.

A Match Made for Christmas by Kathryn Springer: A heartwarming story about a youth minister and her group of preteen girls who bring Christmas cheer to down-and-out people in their community, and the hardened cynical reporter who follows them around. A lovely rural neighborhood, and a well done story with lots of interesting supporting details, remind us what Christmas, love and community are all about.