Season Of Love: Home For Christmas\The Gift\Impromptu (Arabesque) [Mass Market Paperback]

Angela Winters (Author), Niqui Stanhope (Author), Kim Louise (Author)

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From Library Journal

Continuing a well-established holiday tradition, Arabesque spotlights three of its authors in this anthology of contemporary romances. In veteran writer Angela Winters's "Home for Christmas," the holiday takes on a special glow for a pair of strong-minded protagonists when they try to put the brakes on their siblings' wedding and end up falling in love themselves. A Kwanzaa festival becomes a life-changing event for an ambitious young businesswoman at odds with the director of an inner-city community center in Niqui Stanhope's inventive "The Gift." And Louise's year-spanning "Impromptu" focuses on a once-jilted woman who almost lets her fears keep her from her dreams. Although the degree to which the holidays matter vary from story to story, the collection as a whole has a warm, festive feel. For readers who like their holiday romances upbeat, urban, and peopled with strong, appealing characters.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: Kimani Press (October 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1583143718
• ISBN-13: 978-1583143711
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,161,340 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Angela Winters is the national bestselling author of 17 novels and novellas. Her first novel, ONLY YOU, was published in 1997, followed by her first novella, MAMA DEAR: NEVER SAY NEVER and her first romantic suspense, SWEET SURRENDER. Angela's other titles include A CAPITOL AFFAIR, A CLASS APART, HIGH STAKES, SAVING GRACE, DANGEROUS MEMORIES, SEASON OF LOVE: COMING HOME, LOVE ON THE RUN, THE BUSINESS OF LOVE, KNOW BY HEART, SUDDEN LOVE, A FOREVER PASSION and ISLAND PROMISE.

VIEW PARK is Angela's first mainstream fiction novel and is the first in a series of family sagas featuring the engimatic Chase family. The next View Park novel, MISTAKES WERE MADE, is slated for release in July 2007. Angela is currently at work on the third installment of the View Park series.

A native of Chicago, Angela received her B.S. in Communications from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is currently pursuing a law degree in her current home of Washington, D.C. She also works as a leadership executive and freelance writer.

She has written for several newspapers, online sites, newsletters and magazines and also runs her own political blog, POLITOPICS. Angela has also written several original and adapted scripts which have placed in contests such as Scriptapalooza, TVWriter.com, American Accolades and TalentScout.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Holiday Promises and Romance, May 21, 2003

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Vannie Ryanes "Vannie Ryanes/VSR Book Review" (South Orange, New Jersey United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Season Of Love: Home For Christmas\The Gift\Impromptu (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

SEASON OF LOVE is a wonderful seasonal novel to be read anytime.

Home For Christmas:
by Angela Winters

When two people are focused on their careers it can be difficult to understand that true love is hard to deny or contain. Nia Randolph and Michael both feel that their siblings have made a mistake and that it's up to them, individually, to make sure that the mistake does not lead to marriage. Nia a public relations executive loves her job although her family sees it simply as launching parties and writing press releases. Michael Vincent, senior partner at Shanahan and Smith Investments would have missed coming home this Christmas as he had for the last three years except he needed to talk some sense into his baby bother about this marriage thing. He and Nia are on the same mission, to save their siblings from a disastrous marriage. When they meet it's instant dislike except for the strong mutual attraction which they try to ignore. Nia and Michael join forces to stop a wedding and soon find themselves going to church, family dinners, and failing in love.

THE GIFT:
by Niqui Stanhope

Noel Petersen has returned home to buy property for her ompany's condominium project. Thanks to her hard work she has been blessed with good fortune. This deal could put Noel in the big league as a real-estate developer. If only she can get Nathaniel Hawkins to understand that the sale of his property which houses the local community center, would help him and his poor community financially. Nate strikes a deal with Noel he will sell her the property but she must take over preparation of the Center's Kwanzaa festival. Noel is short on holiday celebration spirit but is willing to do what it takes to get Nate to agree to sell the property that the community center stands on. First she has to find out what Kwanzaa is about and what it means. The people at the Center teach Noel about Kwanzaa, friendship, Christmas, and sharing. Nate teaches her about love and how good life can be with true blessings.

IMPROMPTU:
by Kim Louise

In school Wanessa Taylor had never been one of the pretty or popular girls. As an adult true love seemed to escape her. Now that she is engaged to military man Gerald Greene all of that is behind her. So what if she is not head over heels in love with him she likes him well enough and he will love her. Gerald is heading for an assignment in Korea and will return just before the wedding. Olivia, Wanessa's best friend has been promoted and is moving. She won't be able to help plan her dear friends wedding so she talks her brother Byron into doing it. Already reluctant, the minute Byron meets Wanessa whom he sees as homely he regrets his decision. But the sadness in her eyes will not let him renege on his promise to his sister. Then when Wanessa speaks, the sultry voice does not match the woman. He is intrigued.

This is a sit back with a cup of hot tea novel with wonderful light hearted stories sure to bring you joy.

Vannie(~.~)