From the Back Cover:
Twenty-year-old Ruth Stutzman is a wonderful caregiver…but she has no experience with children. Laid off because of budget cuts from her job at a retirement home, she's relieved to find work-even if it means temporarily watching widower Martin Rhodes's brood of six!
Martin has been doing his best since his wife's passing, but he and his children need help. Their house, once full of laughter and light, has been darkened by sadness. Soon after Ruth arrives, the children are drawn to her warmth and gentleness, and so is Martin, even though he feels it's wrong. But the harder he tries to ignore her, the deeper he begins to care for this attractive young woman who has brought joy back into his children's lives…and his own.
Each passing day brings the family closer to Ruth…and closer to Christmas, when she will have to say goodbye. Ruth cannot deny the bond she feels with the children-and with Martin. When her old job becomes available again, Ruth finds herself torn: How can she stay with the Rhodes's? And yet how can she go?
This book wasn't quite as good as I thought it would be, but it was a kind of fun Christmas story.
I give this book 7.5 out of 10 R's
I love Christmas stories! I'll have to see if I can find it at any of our nearby libraries. ;)
ReplyDeleteI love Christmas stories too! They are so much fun to read. :)
DeleteThis book wasn't my favorite, but it wasn't too bad either. It might of been more fun if I had read it around Christmas instead of the 4th of July. ;)
I haven't read this book, but it sounds good!! I love Christmas books so I'll have to find it sometime. :) Thanks for the review!
ReplyDeleteChristmas books are so fun! : )
DeleteThis wasn't my most favorite Christmas story, but it wasn't too bad. Although I like "White Christmas Pie" and "A Lancaster County Christmas" better. ;)