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Such a fun read! This is the latest installment in the Icicle Falls series by Sheila Roberts. I love a good holiday book, and this one does not disappoint! The characters are believable and interesting, and all ages, from teens through seniors. I love her descriptions of the quaint town of Icicle Falls, a fictional mountain town in the Pacific Northwest (based on a real town!). If you haven't read all the books in this series, DO! But this one is fine as a standalone, too. A really fun escape. Get your cuppa coffee or tea, snuggle up by the fire w/a blanket and this book, and enjoy.
I recently finished reading Christmas on Candy Cane Lane by Sheila Roberts. This is the latest installment in the Life in Icicle Falls series. I have been a HUGE fan of Ms. Roberts for more than five years now.
There are three central characters of the novel; Tilda (previously appeared in The Cottage on Juniper Ridge) the town cop, who moves next door to single mom and nemesis, Ivy. And both of them live on the same street as perfect mom Maddy. Maddy has had the street renamed Candy Cane Lane and has personally launched a campaign to make the street perfect (following Thanksgiving) for Christmas. The women volunteer to dress up as Mrs. Claus every evening and hand out candy canes to visitors gazing at the decorations. Every neighbor is expected to do their part by decorating, even Tilda who moved in right at Thanksgiving.
To complicate matters, Tilda is being pursued by bad boy, Devon Black. Hormones are happy dancing all around, but he's clearly all wrong for her, because he's not a cop or fireman. At the previous holiday season, Ivy's husband told her that he wanted his freedom and now, he's decided he was a fool and wants her back. But he's broken her heart and she is not willing to forgive. In the meantime, Tilda seemingly has a vendetta against her, pulling her over for speeding and the like. Ho, ho, ho! Maddy is also having difficulties juggling her family/neighborhood/work responsibilities, and her in laws have announced that they are coming to stay for the holiday, which is just great; her mother in law could teach Scrooge *and* the Grinch a thing or two. To top it all off, someone is vandalizing the Christmas decorations. Who would do that? And the street's residents expect Tilda to single-handedly catch the vandal(s) with little or no clues, even if it is her day off.
Each chapter of the book starts with pearls of wisdom from Muriel Sterling's book, Making the Holidays Bright: How to Have a Perfect Christmas. I'm still waiting for a publication of her books to be released! Of course I always enjoy visiting Icicle Falls, meeting all the new characters and catching up with some of the ones from previous books. You will too. And of course, I am looking forward to the next installment, Home on Apple Blossom Road, which is due out on 3/29/2016!
In the interest of full disclosure, I'm part of Ms. Roberts's street team and have been so for several years. I got this book for free from the author in exchange for my honest review.
http://www.sheilasplace.com/christmas-on-candy-cane-lane.html
There are three central characters of the novel; Tilda (previously appeared in The Cottage on Juniper Ridge) the town cop, who moves next door to single mom and nemesis, Ivy. And both of them live on the same street as perfect mom Maddy. Maddy has had the street renamed Candy Cane Lane and has personally launched a campaign to make the street perfect (following Thanksgiving) for Christmas. The women volunteer to dress up as Mrs. Claus every evening and hand out candy canes to visitors gazing at the decorations. Every neighbor is expected to do their part by decorating, even Tilda who moved in right at Thanksgiving.
To complicate matters, Tilda is being pursued by bad boy, Devon Black. Hormones are happy dancing all around, but he's clearly all wrong for her, because he's not a cop or fireman. At the previous holiday season, Ivy's husband told her that he wanted his freedom and now, he's decided he was a fool and wants her back. But he's broken her heart and she is not willing to forgive. In the meantime, Tilda seemingly has a vendetta against her, pulling her over for speeding and the like. Ho, ho, ho! Maddy is also having difficulties juggling her family/neighborhood/work responsibilities, and her in laws have announced that they are coming to stay for the holiday, which is just great; her mother in law could teach Scrooge *and* the Grinch a thing or two. To top it all off, someone is vandalizing the Christmas decorations. Who would do that? And the street's residents expect Tilda to single-handedly catch the vandal(s) with little or no clues, even if it is her day off.
Each chapter of the book starts with pearls of wisdom from Muriel Sterling's book, Making the Holidays Bright: How to Have a Perfect Christmas. I'm still waiting for a publication of her books to be released! Of course I always enjoy visiting Icicle Falls, meeting all the new characters and catching up with some of the ones from previous books. You will too. And of course, I am looking forward to the next installment, Home on Apple Blossom Road, which is due out on 3/29/2016!
In the interest of full disclosure, I'm part of Ms. Roberts's street team and have been so for several years. I got this book for free from the author in exchange for my honest review.
http://www.sheilasplace.com/christmas-on-candy-cane-lane.html
Connie M. reviewed Christmas on Candy Cane Lane (Life in Icicle Falls, Bk 8) on + 115 more book reviews
I enjoyed this story. Shiela Roberts is a favorite of mine!
