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Christmas
ISBN-10: B08FP12WRN
Type: Fiction
Pages: 361
Copyright: 10/1/2020
ISBN-13: 2940162817444
Price: $3.99 (eBook)
A Christmas story with romance and unraveling the old secret of a Vietnam Veteran.
Evergreen Forevermore takes place in a quaint little town of Whitecap, Vermont. It sits on the shores of Lake Champlain. John Devore has finished his schooling in New York City. He is now a paramedic and his volunteer work at the homeless shelter where he has helped Vietnam Veterans has come to an end. He arrives in Whitecap to start an emergency unit at the firehouse. His casual run-in with Fred Bates, the town's most ignored individual, leads to the unraveling of a secret Fred has hidden for almost fifty years. Once John and the judge begin to investigate, they have no idea of the scope of what they will find, and who all will be affected by what is found. John lives with his grandparents on their farm ever since his parents died in a house fire. Gramps and grams raised him well. John begins making emergency runs to help the locals. Fred joins John at the e-unit, and they form a well-oiled team. Then the judge saddles John and Fred with a rich, spoiled, angry, young lady. The judge convinces John to help her and put her to work at the e-unit. The alternative for her is jail time. Her name is Katherine Walberg, and her father is Isaac Walberg, one of the rich and powerful in New York City. Doctor Mary Morgan, the town's only doctor, takes care of the residence of Whitecap with her niece Ali. John takes a liking to Ali, and the judge, when he shows up, takes a liking to Doc Morgan. Molly runs her diner, Molly’s the town hang out. When Isaac Walberg comes to visit Katherine and sees Molly, well, everything seems fine. However, under the surface, things are forcing their way to the top, and everyone in Whitecap will have their lives touched in the story, Evergreen Forevermore.
Excerpt
John looked into the mirror as he brushed his sandy-colored hair. His hair was short, with a light part on the right side. His green eyes snapped with the thought of going home. John stood six-three, and he was heavily muscled from the farm work he had done growing up on his grandparent’s farm. The same farm his dad had grown up on. John closed his eyes and thought about his parents, and for a brief moment, he was surrounded by fire. He quickly opened his eyes and held onto the vanity in front of him. The fear subsided, and John looked again at his image in the mirror. His thoughts turned to the love he remembered with his parents. He knew how proud his mom and dad would be for what he had accomplished. When he thought of his dad, he said aloud, “Evergreen forevermore.” He then closed his eyes and took deep breathes. He missed his dad and his mom. Even so, he has one more day here at the local shelter he has worked at for these two years, and it will be hard to say good-bye.
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When I finally learned the meaning of the phrase "Evergreen Forevermore" my heart seemed to settle down, and allowed me to feel like I was curled up on the floor listening to the story like it was actually being read to me. What a amazingly unique feeling.
Evergreen Forevermore is phenomenally written that allows the reader to enjoy the story line, to feel the emotions of the characters and to actually form a image of what they may look like in life.
The life of each character will amaze you as a reader, seeing what each of them think, or what they are going through.
As a avid reader, I absolutely HIGHLY RECOMMEND this wonderful novel as one to read.
5/5 angel stars
Angel Anne Reviews