A young woman traveler. An orphaned baby. A Christmas surprise.
Lovely short story, like a sweet Christmas cookie., November 20, 2014
By Bonnie Ramthun
This review is from: The Christmas Gift (Amazon Kindle Edition)
A lovely Christmas story that brings the Old West to life. Twenty-seven year old Miriam Cole travels by train to Denver to deliver an orphaned baby to her sister, and the reader experiences the excitement of train travel and the vision of Denver, "Queen of the Plains," through the eyes of a sheltered girl who is traveling for the first time. This is a sweet romance that captures the elegance and quiet courtship of a century ago, with every historical detail richly imagined. A quick read, like a sweet Christmas cookie. It's not too long that you can't read it in a few minutes, but long enough to be satisfied that Miriam's journey has a happy ending.
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Leslee Breene
www.lesleebreene.com
~ The Christmas Gift
Amazon short story ebook
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PJ29UOG
Excerpt
In 1883, Miriam Cole travels to Denver to deliver her orphaned baby nephew to her married sister. but the sweetness of his touch upon her cheek makes her heart tighten. When the time comes, how will she ever let him go?
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