Review: The Magic Of Christmas by Davidson, Bylin and St. John

Wendy the Super Librarian's review of The Magic of Christmas by Carolyn Davidson, Victoria Bylin & Cheryl St. John Historical western anthology released by Harlequin Historical 01 October 2008 Sometimes I think Harlequin delights in separating me from my money, and The Magic Of Christmas anthology could be Exhibit A in my bankruptcy hearing. It's an anthology, a western, and all of the stories are centered around Christmas. How could I possibly resist that? What I'm happy to report is that even though one story completely failed me, the other two were real standouts. A Christmas Child by Carolyn Davidson I know a lot of readers who consider Davidson's Harlequin Historical books comfort reads, so I'm sad to report that this story didn't work for me at all. Marianne Winters' parents die from typhoid, but not before her mama... [read full story]