A Big Apple Christmas: Love Unites Four Couples During the Christmas Season in New York City

by Carrie Turansky, Lynette Sowell, Gail Sattler, et al.

Enjoy a contemporary romance collection of four heartwarming novellas that capture the sights and sounds of Christmas in New York City. Christmas plans are set askew when a schedule-bound professional... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597898198
• ISBN13: 9781597898195
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Barbour Publishing
• Length: 345 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Anthology...

Anthology... These four wonderful romantic stories take place in New York. They clearly demonstrate that no matter the age, love is still there. Each story is great in its own way but to be able to read all four one after another gives a different perspective on love, age, the past, and faith in the Lord. Moonlight and Mistletoe Carrie Turansky Moonlight and Mistletoe tells the story of a woman living in New York that helps her neighbor find love and renew her faith. She finds out that appearances can be deceiving, and you have to get to know someone to find out who they truly are. Shopping For Love Gail Sattler In Shopping for Love Emily is running from a bad situation at work and decides a change of scenery is necessary. Bryan literally knocks her off her feet. Soon she discovers New York is a great place, and she finds things there that she was not looking for. Where the Light Gleams Lynette Sowell After donating the tree from her front yard to be used as the Rockfeller Center Christmas Tree, Gwen travels to the Big Apple for the lighting of the tree. Her host, Theophilus, finds life better with her being there. They both finally trust in their faith to bring a change in their lives. Gifts From the Magi Vashti Reyes Acosta Gifts From the Magi brings readers the story of Cecilia. A friend from her past returns to New York to be the youth pastor in her church. She worries about his forgiveness from a past hurt that through his faith has already been forgiven. Their friendship as renewed as she volunteers to help him with the youth group. Their friendship grows into a deeper relationship.

A wonderful read at Christmas or anytime

"Big Apple Christmas" is the most wonderful romantic anthology. As a native New Yorker, these charming, beautifully written tales brought back many wonderful memories of Christmas from my past. And also gave me ideas for new traditions I'd like to start. *****"Moonlight and Mistletoe" by Carrie Turansky tells the story of Sarah, a professional organizer, and Justin, a poet. This couple is drawn together when Sarah's neighbor, Lillian, is injured in a fall because of the clutter in her apartment. Justin hires Sarah to eliminate his Grandmother's clutter, and they grow closer as they work together on the project. But Sarah is dismayed that Justin isn't career minded, and therefore believes they have no future. Will she give up on the man she is falling for? *****Emily and Bryan literally run into each other at Kennedy Airport in Gail Sattler's "Shopping For Love". Emily is running away from her messed up life, including Brian with an "i". How can Bryan with a "y" be capturing her heart? Bryan has feelings for Emily, too. But he lives in Washington state and she in Minnesota. Can they make a long-distance relationship last? ***"Where the Love Light Gleams" is Lynette Sowell's contribution to this anthology. Gwynn and Theo have two things in common. They have both been widowed, and their daughters are best friends from college. When Gwynn says "goodbye" to the majestic 75-foot pine tree in her front yard, her family sends her on a trip to New York to see the sites and visit the tree in Rockefeller Center. This was a decent story, but the relationship development was a bit choppy. ********Vasthi Reyes Acosta's "Gifts from the Magi" is the story of two childhood friends, Cecilia and Elias, reunited when he returns to town as her church's youth pastor. Cecilia is working on her Master's thesis, and has been volunteered by her family to help chaperone the youth events over the Christmas holiday. Seasoned with Latin flavors, this story repeatedly sent shivers up my spine! You must do yourself a favor and read this in one sitting.

You won't be watching the ball drop on New Years quite the same way

Reviewed by Lori Plach for Reader Views (10/07) Every year about a million people cram into Times Square in New York City on New Years' Eve, while another billion TV viewers tune in to watch the ball drop and a new year to begin. There are bound to be plenty of stories of people who venture to New York City to take in all the lights, sounds and activities of the holiday season. "A Big Apple Christmas" gives you four stories of people who ventured to New York, not for love, but find themselves enjoying being in one of the United States' busiest cities. In "Moonlight and Mistletoe" Sarah Montgomery has made friends with her neighbor in her apartment building. Lillian is an elderly lady with a big heart and way too much stuff. After Lillian's accident, Justin comes to help with Grandma's things. He hires Sarah to organize Grandma's belongings. How can he take this much time off in order to help Grandma, doesn't he even work? Why is he offended when Sarah tries to rid Grandma's home from children's poetry books? In "Shopping for Love," Emily Jones just wants to forget Brian. She has been burned in a relationship and just needs some rest and relaxation, so she takes off to New York City. The farthest thing from her mind is literally falling into the arms of another Bryan. Why won't this Bryan just leave her be? Every chance he gets he invites her to go shopping and seeing the sights. "Where the Love Light Gleams" is a heartwarming story of Gwynn Michaud's trip to New York to see a tree from her land be the centerpiece of Rockefeller Center. As chance would have it, her daughter's roommate Maline is from New York and offers to house Gwynn during her stay in the Big Apple. Theophilius Stellaki is Maline's father and is a cranky professor, but being a proper gentleman, offers to accompany Gwynn to the lighting ceremony. Will he end up escorting her to more than just a tree-lighting? "Gifts from the Magi" is by far one of the most romantic stories I have ever read. Elias Perez is youth pastor at the church where he grew up. Cecilla was one of the few girls who didn't make fun of Elias and his being sickly when they were kids. Throughout the Christmas season, the two work together on many projects. He's a friend to her so she asks who would possibly be giving her all these anonymous gifts like two dove candy bars and four cell phone pictures of pigeons. After reading "A Big Apple Christmas," you won't be watching the ball drop on New Years quite the same way. Maybe there are stories like this one developing out there on Times Square. Even if you can't make it to New York to celebrate Christmas this year, you still can enjoy "A Big Apple Christmas!"