Terri Blackstock has long been one of my favorite authors with her stay-up-all-night suspense. I was quite intrigued when I saw that she had jumped genres and written a much lighter Christmas romance in Catching Christmas. But I was delighted with what I found in her newest book!
Catching Christmas is fun and it is bittersweet. Finn, Miss Callie, and Sydney are brought together through some pretty unexpected circumstances, with the results being just what each of them needs. Getting to know the characters is a joy and leads the readers through a near Hallmark Christmas movie kind of story. But there is also a deeper level to the story, an important one about finding out who and what are really important at Christmas and every day.
Don't wait until next Christmas to read this entertaining story. Grab a copy and extend your holiday a little longer! And you may find the author's note in the back of the book interesting as she explains the inspiration for the story.
Thanks to Celebrate Lit for providing a copy of the book. I am happy to share my own thoughts in this review.
About the Book:
This
Year, Christmas Comes Just in Time
As a first-year law associate, Sydney
Batson knows she will be updating her resume by New Year’s if she loses her
current court case. So when her grandmother gets inexplicably ill while she’s
in court, Sydney arranges for a cab to get her to the clinic.
The last thing cab driver Finn Parrish
wants is to be saddled with a wheelchair-bound old lady with dementia. But
because Miss Callie reminds him of his own mother, whom he failed miserably in
her last days, he can’t say no when she keeps calling him for rides. Once a
successful gourmet chef, Finn’s biggest concern now is making his rent, but
half the time Callie doesn’t remember to pay him. And as she starts to feel
better, she leads him on wild goose chases to find a Christmas date for her
granddaughter.
When Finn meets Sydney, he’s quite
sure that she’s never needed help finding a date. Does Miss Callie have an
ulterior motive, or is this just a mission driven by delusions? He’s willing to
do whatever he can to help fulfill Callie’s Christmas wish. He just never
expected to be a vital part of it.
About the Author:
Terri Blackstock has sold over seven million
books worldwide and is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author. She
is the award-winning author of Intervention, Vicious Cycle, and Downfall, as
well as such series as Cape Refuge, Newpointe 911, the SunCoast Chronicles, and
the Restoration Series. Catching Christmas is her first Christmas romance. Visit her website at www.terriblackstock.com From Terri Blackstock
Enjoy this premium excerpt from Catching Christmas
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To get you in the Christmas mood, here’s an early holiday playlist:
“White Christmas” sung by Bing Crosby
“I Heard the Bells” sung by MercyMe
“Light of the World” sung by Lauren Daigle
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” sung by Amy Grant
“Don’t Save it All for Christmas Day” sung by Avalon
“Till the Season Comes ‘Round Again” sung by the Katinas
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Terri is giving away a grand prize of a finished copy of Catching Christmas and a Christmas Tree Ornament!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter. https://promosimple.com/ps/d776/catching-christmas-celebration-tour-giveaway
Blog Stops
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Sounds good.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your review on "Catching Christmas" by Terri Blackstock and for being part of the Celebrate Lit book tour.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a wonderful book that I would greatly love having the opportunity to read. It's on my TBR list.
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Love the names of these characters.
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