Burning Bright
by Anne Stuart, Maggie Shayne, Judith Arnold | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0373750455 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0373750455 Global Overview for this book
4 journalers for this copy...
From the back cover:
Heart, Home and Happiness
American Romance
There's a reason three women are drawn to Burning Bright, as small candle shop tucked away in snowy Crescent Cove, Vermont.
Return of the Light by Maggie Shayne: Dori Stewart's six-figure Manhattan job has vanished, and her lover and friends have vanished with it. She's scraping by as a waitress and awaiting the day she can return to New York in triumph. Maybe a ritual on the winter solstice can renew her wavering faith. What she needs is just the right candle...and Jason Farrar, an old boyfriend, by her side.
Star Light, Star Bright by Anne Stuart: Angela McKenna is back in Crescent Cove after a painful divorce. As if that isn't enough, she discovers that her secret teenage crush is also back in town, hiding from the world. Her Christmas could use brightening up. Maybe if she bought a special candle...maybe if Brody Jackson was with her...
One for Each Night by Judith Arnold: Alana Ross needs a candle too, one to fit her late grandmother's menorah. not just any candle will do. For Alana's first Hanukkah open house in Crescent Cove, everything has to be perfect. Maybe that'll make her feel more at home in her new town. it can't hurt. So far, she's managed to alienate Jeffrey Barrett, the only man to show any interest in her by accusing his uncle - in print - of a crime.
Three woman, three candles, three special days!
12/21/05
A very interesting anthology because the three stories are centered on a different holiday celebration: Christmas, hanukkah and winter solstice. They each involve women who are returning to the same quiet rural Vermont town to regroup and re-evaluate their lives after suffering some sort of loss in a larger city. The common thread is an off-the-beaten-path candle shop with a mystical proprietor who gifts them with magical candles that lead them to resolving their issues.
In Star Light, Star Bright by Anne Stuart the characters allow the Christmas spirit heal their wounds and rediscover each other. One for Each Night by Judith Arnold has a very strong plot behind the romance about a journalist gathering the facts on an embezzlement crime alongside the lawyer for the defense. However, my favorite story in the collection is Return of the Light by Maggie Shayne. It is very rare to find a story about the pagan celebration of Winter Solstice in a Holiday anthology, and although I do not subscribe to the wiccan beliefs, I found the meditations and spiritual discovery to be very inspiring, and the rituals to be very interesting!
Heart, Home and Happiness
American Romance
There's a reason three women are drawn to Burning Bright, as small candle shop tucked away in snowy Crescent Cove, Vermont.
Return of the Light by Maggie Shayne: Dori Stewart's six-figure Manhattan job has vanished, and her lover and friends have vanished with it. She's scraping by as a waitress and awaiting the day she can return to New York in triumph. Maybe a ritual on the winter solstice can renew her wavering faith. What she needs is just the right candle...and Jason Farrar, an old boyfriend, by her side.
Star Light, Star Bright by Anne Stuart: Angela McKenna is back in Crescent Cove after a painful divorce. As if that isn't enough, she discovers that her secret teenage crush is also back in town, hiding from the world. Her Christmas could use brightening up. Maybe if she bought a special candle...maybe if Brody Jackson was with her...
One for Each Night by Judith Arnold: Alana Ross needs a candle too, one to fit her late grandmother's menorah. not just any candle will do. For Alana's first Hanukkah open house in Crescent Cove, everything has to be perfect. Maybe that'll make her feel more at home in her new town. it can't hurt. So far, she's managed to alienate Jeffrey Barrett, the only man to show any interest in her by accusing his uncle - in print - of a crime.
Three woman, three candles, three special days!
12/21/05
A very interesting anthology because the three stories are centered on a different holiday celebration: Christmas, hanukkah and winter solstice. They each involve women who are returning to the same quiet rural Vermont town to regroup and re-evaluate their lives after suffering some sort of loss in a larger city. The common thread is an off-the-beaten-path candle shop with a mystical proprietor who gifts them with magical candles that lead them to resolving their issues.
In Star Light, Star Bright by Anne Stuart the characters allow the Christmas spirit heal their wounds and rediscover each other. One for Each Night by Judith Arnold has a very strong plot behind the romance about a journalist gathering the facts on an embezzlement crime alongside the lawyer for the defense. However, my favorite story in the collection is Return of the Light by Maggie Shayne. It is very rare to find a story about the pagan celebration of Winter Solstice in a Holiday anthology, and although I do not subscribe to the wiccan beliefs, I found the meditations and spiritual discovery to be very inspiring, and the rituals to be very interesting!
Released 18 yrs ago (12/29/2005 UTC) at
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more holiday spirit is headed Sue's way!!!
more holiday spirit is headed Sue's way!!!
Another book and Christmas bookmark!! Will read and release!! Thanks!!
Journal Entry 4 by smhamn at Random Bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, October 24, 2020
Released 3 yrs ago (10/24/2020 UTC) at Random Bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
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Mailing in a random book box to a book crossing friend.
This book was donated to be wild released in a little free library. However, I am going to save it for my Christmas exchange package. Thanks for sharing.
This book left in the mail today.
I rec'd this book as a gift from my Secret Santa 2020 Thank you very much! Looks like a good book!
BACK COVER: There's a reason three women are drawn to Burning Bright, a small candle shop tucked away in snowy Crescent Cove, Vermont...
Return of the Light by Maggie Shayne
Dori Stewart's six-figure Manhattan job has vanished, and her lover and friends have vanished with it
Star Light, Star Bright by Anne Stuart
Angela McKenna is back in Crescent Cove after a painful divorce Her secret teenage crush is also back in town
One for Each Night by Judith Arnold
Alana Ross needs a candle, too, one to fit her late grandmother's antique menorah. Not just any candle will do
BACK COVER: There's a reason three women are drawn to Burning Bright, a small candle shop tucked away in snowy Crescent Cove, Vermont...
Return of the Light by Maggie Shayne
Dori Stewart's six-figure Manhattan job has vanished, and her lover and friends have vanished with it
Star Light, Star Bright by Anne Stuart
Angela McKenna is back in Crescent Cove after a painful divorce Her secret teenage crush is also back in town
One for Each Night by Judith Arnold
Alana Ross needs a candle, too, one to fit her late grandmother's antique menorah. Not just any candle will do
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I put this book of three stories in the mail to my friend in AZ She is not a bookcrosser but she will share the books with friends
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