Holly's Gift

Small-Town Christmas Wishes Series, Book 5

By: Josie Riviera

Narrated by: Allyson Voller

Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

Welcome to Snowflake, Colorado - a small town where wishes come true!

When six old high school friends receive a letter that their fellow friend Charity Hart wrote before she passed away, their lives take an unexpected turn. She leaves them each a check for $1,500 and asks them to grant a wish - a secret wish - for someone else by Christmas. It sounds simple, but the friends soon discover that it isn’t as easy as it seems!

With the clock ticking, will they make it happen in time? Join Mia, Caro, Nate, Sara, Holly, and Taye on their journey to make a wish come true and find love along the way.

Holly’s Gift

Miracles don’t always come easy. Sometimes it takes a secret wish to light an angel’s way.

When Holly steps into a homeless shelter looking for an MIA piano student, she notices a distinct lack of Christmas cheer because a handsome building inspector is forcing the shelter to temporarily close down.

Holly knows bad guys - she was married to one. Yet, when the man asks her out, she finds herself agreeing with an absolute yes.

Tim Stewart doesn’t hold his breath waiting for God to answer prayers. He went from homeless desperation to television stardom to relative obscurity while God stayed silent. But when Holly barrels into his life, her steady faith sparks hope for a dream of his own. Even if it means praying for a Christmas miracle, one last time.

Remembered sadness is the stepping stone to tomorrow’s joy.

©2019 Josie Riviera (P)2019 Josie Riviera

I really, really loved this story

This is an exceptional story of helping those less fortunate. Even though $1500 isn't enough to fix the electrical problems at a homeless shelter, Holly finds a way to raise more money to meet the need. Then that need is met again by another person so the first money can do even more. I love this statement about the book: "Remembered sadness is the stepping stone to tomorrow's joy"- something I need to remember for my own life. This story I will enjoy listening to again & again. Would give it 10 stars. I received a free audible from the author. This is my voluntary review.

Charming and Sweet

I loved this inspirational Christmas story. The characters were witty and real and so much fun. The narrator was great and I look forward to reading and listening to more of this author's work in the future.

love!

So far I have loved everything thar I have listened to and read by this author! this is no exception! I love the narrator as well!

beautiful inspirational holiday romance

A wonderful beautifully written short Christmas story. This Christian inspirational holiday story has love that takes you by surprise with twists and turns, laughter tears, and great banter. The characters are realistic, interesting and well developed. A standalone within a great series. The wonderful narration of this story really brought the storyline and characters to life.

Holly’s Gift

An inspirational book that shows if you follow the right path, everything will work out as planned in the end. I really enjoyed this book and loved the clean love part in this romance. Narration was done very well also.

Inspirational Christmas

This is a wonderful story about what Christmas should be about. Holly is trying to help one of her piano students and Tim is trying to do his job which will leave a lot of people in a hard place over the holidays. When Holly and Tim collide they have no idea how their paths will intertwine or where that will lead them. Josie has written another delightful book, as always. No inappropriate language or content, as always.

The narrator does a wonderful job. Always a plus for listening to an audio book.

I requested this audio book from the author and am voluntarily leaving this review.

Christmas Miracle

How one woman changed the lives of many women and children in need of shelter with the help of a community and a gift from a friend.
All of us are touched by stories but not all of us do something about it, Holly decides that it is important and with the help of the community, they can make a difference in the lives of the women and children staying in the shelter.

Charming and Inspiring

Holly’s Gift is a charming and inspiring Christmas romance. Holly’s faith and the giving spirit of the community is heartwarming. The main and supporting characters are so realistic and their issues are (unfortunately) a common theme in today’s world making this story believable and easy to get pulled into. The narrator did a great job and her performance enhanced the listening experience.
I received a free copy of this audiobook and have chosen to give my honest opinion.

Great Read

Holly's Gift (Small-Town Christmas Wishes #5) was a great read by Josie Riviera. Holly goes into a homeless shelter looking for a piano student that hasn't shown up for her lessons. She notices that a handsome building inspector is forcing the shelter to temporarily close down. Tim Stewart doesn't want to close down the shelter but the building is unsafe. he went from homeless desperation to television stardom to obscurity. Holly barrels into his life and sparks some face and hope for him. I enjoyed reading this book and can't wait to read more by the author.

Love it

Sweet romance clean, very likable characters fast paced the narration is well done keep my attention the whole time very enjoyable I recommend it