Lakeshore Christmas (The Lakeshore Chronicles)

Customer Reviews

• sweet holiday romance  Oct 11, 2009 (10 of 11 found this helpful)

  Prim and proper Willow Lake, New York librarian Maureen "Mo" Davenport relishes that she will lead the annual Avalon holiday pageant for the first time in her life; having been in a support role. She wants this year's gala to be one everyone will remember for years to come.
  
  Her co-director is former child star Eddie Haven, who loathes Christmas. He had no choice but to agree to be a host because of a judge's order. Eddie and Mo battle over the celebration. Shockingly they begin to work together even as they fall in love. However, both fear taking a chance on a commitment having been burned before. It will take a Christmas miracle just like his claim to fame movie he starred in as a child.
  
  The latest Lakeshore Chronicles (see SUMMER AT WILLOW LAKE, DOCKSIDE and FIRESIDE) is a sweet holiday romance kept from being to angelically sugary by the skeptic who scorned Christmas, Eddie. He brings a special flavor with his "shut up and sing the blues" attitude although he has met his match in Mo. Fans of the series will enjoy the spending the Yuletide season with the Willow Lake crowd complemented by cynical disbeliever Eddie and a kind but strange individual Jabaz.
  
  Harriet Klausner
  

• A Heartwarming Christmas Romance  Oct 15, 2009 (6 of 6 found this helpful)

  Reviewed by Alberta Chapman for Rebecca's Reads (7/09)
  
  In "Lakeshore Christmas" Susan Wiggs spins a tale of people fighting to save a library, their personal interactions and the aid an angel brings to their struggles.
  
  Maureen struggles with heartbreak in her past, Eddie is trying hard to stay sober and Daisy is an unwed mother, working, taking care of her child and dealing with his dad and HIS family. The circle of friends also includes one very happy, in love, pregnant couple. Add to the mix the prerequisite Christmas pageant at the local church with Maureen and Eddie as co-directors with two very different styles of directing, one laid back and very easy, the other super organized. Jabez, our angel helps the group get through it all and finds a fresh way to save the library that amazes them all.
  
  Susan Wiggs has a huge talent for descriptive phrasing. She brings to life each scene she creates with her amazing attention to aspect. She develops detailed personalities and situations for each of her characters that are totally believable. The interaction between her characters is well thought out and holds the reader's attention.
  
  I could see each character and scene in my mind. The characterization of the functional illiterate truck driver showed his frustration so clearly. I really enjoyed the main characters, Maureen and Eddie, and their struggles to deal with their own personal problems and perceptions. Wiggs clearly portrayed the position of public libraries and their importance to all communities in the past and the present.
  
  I heartily recommend "Lakeshore Christmas" by Susan Wiggs to anyone, but particularly if you enjoy a well written novel, or interested in angels or holiday romance.

• Wonderful Story, AGAIN!!!  Oct 13, 2009 (5 of 5 found this helpful)

  I LOVED this book and did not want it to end. Susan Wiggs is one of my favorite authors and I am so sad when I finish reading her books!! I want them to go on and on. Especially this one!

• Heartwarming Story!  Oct 13, 2009 (4 of 4 found this helpful)

  How can readers feel anything but delight at being given yet another heartwarming, humorous romance by Susan Wiggs? I loved the interplay between the hero and heroine in Lakeshore Christmas--a former child star and a librarian. So different and so right for each other! The Willow Lake setting and cast of characters couldn't be more charming. For me, personally, any story that adds in a funny theatrical plotline is a bonus, and the author did a marvelous job with this element. For readers who adore Christmastime love stories, this novel tops my 2009 list!

• There has to be another book  Nov 1, 2009 (3 of 3 found this helpful)

  I have truly enjoyed the Lakeshore series and especially loved The Christmas book. Now I know I want there to be more books in the series. We can't just be left hanging so Susan please write another book in the Lakeshore Chronicles.