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  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!    As the Christm as season of 2021 draws to a close , I kne w that I would be reading this one next. This is my first novel by this author. Let's see what I thought of this romantic winter story.    One Day in December is written by Jos ie Silver .  The American edition  is published by Broadway Books, an imprint of Pe nguin Random  House. In it, we are introduced to Laurie James, who is en route from work home. She ride s  the  public transit and cannot wait to  get to her apartment on Delancey Street that she shares with her best friend, Sarah. It is  the  Christmas season and lights and the craziness of Christmas ha ve  pac ked all transportation with desperate shoppers and business commuters . As the somewhat boring ride snatches away bits of  Laurie's  patience, she sees someone . A man sits on a bus bench engrossed in a novel. He barely notices the bedlam o...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   As the Christm as season of 2018 began to slip thro ugh my fingers I managed to miss reading a few books on my holiday TBR. But one stood out as a book that I had to read as soon as I could. With dozens of readers in the book community giving this novel rave reviews, I kne w that I would be reading this one next.   One Day in December is written by Jos ie Silver . The American edition is published by Broadway Books, an imprint of Pe nguin Random House. In it we are introduced to Laurie James, who is en route from work home. She ride s the public transit and cannot wait to get to her apartment on Delancey Street that she shares with her best friend, Sarah. It is the Christmas season and lights and the craziness of Christmas ha ve pac ked all transportation with desperate shoppers and business commuters . As the somewhat boring ride snatches away bits of Laurie's patience, she see someone . A man sits on a bus benc...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   It is Christmas time again. And what better way then to celeb rate the season with familiar char acters that you know and love. I was a huge fan of the Little B each Street Bakery and Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery . Both books whisked me away to Mount Polbearne on the Corni s h Coast of England . Lots of drama, romance, tra gedy, and loaves of bread later I am on book three.      Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery is written by Jenny Colgan. It is published by William Morrow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins . It is a year after the events of book two, and the small tidal village is gearing up for a festive season. Polly Waterford is still running the Little Beach Street Bakery and the Mount Polbearne Baker y . She is once again joined by Jayden (who apparently did not join the post office after all) and her lov i ng Puffin, N ei l. Engaged to Huckle, her handsome beekeeper fiance, Polly lives i...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   Taking a walk along the beach, past old homes and busy tourists pleasantly ushers in a time of tranquility and excitement. Summer means a lot to many people. But in the tidal village of Mount Polbearne, life is about to get a bit crazy for Polly Waterford and her fellow townsfolk.     Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery is written by Jenny Colgan, and reunites all of her fan-favorite characters from Little Beach Street Bakery . It is released by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, and is the second book in her popular trilogy. In it we see Mount Polbearne has once again become a destination for tourists. Polly and her, boyfriend, Huckle, have settled into their lives as lighthouse owners. Neil the Puffin is still as adorable as ever. And Kerensa and Reuben are in wedded bliss. But when old Mrs. Manse passes away, her relatives descend upon the two bakeries that Polly runs, causing an unpleas...