Colors of Christmas: Two Contemporary Stories Celebrate the Hope of Christmas by Olivia Newport

Book Description:  Christmas in Blue

In the wake of a personal loss deeper than anyone realizes, Angela plans to bypass as much of the season as possible and get through her duties as the church organist by going on autopilot. Instead, she finds herself in charge of the town’s celebration. After a mysterious young man arrives, townspeople suspect he is the reason that one set of plans after another disintegrate until little is left of their traditions. Yet Angela warms to Gabe because she suspects they share a secret—his real reason for coming to town. Even when all they have to work with is a garish supply of blue Christmas decorations, Gabe helps Angela discover the hidden beauty of hope.

Christmas in Gold

After eighty years, change is nothing new for Astrid. By the time she was twenty, she survived the destructive Nazi regime, caring for her family under brutal circumstances, moving to America, and losing her husband. At forty she was widowed again and left to build a new life with her children. Now, when she faces a move into an assisted living community and meets a young woman on the brink of despair, she resolves to stir up hope through tragedy one more time.

My Thoughts:  I'm loving all the Christmas reads that are coming out.  I love Christmas!  And like the colors on a Christmas tree this book with two short stories is aptly named Colors of Christmas.

And Olivia Newport is a brand new to me author.  A win win!

Christmas in Blue would make a wonderful Hallmark Christmas show.  A grieving, tired woman is in charge of the town's celebration.    And here Angela just wanted to by pass this season.

Then Gabe, the mysterious stranger, comes to town.  All the townspeople are suspicious of him but Angela welcomes and warms up to Gabe.  

A light, sweet novella.

Christmas in Gold is a more emotional, heartwarming short story of an older woman who has seen a lot and gone through a lot in her lifetime. 

She's outlived two husbands, gone through the Nazi regime and moved to America.

Now another change comes to her life.  She is suppose to move to an assisted living community but meets a despairing young woman.

Astrid's life story is a compelling story of God's faithfulness.

*I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review*

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Shiloh Run Press (October 1, 2017)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1683223357
• ISBN-13: 978-1683223351