{"id":50,"date":"2009-11-10T14:32:36","date_gmt":"2009-11-10T14:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackbeltmama.net\/bbmreview\/2009\/11\/10\/lakeshore-christmas-the-lakeshore-chronicles-by-susan-wiggs\/"},"modified":"2009-11-10T14:32:36","modified_gmt":"2009-11-10T14:32:36","slug":"lakeshore-christmas-the-lakeshore-chronicles-by-susan-wiggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackbeltmama.com\/bbmreview\/2009\/11\/10\/lakeshore-christmas-the-lakeshore-chronicles-by-susan-wiggs\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakeshore Christmas (The Lakeshore Chronicles) by Susan Wiggs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cI wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by MotherTalk<\/a> on behalf of Lakeshore Christmas and received a copy of the book to facilitate my candid review. In addition, Mom Central sent me a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

What is it about small town America that draws us towards it?  Is it the simple life that we really all desire, or is it the honest people we imagine living there, or the great sense of fellowship?  I find myself drawn to stories set in these small towns, being pulled into a life I think I would enjoy immensely.  <\/p>\n

Lakeshore Christmas<\/em>, part of The Lakeshore Chronicles by Susan Wiggs, delivers that small town feeling at a time of year that reminds us what friends, faith, and simplicity really mean in our lives.  The characters are typical, but that's what makes them so endearing to us…the reserved librarian with a past, the Hollywood star\/rocker with a heart of gold, the struggling teenage mom, the bad teenagers who find the right path. And of course, the conflict…<\/p>\n

At the heart of the story is the town Christmas pageant, the one thing that can save the characters and the heart of the town.  In the end, miracles will happen and it makes the reader believe again in the goodness of others.  <\/p>\n

Lakeshore Christmas<\/em> makes you want to get those decorations out and start baking cookies.  Grab a cup of tea and your coziest blanket and enjoy a heartwarming and fulfilling novel! Thanks for MotherTalk<\/a> for hooking me up with yet another delightful read!<\/p>\n

TKDDaughter gives Lakeshore Christmas<\/em> a:<\/p>\n

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\u201cI wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by MotherTalk on behalf of Lakeshore Christmas and received a copy of the book to facilitate my candid review. In addition, Mom Central sent me a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.\u201d What is it about small town America […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t