Merry Christmas Stories by Jeff R. Spalsbury is a wonderful collection of short Christmas stories that will leave you feeling all warm and fuzzy. They are just perfect for the Christmas season! Some will make you laugh and others will leave a tear in your eye but what they all do best is reflect the magical spirit of Christmas.
There are all kinds of stories so there is something for everyone. There are ghosts, angels, matchmaking, and lots of love within the pages of the book as is the case of the elderly couple sitting by the sea and reminiscing about their past and how they met. There are strangers who give of themselves and find that they get so much more in return from doing good. You know how you read some stories and you just feel shivers…well that’s how I felt reading some of these as in the story where a ghost rescues people in need on the highway at Christmas time and this year he finds the perfect woman for his lonely brother.
There are 25 short stories and there were a few that stood out as my favorites. My absolute favorites that I’ll share though were Santa’s Missing and Santa’s Found. Helen arrives in detective Nick Tracer’s office with all the money she has in the world – $1.06, and wants to hire him to find Santa Claus. You see her mom is a single mom and they just don’t have the money for Christmas but while Helen is ok with not getting anything herself, she is worried for her younger siblings. Now normally Nick spends Christmas on a serious drunk and even after Helen leaves he still intends to do that but he can’t get her out of his mind. So he sets about seeing what he can do to bring Christmas to this family. Then to top things off he finally realizes that Santa is going to have to be him so he dresses as Santa and heads over to the house. While Nick is doing a huge good deed by helping this family he is totally unprepared for what happens to him while he’s there and to find that out you’ll just have to read the book.
The author does a really great job of bringing the Christmas spirit into your heart. This collection is full of wonderful characters and despite some of these stories only being a short few pages they will worm their way into your heart and stay there. If you’re one of those people who love to read a few Christmas books over the holidays this would make a great pick. I liked it because I could pick it up and read a story and then put it down if I had to. I also really liked it because it left me feeling good and in the Christmas spirit. It’s well worth the read this Christmas!
I read Merry Christmas Stories by Jeff R. Spalsbury for his book tour with TLC book Tours. Be sure and check out the other tour stops to see what others are saying about the book. Be sure and check out the Jeff’s website and you can purchase your own copy of Merry Christmas stories here in the US and here in Canada.
GIVEAWAY DETAILS
I just happen to have an extra copy of Merry Christmas Stories by Jeff R. Spalsbury because my copy took an extra-long time to make it through to Canada so I’m going to share it with one of my readers. Because it’s my own copy I’m opening it to all of my readers worldwide! To enter…
- For 1 entry simply leave me a comment entering the giveaway.
- For 2 entries, follow my blog. If you already do, thank you, and please let me know in your comment so I can pass the extra entry on to you as well.
- For 3 entries, blog or tweet this giveaway and spread the word.
This giveaway is open worldwide! I will draw for the winner on Saturday, December 17/11. Good luck to all!
Source: Review copy received for review from TLC Book Tours and the Publisher. I received no compensation for this review.
I love Christmas stories collections, nothing helps to enjoy the Christmas atmosphere like a good book!
This sounds like the perfect book for the cold season! Hot tea, cookies, open fireplace … *sigh*
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Ooh can I enter as it is international? You know how much I love Christmas! I already follow your blog hun. And I am off to tweet about it now.
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Well since I am in South Africa, if I won the book would probably arrive here just in time for Christmas which would be appropriate !
Thanks for the giveaway and for opening it to worldwide entries. Much Appreciated.
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Sounds like a delightful Christmas collection. Thanks for the giveaway Dar. (follower of course)
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I love Christmas stories to get me into the spirit of the season.
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I have always loved reading Christmas stories, this one sounds really good.
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Hey sounds great! I need more Christmas stories.
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I have been considering what I want to read for the holiday season, and it sounds like this might just be the perfect choice! Thanks, Dar, for the great review, and thanks also for the great giveaway! I think I will go ahead and throw my hat into the ring for this one!
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holiday stories are some of my favorites
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This looks like the perfect book for the Holidays. Thanks for the giveaway.
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A Christmas story a day for 25 days – wonderful!!
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Hi! I would love to read it! Thanks for making it international. Best regards from Barcelona, Spain
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I’ve blogged about your giveaway. Here’s the link: http://abilingualbb.blogspot.com/2011/11/sorteo-internacional-merry-christmas.html
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I love Christmas stories.
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This sounds really sweet 🙂 Perfect for this time of year. Happy Thanksgiving Dar!
Thank you for the wonderful giveaway, I’d love to win!
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Christmas stories always have a little extra magic to them. Thank you.
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thanks for the chance to read this wonderful book 😉
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I’m a new follower and I’d love to win this book!
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Im glad that you reviewed this one…sounds like a great way to get myself into that holiday spirit!
I love reading Christmas books/stories during the holidays. Looks like a good read too.
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I like the idea that there is a real diversity to the stories 🙂
I am going to look for this one; I could use a little holiday spirit right about now.
I think the fact that there are 25 stories in this collection is PERFECT – one for each day of December leading up to Christmas. YAY!
Thanks for being on the tour.
I love reading Christmas stories. I wish the season was longer so that I had more time to read them all. :^)
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I love holiday-themed stories this time of year. I used to have a great big book of all kinds of Christmas lore – stories, essays, recipes, anecdotes etc. Over the years its disappeared so I try to collect books regarding Christmas whenever I find some!
Please enter me in this giveaway!
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I am a sucker for Christmas stories.
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I love a good Christmas story, so a bunch is even better.
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nothing better than a collection of Christmas stories.
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Thanks for this great give-a-way.
I love Christmas Storied! This book sounds really great!
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