Here now! In this Christmas collection, Weise men still seek Jesus--and love.
Best-selling romance authors Caudill, Putman, and Strong follow three generations of the Weise family in this third collection of Christmas novellas from Kregel that will prove just as popular as the previous award-winning volumes.
"Star of Wonder" by Crystal Caudill
The Christmas-themed maiden voyage of his family's grand steamer ship was supposed to be Aldrich Weise's chance both to instill investor confidence and to romance Celestia Isaacs. Instead, he must foil a criminal and leave his lady love behind forever.
"Beauty Bright" by Cara Putman
Lieutenant Charles Weise served as a Monuments Man after World War II and now works to restore stolen art to rightful owners. Captain Lillian Thorsen pairs up with him not only to return treasures but also to fix the war-torn lives around them.
"Perfect Light" by Angela Ruth Strong
Essential oils mogul Brendon Wise is drawn to Lacey Foster, the event planner for his huge Christmas lights festival. But when he inadvertently makes a spectacle of her on television, Lacey wants nothing to do with him. Will a chance to give gifts to those in need at Christmas be the key to discovering common ground--and maybe love?
Collections like this happen one of two ways: the authors come together and propose an idea or the publisher puts the authors together, sometimes with a connecting idea. For this collection Kregel had a track record of successful Christmas collections and approached the three of us about a collection related to We Three Kings. When I was approached, they specifically asked me to write a WWII related story, possibly set in France. I loved the idea of returning to WWII, one of my favorite time periods to write, but the more I thought about it and researched, the more I leaned toward Germany. Fortunately that worked really well with the direction that Crystal wanted to take her story. It was such fun to work with Crystal and Angela to create the strong generational connections between our stories.