Trouble is brewing at Bedford Books, and it’s weighing heavily on Maribelle Reed.She loves Clem and Ginnie, the owners who turned the bookkeeping over to her a few months ago, but now they’ve hired accountant Joel Stewart to investigate the store’s finances. Will he point the finger at her, with the accounting mess only recently
Trouble is brewing at Bedford Books, and it’s weighing heavily on Maribelle Reed.She loves Clem and Ginnie, the owners who turned the bookkeeping over to her a few months ago, but now they’ve hired accountant Joel Stewart to investigate the store’s finances. Will he point the finger at her, with the accounting mess only recently coming to light? It all started when Maribelle’s hunt for a secret stash of peppermint tea (her favorite stress reliever) led to a mysterious tin of papers that may hold the key to the bookstore’s financial crisis. Maribelle used to love Christmas with all her heart. But this year, with a failed romance and so much on her mind, she simply can’t find the childlike joy she always had this time of year.Will she and Joel live with misunderstanding between them, or will they come together to solve the puzzle? What secrets lie behind each of their quirks? (He always wears purple; she’s obsessed with peppermint tea.)Can Maribelle rediscover the joy of Christmas, or possibly allow herself to love again? Will Joel trust her enough to open up about his past?
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Needs editing This book has promise but needs serious editing. There was a rush to publish and time, editing, and rewrites would have produced a much better book. The message is good, the story premise is good but the characters are shallow and boring and need fleshing out. The dialogue is stilted and often confusing. I could not finish this book and can not recommend anyone read it.
Great first book This is the authors first book and I’m excited to see what she does with future novels. I enjoyed the story very much. I felt the plot was plausible and the characters were likable and relatable. Another reviewer mentioned that the characters seemed childish which was funny because I thought they seemed more mature than most of the newly 30 singles that I know. This book was a fast-paced and interesting read and I cant wait to see what happens with the characters next.
Cleverly written. I enjoyed the descriptive language, scripture references and actual prayers. The quaint, but modern-day setting was interesting. Itâs the first time I have seen text messages between characters in a novel. I would recommend for Christian readers.