02186cam a2200253 4500 360411650 TxAuBib 20181016120000.0 181016s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780764230783 0764230786 (OCoLC)1035809897 TxAuBib Witemeyer, Karen. The Christmas Heirloom [Paperback Book] : Four Holiday Novellas of Love Through the Generations. 1st. Bloomingtom, MN : Bethany House, 2018. Perfect for the Christmas season, four beloved authors bring their bestselling, award-winning talents to a multigenerational collection of romantic holiday novellas. In stories ranging from 1820s Regency England to present-day Washington state, readers will be treated to Christmas tales of an heirloom brooch passed from mother to daughter for almost two hundred years. Will the family legend claiming the brooch brings love to its recipient hold true for these women separated by the years but bonded together by the ties of family? In Kristi Ann Hunter's "Legacy of Love," Sarah Gooding never suspected returning a brooch to an elderly woman would lead to a job . . . and introduce her to the woman's grandson. While he may be far above her station, she can't help but notice that his desire to make this Christmas special for his grandmother matches her own. In Karen Witemeyer's "Gift of the Heart," widow Ruth Fulbright uses the family brooch as collateral for a loan from a wealthy resort owner. But the more she comes to know the man behind the stern businessman, the more she hopes for a second chance at love as the holidays draw near. In Sarah Loudin Thomas's "A Shot at Love," Fleeta Brady's rough-and-tumble childhood means she prefers hunting to more feminine activities. She never expected her mother's brooch might be how a fellow hunter turns her attention from competition to romance one December. 20181016. Hunter, Kristi Ann. Thomas, Sarah Loudin. Wade, Becky. TXBAY