Review: Enjoyed this wonderful group of Stories
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 20, 2013
A Christmas to Remember is an anthology with short Holiday stories from Jill Shalvis, Kristen Ashley, Hope Ramsay, Molly Cannon and Marilyn Pappano.  I wanted this mostly for the story by Kristen Ashley, as I love everything Chaos, but I was pleased to find I enjoyed all 5 stories."Every Year" by Kristen AshleyI'll admit, I already loved Shy and Tabby and Landon (and the rest of the Chaos crowd) before reading this story.  So it was no surprise that this story made me squee.  I love that Tabby and all of the Allen's did their best to show both Shy and Landon what a "normal" family Christmas was like and include them in theirs.  This story had it all, it was heartwarming, while also hilarious, bittersweet, and as always, left me craving more."Have Yourself a Messy Little Christmas" by Molly CannonThis is the first story of Molly's I've read.  I enjoyed Dinah and Lincoln's story.  I found it to be comical, but sweet too and  I liked that it wasn't just a quick relationship.  They both had to get over their work a holic ness to find that they had more to give each other."Silent Night" by Hope RamsayThis story is one of second chances. Maryanne has come home to a ask for help from a cousin she hasn't seen in years, she's down on her luck and the only thing she wants is to make a good life for her baby so he doesn't grow up like she did. Instead of finding her cousin, Maryanne ends up in the barn of Daniel. It doesn't take long for things to move on from there.  I thought that Maryanne and Daniel were great together and they fit as a couple.  I only wish the story had been a little longer so that things could have progressed at a less speedy pace, I think that would have made story better. I enjoyed the short time with them though."Dream a Little Dream" by Jill ShalvisIan and Melissa's story was wonderful.  Ian and Melissa had an arrangement in the past, but when things starting to get serious, she walked away leaving Ian unsure where they stood. Then a fire changes everything.  From the dream that was interrupted by the fire alarm to the rescue, I wasn't sure which way things would go. I was happy to see how things ended though.  Melissa was great at getting things back on track  with Ian."A Family for Christmas" by Marilyn PappanoI enjoyed this story, and even though it was short, it didn't feel rushed. The instant connection between Jared and Ilena was believable. I enjoyed watching Ilena change Jared with her happiness. She showed him that what he needed wasn't necessarily what he had wanted.  The ending was wonderful.Copy was received from netgalley for honest review.