Upon a Midnight Clear [Anthology 5-in-1]

by Jude Deveraux (Contributor)

Legend, Colorado ("The Teacher", # 2)

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Just in time for Christmas, a beautiful collection of festive love stories from five bestselling romance favourites.

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Pretty sure I have a copy of this stashed away in a box somewhere, but grabbed this at the library as a seasonal treat. Five winter-themed stories revolving around finding happily ever after, often in unlikely places.

Deveraux's takes place in Legend, CO in the old west and features a teacher and her son making a desperate gamble. The other four are more contemporary. Howard's provides an element of suspense typical of her stories and was my favorite of the bunch, although Stef Ann Holm's Holly Jolly berry competition made me smile.
In The Teacher, Kathryn answers an ad for a private teaching position on a ranch where she thinks she and her son will be safe from her vengeful ex's family; In Christmas Magic, Kim makes peace with her estranged father and falls in love too; in Jolly Holly, Isabel joins forces with John to win the berry picking contest, and both find love too; in If Only in My Dreams, Quinn finds a half frozen stranger on her doorstep and doesn't know whether he's friend or foe.
I only read Jude Deveraux story and it was ok. So much focus on the conflict between the two that I wondered if they would ever get to the romance. Christmas also didn't come into play until the very end. Kathryn goes to Colorado to be governess for Cole's son.

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Jude Deveraux is the author of 25 New York Times bestsellers, including High Tide, The Blessing, An Angel for Emily, Legend, and The Duchess. She began writing in 1976, and to date there are more than 30 million copies of her books in print. Ms. Deveraux is currently at work on her next novel. She lives in Connecticut. (Publisher Provided)

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Allison, Margaret (Contributor)
Holm, Stef Ann (Contributor)
Howard, Linda (Contributor)
Stewart, Mariah (Contributor)

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Canonical title
Upon a Midnight Clear [Anthology 5-in-1]
Original title
Upon a Midnight Clear: A Delightful Collection of Heartwarming Holiday Stories
Alternate titles
The Teacher (by Jude Deveraux) (by Jude Deveraux); Christmas Magic (by Margaret Allison) (by Margaret Allison); Jolly Holly (by Stef Ann Holm) (by Stef Ann Holm); If Only in My Dreams (by Mariah Stewart) (by Mariah Stewart); White Out (by Linda Howard) (by Linda Howard)
Original publication date
1997
People/Characters
Kathryn McGregor; Cole Jordan
Important places
Legend, Colorado, USA; California, USA; Montana, USA
Dedication
Christmas Magic:
For my parents... Merry Christmas.
Jolly Holly:
For my father and mother,
Frank and Gloria Wysocki,
who've always believed
If Only in My Dreams:
For Katie and Becca,
who make all my seasons bright
First words
The Teacher:
"I don't see why—"
Christmas Magic:
Kim leaned back in her chair and studied the abstract oil painting in front of her.
Jolly Holly:
John Wolcott lounged in the doorway of the California Republic Saloon with a cold beer in his hand.
If Only in My Dreams:
With her Land Rover happily eating up the miles in the afternoon sun, Quinn Hollister headed north on Route 191 about sixty miles outside of Billings, Montana, determined to be home befo... (show all)re dinner.
White Out:
It was going to snow.
Original language
English
Disambiguation notice
Do not combine the individual stories with the whole anthology. Parts should never be combined with the whole.

Anthology contains:
The Teacher by Jude Deveraux
Christmas Magic by Margaret Allison... (show all)r>Jolly Holly by Stef Ann Holm
If Only in My Dreams by Mariah Stewart
White Out by Linda Howard

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Fiction and Literature, Romance
DDC/MDS
813.0108334Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in EnglishBy typeShort fiction
LCC
PS648 .C45 .U66Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureCollections of American literatureProse (General)
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