Monday, November 10, 2014

Review - Quilted by Christmas


Quilted by Christmas
by Jodie Bailey
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Pub. Date: October 21, 2014
ISBN: 978-1426773617
Pages: 240
Buy Link: Amazon
Blog Tour: http://litfusegroup.com/author/jbailey

Review:

While seeing a quilt-themed book may turn off some readers, I have enjoyed reading the Quilts of Love series, which every new installment has a new plot and set of characters that are written by a different author. Quilted by Christmas by Jodie Bailey was released to bookstores last month. Typically, I'm not in the mood for Christmas in November, but I have found myself watching a couple holiday movies on the Hallmark Channel and I have read a couple of Xmas-themed books as well, so I went ahead and signed up to review this book.

Quilted by Christmas centers on Taryn McKenna, a young woman who has had a rocky life with the death of her parents and the breakup with her high school sweetheart, Justin Callahan, who left her to join the army. She promised that she would never trust her heart to anybody ever again. She is determined to finish her college degree and to be a successful teacher to middle graders. Then of course she is going to continue to look after Grandma Jemma.

Then the unthinkable happens - Grandma Jemma has a heart attack! With her health declining fast, Grandma Jemma is going to teach Taryn how to sew an Irish Chain quilt, a tradition that has been in their family for years. The quilt will be for Taryn's cousin Rachel as a wedding present.

Taryn's life takes another unexpected turn when Justin renters her life, leaving her no other choice but to tell him her true feeling for him.

After reading just a few chapters, my first thought was that the plot sounded like a Christmas movie on the Hallmark channel, which is ironic since I have been watching a few holiday movies on the channel this month. Overall, Quilted by Christmas is a pretty good read, though there are a few predictable moments, but I still enjoyed it for what it was - a well-written Christmas romance.


*Disclaimer - I received a complimentary copy in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.


About the Author:

Jodie Bailey is Tarheel born and bred. After 15 years as a military spouse, she settled with her family back in North Carolina. She is the author of the military suspense novel Freefall and is a contributor to a devotional for military families, Fighting Fear: Winning the War at Home. While not working on her next novel, she teaches middle-schoolers to love writing as much as she does.

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