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    The Christmas Cookie Collection
    The Christmas Cookie Collection
    The Christmas Cookie Collection
    Audiobook11 hours

    The Christmas Cookie Collection

    Written by Lori Wilde

    Narrated by C.J. Critt

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    About this audiobook

    The New York Times Bestselling Author ofThe First Love Cookie Clubreturns to Twilight, Texas,with one brand-new story and three storiesnever before in print!

    There's a legend in Twilight, Texas. It says that if on Christmas you sleep with kismet cookies under your pillow and dream of your one true love, he will be your destiny.

    Carrie, Raylene, Christine, and Flynn are all members of the Christmas Cookie Club. Each has a story to tell, and each discovers the miracles of the season and the power of love.

    Carrie: Reconnects with her high school sweetheart . . .the only man she's ever loved.

    Raylene: Discovers that the daughter she gave awayat birth is living right in Twilight . . .

    Christine: Has given up on love . . . until the man ofher dreams walks through her shop door.

    Grace: It's Christmas Eve and Flynn and Jesse Calloway are thrilled to be expecting a new baby. Then Flynn's car hits a patchof ice, and Jesse must move earth . . . and heaven . . .to save her and their unborn child.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateOct 29, 2013
    ISBN9780062306395
    The Christmas Cookie Collection
    Author

    Lori Wilde

    Lori Wilde is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 64 books. She is a former registered nurse and lives in Texas with her husband, Bill.

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    • 2/5
      Digital audiobook read by C J Critt.From the book jacket: There’s a legend in Twilight, Texas. It says that if on Christmas you sleep with kismet cookies under your pillow and dream of your one true love, he will be your destiny. Carrie, Raylene, Christine, and Flynn are all members of the Christmas Cookie Club. Eash has a story to tell, and each discovers the miracles of the season the power of love.My reactionsI knew going into it that this collection of novellas (originally published separately) would be a schmaltzy romance. I’ve read another work by Wilde previously and liked it; I found this one charming for its genre, though unremarkable. Despite the book jacket blurb, I found the chief refrain to be the legend of the town fountain – throw a penny into the fountain and you’ll be reunited with your high school sweetheart. Whatever.It was a fast read and satisfied my need for a little Christmas in July, but I’ve basically forgotten the characters and their stories already. C J Critt does a good job of reading the audiobook. She set a good pace, and had clear diction.
    • 5/5
      I loved this Collection!! four great stories about the great folks in Twilight Texas. A town that loves Christmas!!

      Carrie - a past love returns. Can the passion and love still be there??

      Raylene - a stranger comes to town and starts working for Raylene. Earl's no where around. What does this all mean?

      Christine - a long ago friend returns to Twilight. Could they have been more if Eli hadn't moved away so suddenly. Can they now??

      Grace - Jessie & Flynn have finally found happiness until......

      You really need to grab this book and find all the answers. You won't regret it. It's a fabulous read I recommend for everyone.
    • 5/5
      There's a legend in Twilight, Texas. It says that if on Christmas you sleep with kismet cookies under your pillow and dream of your one true love, he will be your destiny. — Carrie, Raylene, Christine, and Flynn are all members of the Christmas Cookie Club. Each has a story to tell, and each discovers the miracles of the season and the power of love.Carrie: Reconnects with her high school sweetheart . . .the only man she's ever loved.The town myth is that if you throw a penny in the fountain you'll be reunited with your high school sweetheart. Carrie and her sweetheart Mark eloped to Vegas, but annulled the marriage right after they got home. Mark went off to college, promising that he'd come back for her and never spoke to her again. Carrie stayed in Twilight and runs the local yarn store. She hates Christmas because that's when her mother died and also when Mark left. Now he's a big Hollywood celebrity hosting a reality show. He's on his way to Twilight to do a segment on the town myth. Seeing him again makes Carrie realize that she had never stopped loving him, but she isn't so sure about risking her heart again. I liked the way that she pushed back against his Hollywood charm and pointed out that he wasn't following the dreams that he'd had. Mark had never been back to Twilight but seeing Carrie again reminds him of all the good things about his hometown. He realizes that he wants another chance with Carrie if she'll just trust him this time. I ended up really liking Mark. In spite of the director wanting to totally trash the myth, Mark stood up for the town and for Carrie. I liked the way that he went after what he wanted.Raylene: Discovers that the daughter she gave away at birth is living right in Twilight . . .Raylene own the local bar and ran it with her husband Earl until he walked out on her the year before. He found out that she had had a child that she gave up for adoption when her previous in-laws paid her to go away. He wasn't mad about the baby, he was angry that she had kept it secret from him. Now she just doesn't seem to care about anything except wondering if Earl will ever come back. She has also thought about that baby girl every day since she gave her up. Then a young woman comes to the bar looking for a job. Raylene gives her a job as a waitress and lets her stay in the upstairs apartment. She gets the feeling the young woman is hiding something, but she doesn't push. There's something about her that calls to Raylene. I loved seeing her connect with Shannon. Raylene got a couple of Christmas wishes granted by the end. Shannon had found out the truth about her adoption earlier in the year, but she was recovering from her divorce. The man she had married was a con artist who stole almost everything Shannon had. Now she wants to confront her mother and find out the truth of what happened. She decides to take the job at the bar to get to know Raylene first. She connects pretty quickly with Raylene and finds that there are many similarities between them. She also discovers that she feels far more at home in Twilight than she ever did in New York. Shannon also encounters Nate, a former Navy SEAL with issues of his own. He's immediately smitten with Shannon and works hard to court her. He knows she has trust issues because of what her ex did, but he has the patience to wait her out. I really liked all the sweet dates he took her on.Christine: Has given up on love . . . until the man of her dreams walks through her shop door.My favorite of the stories. Christine owns the Twilight Bakery and makes wonderful cakes and cookies. Her love of baking gave her something to focus on after she was in a car accident that ended her Olympic dreams. That accident also took away her ability to have children, ending her dreams of having a family of her own. Then a blast from her past comes through the bakery door. Eli was her crush when they were in high school. Now he is a widower with four kids and he needs a birthday cake for his oldest daughter. Even though they haven't seen each other in sixteen years their connection is immediate. I loved the way that Eli didn't waste any time asking her out. Their date was really sweet and I loved seeing how compatible they were. There was also some pretty good heat between them, though they worried that their relationship was moving too quickly. I loved how quickly three of Eli's kids took to Christine. The oldest daughter was a pill, but completely believable in her attitude. It was great to see Eli and Christine talk out their expectations and move on in a realistic way.Grace: It's Christmas Eve and Flynn and Jesse Calloway are thrilled to be expecting a new baby. Then Flynn's car hits a patch of ice, and Jesse must move earth . . . and heaven . . .to save her and their unborn child.Flynn and Jesse are preparing for their first Christmas and the arrival of their baby. Things haven't been easy for them since Jesse was released from a prison sentence for a crime he didn't commit. Finances are really tight as Flynn is going to college and Jesse is trying to get his business back up after a fire. But they know that they can handle anything as long as they're together. When they go out delivering Christmas to a poor family, Jesse gets caught up in some trouble. He sends Flynn on home while he straightens things out, but she isn't there when he arrives home. An ice storm had hit earlier than expected and she slid off the road. To top it all off she went into labor, alone in the fog. With the help of a dog who appeared at his house, Jesse goes off in search of Flynn, arriving in the nick of time. It was so sweet to see how nervous he was about being a father and how happy he was when the baby arrived.
    • 5/5
      Oh My where do I start with this one? The Christmas Cookie Collection contains so many of my favorite things I'm not sure which one to tell you about first.First of all if you have read a lot of my reviews you know that I love Christmas stories. I'll read a good Christmas story in the middle of July given the chance. However when it gets to be this time of year and I am given the chance to read a Christmas story, I am beyond ecstatic. Ireally enjoy Lori Wilde's work. She has a wonderful talent of creating fun charismatic characters that I just can't help but adore. Then she has set these wonderful characters in a small town! Yet another one of my favorite types of stories! So we have a WONDERFUL Christmas theme, we have Lori Wilde whom I am a huge fan of, and a couple of small town romance stories all in one book. I think to say I loved this book it putting it mildly. OK now I'll tell you a little bit about each story in the FABULOUS book.Carrie The Christmas Cookie Chronicles #1: When Carrie's first love Mark Leland returns to twilight, it throws Carrie's world into chaos. Mark is in town to film a Myth Busters reality show. I loved that the town has so many sweethearts that have been together since high school. However the show is in town to disprove this theory of high school sweethearts staying together due to a wish in a fountain. I really liked Carrie she is just trying to get through the holiday season and not end up spending time with Mark when he is in town. However when these two are together there is no doubt they still have feeling for each other. There is a lot of drama over the TV Show and a really nice reunion romance story with Carrie and Mark. Raylene The Christmas Cookie Chronicles #2: Raylene Pringle and her husband Earl are separated due to the secret that Raylene kept all these years. She had a baby girl that she gave up at birth. Earl doesn't take the news well and disappears. Raylene is having a tough holiday season. When Shannon shows up to answer the help wanted sign Raylene hires her and offers her a place to live. There's a little more to Shannon's story then she reveals right away. I loved the romance between Shannon and Nate Deavers. Nate really is just an all around good guy. He is exactly the type of guy Shannon needs after what her ex put her through. I don't want to tell you too much here. I'm just going to say that I love this story and I adored the end. This was one of those feel good Christmas stories for me. Christine The Christmas Cookie Chronicles #3: Christine receives some disappointing news and she is just not in the HO HO HO holiday spirit this year. That is until an old friend from high school, Eli Borden, walks in the door. He is in need of a birthday cake for his daughter. However after meeting Christine again he finds he wants more then just a birthday cake. These two have a wonderful chemistry together. Eli has his hands full with 4 children at home. When Christine first meets Eli's children, things do not go well. Can Christine and the Eli find a way to blend their lives together to get that that happily ever after that all Twilight residents are finding with their high school loves? Grace The Christmas Cookie Chronicles #4: I have to admit that Grace was probably my favorite story in this book. Flynn and Jesse Calloway have both had sad things happen in their past. However now they are expecting a brand new bundle of joy. I have to admit that once I started this story there was no putting it down. Once the snow storm started I knew major drama was on the way. Flynn is stranded in the car and very much in labor. Jesse has to find his wife in the middle of a major snow storm with heavy fog. There is plenty of drama in this story and it kept me completely enthralled. I don't want to give anything away but this is another one of those fabulous endings that I just LOVED. On the whole I loved Carrie, Raylene, Christine, and Grace. As I said I think Grace was probably my favorite story, but they are all wonderful. I love Christmas stories, I love small town romances, and Lori Wilde has yet again created several wonderful stories that kept turning the pages quickly. If you are like me and enjoy Christmas stories and small town romances or either one, I think you should check this one out. I think you will really enjoy all 4 stories contained in this collection. So what are you waiting for click the link and get your copy ordered! I was given the opportunity to read this book to share my thoughts with you. As always it has been my pleasure to share my thoughts with you on the wonderful Christmas story.
    • 5/5
      THE CHRISTMAS COOKIE COLLECTION by Lori Wilde is an exciting Contemporary Holiday Romance Collection. Featuring Carrie, Raylene, Christine, and Grace set in Twilight, Texas. Carrie, Raylene, Christine and Flynn are members of the Christmas Cookie Club. Follow them as they find the power of love, and the miracle of the Christmas season. The Twilight legend is that if you sleep with a kismet cookies under your pillow your will dream of your true love and find your destiny. Twilight is a small town filled with holiday magic, love and acceptance. Well written with engaging characters and a timeless storyline. Ms. Wilde is a constant storyteller who weaves her magic time and time again. Each story is short and a fun read. I would recommend "The Christmas Cookie Collection" for your holiday read. Heartwarming throughout! A great collection of stories and one not to miss. Received for an honest review from the author and/or publisher.RATING: 4.5HEAT RATING: MILDREVIEWED BY: AprilR, Courtesy of My Book Addiction and More
    • 5/5
      The Christmas Cookie Collection by Lori Wilde Love this book-it's four stories in one to begin with and I have read many of the authors books about Twilight and love them all. Especially like Christmas themed ones.I have read the other Club books and love the town and people for all the charity work they do for others.This book starts out with Carrie, Carrie MacGregor and she hates Christmas.She runs the town yarn store after the original one in town burned down. She heads up the town knitting club also and it's just a week from Thanksgiving.The knitters ambushed her into decorating the shop because they knew why she'd never do it herself and we learn as the story goes on the reasons why...This story also follows Mark Leland who is returning to the town to host his 'Fact or Fiction' myth buster show...He is torn between keeping his promise to Carrie about NOT mentioning their busted relationship or cashing in on that for the show...Hot steamy sex scenes and he knows he lives on the west coast and she in Texas and there's no way they will ever be together and she knows she may have him one night but forever??Loved the scenes with Christmas decorations, so very detailed!.Next section of this book is about Raylene and we know from previous books that she was once married to Earl (for 35 years) but when he found out about something in her past that she neglected to tell him about he left on Christmas eve.She works at the Horny Toad Bar in town... She wanted closure and agreed to let Nate, a returned from the war SEAL hang up Christmas decorations for her. She also put a 'help wanted' sign in the window of the bar.Shannan Dugan had wandered into town and applied and got the job. She had been dealt a raw hand after her grandparents had died..Lots of mysteries and secrets and I love the talk about the cookie swap!Hot steamy sex scenes...Last section is about christine who runs the local bakery and she's just created a new cookie from her own recipe. I love this as I love to experiment myself once a year.Her cat had recently died, she'd never have kids and her parents were in Europe to spend Christmas with his brother, who is a GI.Eli, who she had known from high school was back in town to get a cake for his 14 year old daughter's birthday. They have a lot of time to catch up on...Love the idea of fantasy vacation, camping and hiking! They both know they have to take things slow but their physical attraction to one another says differently.There is no way this is going to work, they each have businesses that are so far apart from one another...the birthday party does not go as planned and it could be the end of their relationship...This section is about Grace. Flynn and Jesse celebrating a really good Christmas despite their past and the baby is about to be born..They are delivering a Christmas Angel gift to the family less fortunate this year. The weather man advised of the ice storm about to hit the area.Love little tips at beginning of each chapter for a perfect Christmas. His past once again catches up with him...Community comes together...I received this book from Edelweiss by HarperCollins in exchange for my honest review.
    • 5/5
      By: Lori WildePublished By: AvonAge Recommended: New Adult - AdultReviewed By: Arlena DeanRating: 5Book Blog For: NORReview:"The Christmas Cookie Collection" by Lori Wilde was truly four beautifully written stories that all had the 'Christmas Theme.' Story one was of Carrie Mac Gregor ...The story starts with Carrie displaying that she hated Christmas. In Twilight, Texas Carrie owned the Yarn Burn store and its was close to Thanksgiving. What will her life take on as the knitting club ('gossipy knitters') would be in her shop soon. Did they have something in mind for dear Carrie during this holiday? Who was Mark Leland who was returning to the town to take own a 'Fact or Fiction myth buster show(Reality Show?)' Once they had been so "smitten enough to run off to Vegas...but it was one dumb weekend out of their life." What had they once meant to each other? Was there any truth to the 'legend of Jon Grant and Rebekka Nash? Who ever thought that 'Twilight's sweetheart legend...if you throw a penny into the fountain and which for it you'll be reunited with your HS sweetheart. Did Carrie still have a attraction for Mark? This novella was a good romantic story that you will have to pick up to see what will happen between Carrie and Mark. In the end will Carrie love Christmas? Check out this read to find out.Story two was of Raylene Pringle who had once been a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader...now owed the Horny Toad Bar(country and western bar). Once married to Earl, but he "found out about something in her past that she neglected to tell him and so...he left on Christmas eve." What was this secret that Earl had discovered after thirty-five years? Raylene had lied to Earl about money she had received ... they had wed and now it seemed like there marriage was over because he was gone. Now it seemed like Raylene 'was in limbo, waiting for the love of her life to return.' Raylene needed to go on with her life because she wasn't taking care of herself...'she made no decisions' and her business was not being taken care of properly because she was trying to do it all by herself. Yes, she needed help. However, their was Nate Deavers who was from the 'war Seal' who had become friends with Raylene and offered to hang her Christmas decorations for her. Was divorce in Raylene future? So, she thought maybe with the Christmas holiday coming she needed a plan of action...'forward motion.' As the read continues Shannon Dugan shows up at the 'Horny Toad Tavern.' Who was Shannon? What secrets did she have? Now, to get the rest of the good novella you will have to pick up this read. Be ready for mystery and secrets and even some 'steamy sex scenes' that will be revealed in the interesting read.Story three was of Christine Noble was the owner of the town's local Twilight Bakery and she had created a special cookie from her own creation as she had done many times during this time of Christmas. It was "the right combination of chewy crispness...And pretty darn tasty." With all of this was she happy?Christine was spending the holidays without her parents due to the fact they were visiting her brother and his family in Europe. Christine had stay behind due to a wedding cake she had to prepare for a 'Christmas Eve Wedding.' Her cat 'Cocoa had just died and lastly she had received some bad news from her specialist. What was this?...You will have to find out by picking up this wonderful read. So, we find Christine was putting everything into her bakery to take her mind off of the troubling things that surrounded her life. Thank God for her friends that came into her shop to help cheer Christine up. Would this be enough to keep her from feeling sorry for herself? Had Christine suffered...due to accident he had a permanent limp...giving up one thing she loved most....and now...life just seemed so unfair.Eli Borden, a widower, with four children from Jubilee, Texas was looking for the best cake for his daughter Sierra's birthday and was lead to the 'Twilight Baker' which was a half hour drive from his place. Would you know that the owner of this bakery was a HS friend that 'he'd once kiss behind the school gym two day before his family moved to Jubilee. Who would have thought Eli would see her again..."she was a sweet blast from the past." Would she remember him? Yes! Now after sixteen years he now talking to Christine...just like old times. Was there 'physical attraction' between these two coming to the surface? Eli had "walked into her bakery swaggering back into her life and she was feeling all those complicated feelings again." Now, how would Christine send Christmas?Christine realized that she had 'two choices...allow sadness and loneliness to overwhelm her, or put one foot in front of the other and move on." As for Eli after seeking Christine after sixteen years...had 'feeling come galloping back?To get it all you will have to pick up this read to see what was in store for Eli as he pursues Chrissy. Was this something "magical...fate... and Destiny? I really enjoyed this novel by this author and I am sure you will too!Book four was of Flynn and Jesse with a baby(Grace) soon to be born were celebrating a Christmas...thing were tight for them but they were determine to make it... she had purchased a tree and put on a ornament that her mother had given her...however, it had fallen and was broken up into many pieces...Flynn was having a hard time at it because she was missing her mother who had died of ALS. Now, she and her husband were out delivering Christmas Angels gifts 'to the less fortunate before the weather got to bad. For Jesse things had once been bad for him..."sending ten years in prison, even for a crime he hadn't committed." But know things were different he was not only a husband but soon to be a father...a Dad. But before this would happen...this is where I say you must pick up this good read to see what all with happen as Grace arrives.Wow! this was some good reading of four Christmas novella's that once you started reading you will continue on to the next one. This is a smooth read where one read will lead you into the next one. In the end you have a beautiful read of four well written Christmas story of a Christmas season in the town of Twilight, Texas where you will find all of the characters so well developed and to very intriguing. it may seem that you know some of them. Would I recommend "The Christmas Cookie Collection?" YES!!!