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Christmas Promise
Christmas Promise | Richard Paul Evans
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This holiday season, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Noel Collection returns with another heartwarming story of secrets, heartbreak, forgiveness, and the true meaning of Christmas. On the night of her high school graduation, Richelle Bach's father gives her and her identical twin sister, Michelle, matching opal necklaces. "These opals look identical," he tells them, "but the fire inside each is completely unique--just like the two of you." Indeed, the two sisters couldn't be more different, and their paths diverge as they embark on adulthood. Years pass, until--at their father's behest--they both come home for Christmas. What happens then forever damages their relationship, and Richelle vows never to see or speak to her sister again. In their father's last days, he asks Richelle to forgive Michelle, a deathbed promise she never fulfills as her twin is killed in an accident. Now, painfully alone and broken, caring for the sickest of children in a hospital PICU, Richelle has one last dream: to be an author. The plot of her book, The Prodigal Daughter, is a story based on her sister's life. It's not until she meets Justin Ek, a man who harbors his own loss, that a secret promise is revealed, and Richelle learns that the story she's writing is not about her sister, but about herself.
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marleed
The Christmas Promise | Richard Paul Evans
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I settled into this knowing I was reading a Christmas love story and forgetting there was a mystery involved. I was probably 2/3 in when I realized oh, wait a minute is this going to happen (insert spoiler here)… Well, yes that deed indeed go down, and yet it‘s still an RPE HEA. …I do love reading his little books this month even though it destroys my GR average page count for the year 😄

DogMomIrene Good to see someone else pays attention to that GR page average. I‘ve actually read several kid‘s illustrated books that I‘m not reviewing or I may post a review with no dates to keep my numbers up. Ohh, my OCD tendencies🤦🏻‍♀️ 3w
marleed @DogMomIrene 🤣🤣 And unless I change up my reading stack, I don‘t have a single chunkster in the plans to compensate for all my tiny reads this month! 2w
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melissajayne
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4⭐️ I really enjoyed the read. It was a cute read. I know I enjoyed reading it more the first time around, but is was still enjoyable. #2023 #fiction #bookreview #reread #bookstagram #christmasstories #romance

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Eggs
The Christmas Promise | Richard Paul Evans
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💧tagged

💧💧an unexpected surprise, depth of characters, setting, prose

#two4tuesday @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 2y
Andrew65 Thanks for the tag 😊 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you for the tag 🏷 2y
SusanLee Thanks for the tag 🤞🏻 2y
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melissajayne
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4.5⭐️ I really enjoyed this book and I know I am a huge sucker for these books. I like that they are sweet and sappy without being too sappy. And I like that there are some difficult issues broached but in a way that you don‘t feel like you‘ve been hit by an anvil. #2021 #fiction #romance #christmasstories #bookreview #bookstagram #ebook #mistletoemaniacs #wintergames2021 +36pts #averymerryreadathon

TheSpineView Fabulous! 3y
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megnews
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I can always count on Richard Paul Evans for a whirlwind romance and a whirlwind read. But I keep on going back for more.

marleed Oh gosh, me too. I can‘t quit them :) 3y
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shellleigh33
The Christmas Promise | Richard Paul Evans
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Great quote!!

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shellleigh33
The Christmas Promise | Richard Paul Evans

Even an open book needs to be read to be appreciated. - Richelle Bach‘s Diary

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Geemom1118
Christmas Promise | Richard Paul Evans
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I love feel good stories around the holidays. Getting ready to start this one. Makes a cute decoration too.

megnews My entire December tbr is always feel good and I included this book this time but I‘m not sure if it will come in from the library on time. 3y
Geemom1118 @megnews Oh no!! Hopefully it will become available and you will get to read it. It is a short book so it shouldn‘t take others long to read it 😁 3y
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Tattooedteacher
Christmas Promise | Richard Paul Evans
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A new arrival for #wintergames. Can‘t wait to start this one. #TeamGameSleighers

StayCurious This looks good! 3y
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