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The Delaney Christmas Carol, Hooper/Johansen/Preston – Review

Christmas Past by Iris Johansen...Killara, Arizona, 1893. Kevin Delaney doesn't know what to make of the Gypsy beauty he finds rummaging in the attic of Killara, his family's estate. The waif claims she's there to recover an old mirror with extraordinary powers. While Kevin doesn't believe her mystical talk, there's no doubt that a kind of magic is at work on his heart - just in time for Christmas...

Christmas Present by Fayrene Preston...Bria Delaney is at Killara for the holidays when she discovers a mirror that reveals more than her reflection. Appearing in the glass is a startlingly handsome man who just as mysteriously disappears - until she meets him in person that very night. What they see in each other leads to a Christmas they'll never forget...

Christmas Future by Kay Hooper...A breathtaking vision in the legendary Delaney mirror drove Brett Delaney to the other side of the world. Now his father's death bequeath's him the mirror, and the unbearable prophecy it offers sends him back to Killara for Christmas, determined to save the home - and the woman - he's always loved. - FROM THE BOOK BACK

FROM THE BOOK FAERY REVIEWS...I was a little disappointed; it's not that I thought it was bad, it's just that only one of the three stories really caught my attention. I wanted more adventure and/or action to draw something emotional out of me. Of the three stories within the anthology, Christmas Past by Iris Johansen was probably the only one that affected me. I'm not sure if it's because I'm more into historical romance than contemporary or if it's because I found the main characters more powerful than the others.The magic mirror had me intrigued but slowly faded away as I read the next stories. While this won't be a book I would personally reread again for future seasons, this still might be the book for someone else.

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