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MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n The sixth novella in The 12 Brides of Christmas series, “The Gingerbread Bride” is short, sweet, and funny. So far this novella is the most humorous one and had me laughing almost throughout. I am having a delightful time reading the various Brides of Christmas stories and look forward to the rest of them.<\/p>\n Maddie is in love with Harlan but is too impatient to wait for him to reciprocate. In order to hurry him up, she procures a “love potion” but panics when she discovers Harlan has eaten the entire plate of gingerbread she made with the “potion”. The results are hilarious but to tell more would give away the entire story.<\/p>\n Even with its humor, “The Gingerbread Bride” has a very important lesson about waiting on the Lord rather than trying to rush things through one’s own efforts. I remember Abraham having to learn a similar lesson.<\/p>\n This book was provided for review by Shiloh Run Studios.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n More About The Gingerbread Bride<\/em> with Amy Lillard<\/strong><\/p>\n Amy Lilliard\u2019s first historical novella starts out with a common problem but her heroine Maddie seeks an unusual solution in\u00a0The Gingerbread Bride.<\/em><\/p>\n Maddie\u2019s weakness is lack of trust in God. As a result, \u201cshe\u2019s so desperate to find love that she grows impatient and takes matters into her own hands.\u201d<\/p>\n The results, of course, backfire in a curious way involving a\u00a0Christmas\u00a0gingerbread man.<\/p>\n Set in\u00a0Arkansas\u2018\u00a0Ozarks\u00a0following the\u00a0Civil War,\u00a0The Gingerbread Bride<\/em>\u00a0features a zany young woman, the voice of reason in her younger sister and a lonely young man, Harlan, invited to Christmas dinner.<\/p>\n Amy enjoyed writing the story because of the close relationship between Maddie and her sister Grace. \u201cIt\u00a0made\u00a0me miss my own sisters. We don\u2019t live close, but we always have each other\u2019s back\u2014even when we mess up,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n A history major in college, Amy was always intrigued by this time period, \u201ca nation rebuilding, still growing and pushing westward, settled, but still a little wild.\u201d<\/p>\n During the writing of the novella she researched the location and period clothing, but also \u00a0mistletoe traditions and when they started, Christmas trees in America, Christmas cookies, and wedding cakes.<\/p>\n \u201cThe idea that everyone is one of God\u2019s children grew out of the story itself,\u201d Amy added.<\/p>\n Christmas in the Lilliard household involves a big meal served around a fancy set table.<\/p>\n \u201dBut what makes the celebration different from year to year is we tend to invite anyone and everyone to come eat with us. It seemed natural to me that the pastor would invite Harlan to dinner. He has no family close and needs to be with others on Christmas Day. Family can mean so much more than those joined by blood or marriage.\u201d<\/p>\n Amy has enjoyed working on\u00a0The Twelve Brides of Christmas Collection.<\/em>\u00a0\u201cI feel so blessed to be a part of such a wonderful and talented group of authors. I have made some great friends.\u201d<\/p>\n Who is Amy Lilliard?<\/strong><\/p>\n For more information about Amy, please visit her website:\u00a0amywritesromance.com<\/a><\/p>\n You can also find Amy on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MY REVIEW: The sixth novella in The 12 Brides of Christmas series, “The Gingerbread Bride” is short, sweet, and funny. So far this novella is the most humorous one and had me laughing almost throughout. 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\n<\/div>\nMaddie Sinclair loves Harlan Calhoun, but feels like she can\u2019t get his attention, so she visits an eccentric woman in the Ozark Mountains for an herbal mixture\u2014a love potion\u2014that she bakes into a batch of gingerbread cookies. When Harlan suddenly proposes, Maddie is torn by guilt and confusion. Is this true love or just the herbs talking?<\/div>\n<\/div>\nPurchase a copy of The Gingerbread Bride<\/em><\/strong> HERE<\/a>.<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nPublished author,\u00a0expert corn bread maker, and Squirrel Princess. Amy is a native of Mississippi who\u00a0currently lives in Oklahoma with her husband and son.<\/p>\n