Christmas Longings — Ev Bishop

Random circumstances brought them together. Love made them family.Christmas has been a hard time of year for 73-year-old Nell McMurphy since her daughter Katie passed away, but now that she's a widow, retired, and has lost her beloved old dog? It's excruciating. She wants to be strong, to find some way to carry on and to do something with meaning while she still has time left, but she is just so tired, so very, very tired.Needing to flee memories, she books a stay at Cedar Mountain Lodge, a beautiful remote ski resort, where she plans to hide away from the holidays. Before she retreats, however, she's determined to go through with her personal annual memorial for Katie, part of which involves handing out her daughter's favorite treats to homeless people. While doing so, Nell runs into a man named Owen, who is far too interested in her well-being for her liking, and a woman named Marilyn, who runs an art therapy class and whose family runs a local soup kitchen. Nell enjoys the encounter, but it underscores her deep loneliness.Arriving at Cedar Mountain Lodge, she is shocked when chance throws her, Owen, Marilyn, and family together again. As she spends more time with Marilyn and her daughter Stevie, her longing for family and connection intensifies. And as she gets to know Owen, she is appalled by the desires he kindles.It might be better to have loved and lost than to never to have loved at all . . . but Nell can't risk any more loss, so where does that leave her?If you're a fan of heartwarming second-chance holiday romances with later-in-life heroes and heroines, along with a few furry friends, you'll love this volume of the Soul Sisters at Cedar Mountain Lodge series!✓ Don't miss a Soul Sisters book - download them all today!Book 1: Christmas Sisters – perma-FREE prologue bookBook 2: Christmas Kisses by Judith KeimBook 3: Christmas Wishes by Tammy L. GraceBook 4: Christmas Hope by Violet HoweBook 5: Christmas Dreams by Ev BishopBook 6: Christmas Rings by Tess ThompsonBook 7: Christmas Surprises by Tammy L. GraceBook 8: Christmas Yearnings by Ev BishopBook 9: Christmas Peace by Violet HoweBook 10: Christmas Castles by Judith KeimBook 11: Christmas Star by Tess ThompsonBook 12: Christmas Joy by Judith KeimBook 13: Christmas Shelter by Tammy L. GraceBook 14: Christmas Secret by Violet HoweBook 15: Christmas Longings by Ev Bishop