christmas on snowbird mountain

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Summary: A Heartwarming Story with Emotional Punch
Review: After years of caring for her mother, Susannah Pelton needs to experience life at its fullest. She's devised a list of adventures and she tackles them one by one. During a bridge jump she lands on rocks and breaks her arm, and when she moves on to her next quest--to create a lasting work of art--she becomes the wounded red bird who will heal Cherokee Ryan Whitepath's young daughter Nia from Separation Disorder, according to the hunky mosaic artist's grandmother.

Ryan reluctantly invites Susannah into his home on the pretext of providing art lessons in exchange for office work, but he's desperate to help his young daughter who shuns everyone but Susannah, who herself has experienced great loss. It's what Susannah has come for; it's another quest to complete and mark off her list. She'll only stay until Christmas. Love gets in the way, though, and Ryan must somehow convince her that life on Snowbird Mountain is the most rewarding quest of all.

Fay Robinson's final book is a tribute to her enormous talent. Her characters' realism makes this a page turner to the very end. Not only is she a consummate artist with story and words, but in Christmas on Snowbird Mountain she has superbly dealt with real life situations in a manner where they are believable yet don't overshadow the romance. Do yourself a favor and seek out all five of her books for your keeper shelf. Talent like this comes along rarely. Very Highly Recommended.

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Summary: FASCINATING LOVE STORY
Review: I felt Susannah's fascination with the legends of Snowbird Mountain - with Ryan Whitepath and his Cherokee heritage and his love for his daughter, Nia.

I couldn't understand how Susannah could get involved sexually with Ryan when she knew she couldn't stay.
That kind of bonding always leads to heartbreak for one partner when the other is selfishly going to go on their way.

They were adult [maybe]enough to make their choices not strong enough to avoid temptation.
Ideally one does not make a sexual advance unless one is ready to make an emotional commitment. Why do authors continually make this mistake. There is too much PMS [premarital sex] carried on today to the detriment of the young.

Wonderful story otherwise, and great but misguided characters, enough humor, emotional tension and uneasy love to make a great story. Loved Nana and the repartee with brother Joe.

I thoroughly enjoyed the revealed insights gained by the author from her research into the Cherokee of South Carolina -- I didn't know that they lived there.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED --M definitely a keeper to enjoy again.

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Summary: A must Read for all who believe in love and family
Review: I was totally captivated with this book. The characters, description of the scenery, heritage and traditions made me feel as if I was there with Susannah and Ryan. The touching and complete love that Ryan had for his daughter was truely wonderful to read and feel. This was the first book that I have read by Fay Robinson but certainly will not be my last. I just found a new favorite writer.