About the Book
When Cody Hawk returns to Canyon Springs,
Arizona, to make peace with his ailing father, his bad-boy reputation is
still intact. So is his love for the woman he was forced to leave
behind. But the privileged Paris Perslow is still off-limits. When Paris
needs his help with the annual holiday gala, Cody braves the town's
disapproving glances for a second chance with his first love. Years ago
Cody promised he'd return for her. But with everyone and everything
against them, what will it take to prove to Paris that his love is the
perfect gift?
Would like to say that the website is out of date it appears
This book was released in November 2014
This was a well loved library book that was reviewed
My Review
“High Country Holiday”
by Glynna Kaye takes us back to Canyon Springs in this tale of anger,
hurt, forgiveness, and trying to make sense of the past. I found
this story to be one of those stories where I just wanted to slap
people around because of their attitudes, alright I know they are
fictional people and I am a Christian but really read this book and
see what I mean, for others might be feeling the same thing.
Paris is a young woman
who is trying to figure several things out in her life, and trying to
figure out where she is going. Her heart though is there for all the
world to see, and in some ways I wonder if she wasn't being taken
advantage some in this story. Granted what I think of her being
taken advantage of, is part of the plan for the over all story, but
still it just shows a little more about Paris' character. Please
don't get me wrong she is not some push over who is going to roll
over when push comes to shove, for she does indeed have a backbone.
Cody, oh here is a hero
that my heart just ached for from the moment I started to read his
point of view on page 10 (larger print book) and throughout the
entire book I was rooting for Cody. There are things that have
shaped Cody into the man that he is now, and who he doesn't want to
be. We are given little hints here and there about what happened in
his past and then to see his present day, it is just a testament to
what being determined and the love of good people can do in a
person's life.
There is a truth that has
been hidden for too many years that when it is revealed the effects
are far reaching with misunderstandings and suspicion. When the
truth is revealed finally, things are not that easy, but as always
when the truth is revealed there is a freedom in moving beyond what
has been hidden. There is work that is need to done in completely
moving on, but by the end of the book there is enough progress to
know that a happy ending is going to be there (and lets face it, this
is a fictional book where there should always be the happy ending).
The Christmas season is a
good and bad time for one of the characters due to the past memories,
but over all the Christmas season is just the time setting for the
book, but the message of Jesus coming for all is there. I also did
enjoy the message that even Jesus didn't have money so there was no
one out of Jesus' and God's reach if we accept that love. This may
not have very noticeable but I came away from this book with that
message.
Hopefully all who read
this book will walk away from the book with something special for
them with the holiday season just around the corner, and enjoy this
book like I have.
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