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A Shopkeeper for Christmas (Spinster Mail-Order Brides Book 33) Kindle Edition

by Zina Abbott (Author), V. McKevitt (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 154 ratings
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Eva Barker cared for her father until his death. Now past the age most women marry, she does not know what to do with her life. Unhappy working for others at a wage that barely supports her, she allows her roommate to talk her into responding to an advertisement placed by a man looking for a wife. He has a young son who needs a mother’s care. At her age, she realizes the best she can hope for is a widower. All she can hope for is that the man’s heart be big enough to allow her in, too.

Owen Cardsdale is at his wit’s end. He has a mercantile to run and a motherless son, Willie, who, at age seven, needs more direction and attention than he has time for or the desire to give. His Aunt Aggie occasionally watches Willie in the hours after school, but she insists that what Owen needs is another wife to be a mother to his son. Owen acknowledges that, for Willie’s sake, he might consider a marriage of convenience, but takes no steps in that direction. Much to his dismay and befuddlement, he soon realizes he underestimated his aunt. Eva arrives at her new home a few weeks before Christmas only to discover her new family does not consider her a gift. If it were not for the support of Aunt Aggie, she would pack up and return home. Will hearts soften and open up during this season of celebrating the birth of Christ.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08M6JRDGS
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (December 3, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 3, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3024 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 116 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 154 ratings

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Zina Abbott

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ZINA ABBOTT is the pen name used by Robyn Echols for her historical novels.

Except for the first year of her life, Robyn has lived in California. She started her young life in San Diego and has had gradually moved northward. She has been writing since she was in junior high school.

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The author currently lives with her husband in California near the “Gateway to Yosemite.” She is a member of Women Writing the West, American Night Writers Association, and Modesto Writers Meet Up. She currently lives with her husband in California near the “Gateway to Yosemite.” She enjoys any kind of history including family history. When she is not piecing together novel plots, she pieces together quilt blocks.

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Lori Dykes
5.0 out of 5 stars A Special Gift!
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2021
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Wyoming 1972
"Owen, you need a wife. More to the point, that son of yours needs a mother."
Famous words from Owen's Aunt Aggie (you will love her!). His wife Jenny had been gone for over a year and a half and it had been him and his seven year old son, Willie. Aunt Aggie had moved out to help take care of Willie and Owen. But now she had a beau and she knew Owen needed a push.

Solution? Put an ad in for a mail order bride!! How I loved this story and Eva who answered the ad!
Eva had lost everyone but her sister and was working as a kitchen helper at a hotel. Her roommate was answering ads for a mail order bride and that is how she found Owen.

What was a little different is that Eva agreed to come out and get to know him and see if they suit.
It was a wonderful journey with a few ups and downs, but in the end, love always wins! Sigh.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Eva
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2021
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A lovely story about Owen and his Willie. What the war and marrying young, his first marriage wasn’t what he had hope now. As a widow, his aunt is pushing him to marry. A very good, sweet story.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Determination
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2020
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Without a push, the journey would not have begun. Without a purpose, the determination to come together in thought and action would not have happened. Good story!
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5.0 out of 5 stars these are real close t life every day.
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2021
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I love reading these kind of book. I read a lot of thriller's, and then i read these for a couple of days to bring me back down to earth. Loved this book.
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Pamela Hastings
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful story!
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2020
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This is a wonderfully, sweet, touching story perfect for Christmas reading. Second chances for a happy family after
the loss of loved ones.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Shopkeeper for Christmas
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2020
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This is the story of a spinster becoming a mail order bride to a shopkeeper that has a son finding a family
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Ronda Clark
5.0 out of 5 stars A Sweet Story
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2020
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Stories with precocious children in them are delightful! Willie is a wonderful boy and Eva will be a perfect stepmother for him and wife for Owen!
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BrigitteR
3.0 out of 5 stars The story is OK but nothing more.
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2022
This story was one that took me longer to read than I would normally be, and the reason simply being that I just didn't like it very much...
Characterization was also not optional, at least not in my mind, and it somehow felt a bit hollow.
Therefore I can not give more than nice three stars to this story.
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