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by Jane O'Brien (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 out of 5 stars (60)
After 35 years, Kim has reason to believe that her husband has been cheating on her. She decides she needs some time away so she can get through this devastating news. After being prompted by her friends, she agrees to go to a bed and breakfast quilting weekend, where she hopes she can get some perspective on her life and what is to become of her now. The Kindred Spirit Bed and Breakfast is a beautiful historic inn and the attentive hosts are just what Kim needs. While quilting with her friends, Beth and Andy, over hot chocolate and lots of laughs, her low spirits slowly begin to take a turn for the better. The inn seems to bring her some peace, and the slow pace allows her time to reflect on her marriage and family. As the heavy snow begins to fall, Kim's memories are turned toward the past -- days with her children and her loving husband. Can she learn to forgive? And does she want to? What does God expect of her? As she continues to pray for herself and her family, a Christmas miracle affects all who are present and brings Kim's dilemma into focus
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07PHLJ6B4
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 4, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 527 KB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 177 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 - 18 years
  • Best Sellers Rank: #1,726,162 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 out of 5 stars (60)

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Jane O'Brien

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Jane O'Brien discovered her love of writing at the age of ten when she wrote her first ten-chapter book in pencil on notebook paper. She passed it around to all of her friends at school and told them she wanted to be an author. And that planted the seed.

O'Brien's career life has been varied. She was a piano teacher for over 50 years, a librarian, and a professional proofreader. She is also interested in genealogy, having worked on her own family tree, as well as her husband's, for over 40 years, which helps to color most of her novels.

Today, as a grandmother, Jane is finally fulfilling her lifelong dream, after successfully having her thirtieth book published, which includes two trilogies, one six-book series, two Christmas novellas, and two time travel series. She lives in West Michigan and writes clean romance and time travel with a little history, mystery and family entanglements, all set in her part of the state.

The stories she weaves are about family and the intricate connections of relatives, past and present.

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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  • Sonia B.
    5.0 out of 5 stars magic of Christmas
    Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2022
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    Since I’m trying to go back and read all the past books of this author, I keep pleasantly being surprised how fantastic they all are . This story showed the magic that happens when soulmates go through troubling times and have faith that it will work out.
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  • Karolyn L. Madison
    5.0 out of 5 stars Uplifting
    Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2019
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    A great story and a reminder that life does have ups and downs. With prayer and trust in God and an open heart things will work out. Very uplifting. Jane has a way of drawing you into the story and making you feel like the characters are real and they are your personal friends.
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  • Linda
    5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Author
    Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2022
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    I loved the characters.
    Jane O'Brien makes the characters feel like you want to be their friend.
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  • Jean Mader Booklover
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Christmas Miracle!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2019
    Format: Paperback
    For many of us, Christmas is our favorite season and no matter what the calendar says, we are always delighted to have Christmas thoughts. Books and novellas that bring the Christmas spirit to life are my favorite reads. I am delighted to immerse myself in a world of evergreens, lights, pretty packages and tantalizing bakery aromas. Pair that with a variety of vibrant and well-developed characters, who may be facing a few challenges that only the hope and joy of Christmas can resolve, and you have…

    A BRAND-NEW CHRISTMAS NOVELLA BY AUTHOR JANE O’BRIEN!

    Kindred Christmas allows us to return to the charming and comforting Kindred Spirit Bed and Breakfast featured in an earlier book by the author. But before we get to the B&B, we must read Chapter One of this novella, a chapter that is what one of the most impactful first chapters I have ever read.

    In Chapter One, we learn about Kim and Neil. They have been married for over 30 years and have a comfortable life and two grown sons. It’s almost Christmas when Neil jolt’s Kim’s world. “Kim had turned 53 but she didn’t think of herself as old. But apparently her husband thought she was.”

    Is her marriage over? Kim is devastated and decides to leave her home and her husband and retreat to the Kindred Spirit Bed and Breakfast to join her friends. Beth and Andy (Andrea) stay at the Kindred B&B each year before Christmas to relax at the lovely place and also attend a quilting workshop. Can her friends, as well as the understanding proprietors, Nora and Chase help her through this terrible time, or will it take a Christmas miracle?

    As her fans know, Author Jane O’Brien is a splendid storyteller, and with her simple but comfortable writing style she is able to transport us to the lovely Lake Michigan area. Ms. O’Brien gifts us with heart-warming descriptions of people, their feelings, thoughts and dreams. She gives us beautiful word pictures of the food, decorations, and activities. Add to all that a splash of humor and wit and you will feel like you are staying at the Kindred B & B with Kim and her friends- and I wish I could! And as usual, the cover of this book is enchanting!

    “Kim had always had a strong sense of right and wrong, a moral compass for the family. But at times that also made her rigid and unforgiving.”

    Near the end of the story we see that Kim is changing.

    “Kim bowed her head in prayer and asked God, ‘Was it really the end? Is that what her Creator wanted?’”

    And her husband was also bowing his head in prayer, asking God for forgiveness.

    Does a happy ending await? You will be delighted, charmed and in awe of the Christmas Miracle that transforms the Kindred Spirit Bed and Breakfast. I highly recommend Jane O’Brien’s latest lovely book, and her second Christmas novella. No matter what day it is, it’s always Christmas in our hearts.
    Many thanks to the author for a review copy. This is my honest review.

    And if you haven’t read Jane O’Brien’s The Kindred Spirit Bed & Breakfast (White Pine Trilogy Book 3), please do! You do not need to have read it to enjoy the Christmas novella, but this is one of my favorites by Jane and I know you will enjoy it. Here is the blub.

    “Nora is curious about the portraits of the original owners from the 1850s, which are hanging on the walls. The hair stands up on her arms whenever she passes one of them. Something is going on in this house, and Nora needs to find out what. She reaches out to a guest at the inn to help her discover the secrets of the past, which may resolve the problems of the present.”
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  • Sylvia Street
    5.0 out of 5 stars More Than A Christmas Novella
    Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2019
    Format: Paperback
    I have been given an Advanced Review Copy from the author and this is my honest review.
    This novella is written for Christmas but Author O’Brien has written a piece with real meaning for any time of year. Created with real life issues, as a reader I found many bits of wisdom and benefit in The Kindred Christmas.
    O’Brien takes the reader back to a prior setting in Taylor Ridge and a visit to her previous creation of the Kindred Spirit Bed and Breakfast. She enhances the previous characters and introduces new persons with real life issues and emotional struggles. Kim comes for a respite weekend with girlfriends to retreat from sorrow and lighten her Christmas spirits and is met with an experience more personally moving.
    O’Brien skillfully weaves a storyline with natural twists but surprising turns to create a novella worth reading more than once. The characters are realistic and their circumstances engaging. The author again shares interesting facts in such an unobtrusive manner for those of us who grew up in Western Michigan.
    I am impressed with how the author betters the development of story characters and improves her plots with each new book. This novella may be short but its effect is long lasting. Very well done for young adults to those of us who have lived long enough to relate to the novella.
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  • Pamela G.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Book two of Jan O’Brian’s trilogy. I can’t wait for book three.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2021
    Format: Kindle
    The perfect Christmas book. A real life Christmas story built into a mid life crisis drama. I really enjoyed the ending and how everything pulled together. I love the way the couple prays and waits for God’s guidance. I believe this book has the potential to inspire other couples to better appreciate their life companion, if they are open.
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  • Linda S
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Story to Enjoy!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2019
    Format: Paperback
    The author gave me an ARC of this book. This review is my sincere and honest opinion.

    Have you ever had the opportunity, or wished for the opportunity, to have a getaway with your besties?? In this delightful novella, Kim and her two best friends escape for a few days together to the quaint and unique Kindred Spirit Bed and Breakfast. And if this isn’t charming enough, add the special magic of just days before Christmas!
    The friends few days together are filled with good food, intimate fireside chats, laughter, tears, and several unexpected turns of events.
    The characters are so real and interesting; the setting is comfortable and inviting. A Kindred Christmas is a delightful, absorbing novella; a perfect ‘get away’ read for any time of year.
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  • c kelley
    5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas of forgiveness and love
    Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2020
    Format: Kindle
    Wonderful characters and storyline. A few predictable events but such fun and unexpected ones also. I love happy endings, and I am happy I wasn't disappointed. I even found a character mentioned with a name spelled the same as mine, which is very unusual. Anyway, you won't be disappointed.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Held to Ransom
    Reviewed in Australia on June 27, 2021
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