Author : Linda Mahkovec
Publisher : Bublish, Inc.
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 39,78 MB
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1946229725
Christmastime 1944: A Love Story is the fifth installment in the Christmastime Series. A WWII Christmas story of love and family that takes place on the home front (NYC and rural Illinois).
Author : Linda Mahkovec
Publisher : Bublish, Inc.
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 15,62 MB
Release : 2016-11-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 194622913X
Author : Linda Mahkovec
Publisher : Bublish, Inc.
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 15,55 MB
Release : 2016-11-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1946229148
Christmastime 1941: A Love Story, Book Two, opens two days after Pearl Harbor has been attacked. War has just been declared, and New York City is in a state of chaos and panic as it tries to prepare for possible attacks. Following the same characters established in Book One, and introducing a few new ones, it tells of the power of old loves, new loves, and friendship. It continues the love story of Lillian and Charles, the adventures of Tommy and Gabriel, and depicts two bittersweet romances: that of Izzy and her fiancé Red, and that of the office manager at Drooms Accounting, sixty-year old Mrs. Murphy, and her Brendan.
Author : Linda Mahkovec
Publisher : Bublish, Inc.
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 25,8 MB
Release : 2016-11-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1946229164
Author : Linda Mahkovec
Publisher : Bublish, Inc.
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 30,95 MB
Release : 2016-11-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1946229156
In Christmastime 1942: A Love Story, Book Three, the Axis forces are winning, and America struggles to find its footing in the war. Men leave to fight and women join the workforce. New York City vibrates with energy, romance, tension, and urgency. Yet love burns brighter than ever, bringing people together and giving them hope for the future. The famous Stage Door Canteen in Times Square provides the background for one of these romances – between the proud, but wounded, Edith Mason and the Shakespearean actor, Desmond Burke.
Author : Linda Mahkovec
Publisher : Bublish, Inc.
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 10,39 MB
Release : 2019-10-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1647040027
In the final book of The Christmastime Series, the war is over. After years of grueling combat, heavy losses, and heartbreak, the first Christmas after the war promises to be a memorable one. Millions of servicemen are hoping to make it home in time for Christmas. Lillian Drooms anxiously awaits the return of Charles, fearing a final disaster. Izzy has opened a line of communication to Red, but what her future holds remains a mystery. On Kate’s farm, her eldest son has made it home––but will her other two sons return from the Pacific? Ursula lives in dread of Friedrich’s impending departure and wonders if she’ll ever see him again. And unexpectedly, Jessica gives her heart to a returning soldier, only to be rejected by him. Can this first Christmas after the war be a happy one?
Author : Linda Mahkovec
Publisher : Bublish, Inc.
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 45,99 MB
Release : 2018-09-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1948543702
CHRISTMASTIME 1939: Prequel to the Christmastime Series introduces the reader to the world of Christmastime. Set in Brooklyn, we meet the young widow Lillian Hapsey and her two sons, Tommy and Gabriel. Even though the Christmas season is just around the corner, Lillian has no Christmas spirit. Alone, unhappy with her job, and plagued by financial concerns, Christmas has become a burden to her. Overshadowing everything is the war in Europe. Despite the setbacks, Lillian is determined to give her sons a happy Christmas. Can she rekindle her girlhood love for the holiday season? Rediscovering her touchstone just might be the key to unlocking the excitement and magic of Christmas.
Author : Linda Mahkovec
Publisher : Bublish, Inc.
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 28,18 MB
Release : 2022-02-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1647044987
“A lucidly described coming-of-age tale” [with] “a mysterious, almost mythic feminine glamour.” – Kirkus Reviews From the author of the best-selling CHRISTMASTIME series, comes AND SO WE DREAM, a coming-of-age story set in 1970. Twelve-year-old Joey Roland is sent away to family friends while his parents try to work things out. He’s eager to leave sadness and secrets behind in Chicago and head downstate to the small town of Greenberry, where the Vitale family awaits him. He thinks of their town as boyland—a world of bike riding, fishing, and going barefoot. Though initially shy of the beautiful teenage daughters—Anne, Vita, and Beth—they welcome him into their lives of adventure, beauty, and dreams. Joey especially bonds with the middle sister, Vita, and her all-or-nothing pursuit of an acting career. Joey's “there must be more” merges with Vita’s “I must make it happen” resulting in a magical summer where the town of Greenberrry becomes the crucible for two desperate dreamers.
Author : Linda Mahkovec
Publisher : Bublish, Inc.
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 15,4 MB
Release : 2023-01-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1647046734
The love continues in this sequel to the beloved Christmastime series. In New York City, the playful antics of Gabriel and his friend Billy bring together an assortment of people to celebrate Valentine's Day at The Red String Curio Store—with unintentional results. In rural Illinois, Jessica attempts her hand at matchmaking, against the advice of her family to leave well enough alone. In both places, love, friendship, and family come together in a heartwarming celebration of 1946 Valentine's Day. With the war over and everyone wanting to get on with their lives, will this Valentine’s Day be full of love?
Author : Linda Mahkovec
Publisher : Bublish, Inc.
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 34,10 MB
Release : 2022-10-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1647046106
Not a love story—and yet a story of love. Love for a city, the artist’s way, and dreams. When the indomitable, though introverted, Honora Gorman moves to New York City to pursue the writer’s path, she is both awed and overwhelmed by the city’s beauty and energy. Yet she’s convinced that this is the place where her true self will finally emerge. Her beloved notebooks will chronicle her at-long-last journey. Over the course of several decades, her path often veers and detours as she stumbles over the obstacles of jobs, love, places to live, growing older, and the sense that time is running out. Yet pushing her ever forward is the exuberant persistence of storytelling—her “conversation with life”—and her do-or-die determination to stay true to her dreams. Will she triumph in the end? Are such dreams attainable? The result is the fanciful story of Honora’s writing life woven together with fairytales, whimsy, and wonder.
