Christmas at Corgi Cove
by Annie England Noblin
Rosie Reynolds had come to lakeside Corgi Cove as a lost, lonely girl abandoned by her own mother, but there she discovered a true place to call home. She loves her Corgis, Bonnie and Clyde; loves the lakeside life; and loves her aunt and uncle most of all. But when she discovers their struggling inn is about to be bought out by some big city chain, she hatches a plan: to win a contest naming theirs the best Christmas-themed inn in the USA. It’s a long shot, but she knows if the whole town pulls together that they can do it.
But she didn’t count on Everett St Claire, who emerged from his gleaming, black BMW, straightening his tie and asking himself how did a big-city guy like him find himself in a speck on the map like Corgi Cove? And how fast could he get back to the city? After all, it couldn’t be that difficult to convince one elderly couple to take the money to retire.
He didn’t count on getting sucked into life on the lake. Sure, the people might be…eccentric, and Rosie might seem like a pain in the backside, but there was something alluring about the place. And with the holidays nearing, and the deadline looming, Rosie and Everett were about to discover the magic of a Christmas at Corgi Cove.
My Rating:
Favorite Quote:
She wanted to be happy. Really, she did. She just didn’t know how to get there.
My Review:
I always enjoy this smooth scribe’s work, her writing is a pleasure to read, easy to fall into, and unfailingly engaging. She always manages to cleverly incorporate naughty yet endearing animal antics in between small-town eccentrics and quirky humans and places all within the most unusual of communities while still managing to give them real-world problems to overcome and personal issues to hamper them. Annie England Noblin’s amusing tales have tails.
Annie England Noblin lives with her son, husband, and three dogs in the Missouri Ozarks. She graduated with an M.A. in creative writing from Missouri State University and currently teaches English and communications for Arkansas State University in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She spends her free time playing make-believe, feeding stray cats, and working with animal shelters across the country to save homeless dogs.
You had me at animal antics and small towns 🙂 This sounds like the perfect holiday read!