The Kissing Tree: Four Novellas Rooted in Timeless Love

Book Blurb

Bestselling novelist Karen Witemeyer joins award-winning authors Regina Jennings, Amanda Dykes, and Nicole Deese for this Texas-sized romance novella collection. Each of the authors' unique voices is on display in stories where courting couples leave a permanent mark of their love by carving their initials into the same oak's bark.

In Regina Jennings' Broken Limbs, Mended Fences, a small-town teacher has her credentials questioned by a traveling salesman.

Karen Witemeyer's The Kissing Tree Inn tells the tale of an unlikely woman building a very unexpected lover's retreat.

From Roots to Sky by Amanda Dykes follows a young WWII naval airman who heads to Texas to meet the sister of a lost compatriot.

Heartwood by Nicole Deese is a modern-day romance where the aftermath of a giant storm brings changes for the owner of a historic inn.

                                            

My thoughts:

One of the best novella collections I have read in a long time, of course that’s what I expected and exactly what I got from these four amazing authors.  I loved how carving the couples initials in the kissing tree played an important part in each of the novellas and how much I looked forward to finding out which couple would be next to share in that time-honored tradition.

Each of the stories are set in different time periods spanning from 1868 to the present, and I loved each and every one of them.   They are heartwarming stories filled with charming characters who will stay with me for quite some time.   The Kissing Tree is definitely going on my keeper shelf because I will want to read this collection again. I highly recommend this to readers of all ages.

I received a complimentary copy from the publisher.  All opinions are completely my own.