Silver Bells

Ev Bishop

Jan 2018 · River's Sigh B & B Book 5 · Winding Path Books

About this ebook

Their love was an unexpected gift. Can it last?

Christmas, wonderful as it is, can also be a time when losses, failures, and secret hurts hit extra close to home. It certainly is for Bryn Hale and Sean Carson, two strangers traveling a lonely stretch of highway in a brutal snowstorm.

Divorced by her husband because of her inability to have children, and devalued by her family who sympathize with her ex, Bryn believes all the negative things she’s been told about herself. She decided long ago that love and marriage are permanently off the table.

 

Special event organizer Sean Carson is mourning the loss of a dream. Officially separated for six months, he finally knows beyond doubt that the woman he was with for ten years doesn’t love him and maybe never has. All he wants is to love fully, totally and forever—and to have someone love him the same way. But does that kind of relationship even exist? 

 

When a car accident forces their introduction and lands Bryn and Sean together at magical River’s Sigh B & B, Sean finds himself smitten. Bryn feels the attraction too, but her desire for self-protection runs deep. Plus, Sean has tipped his hand. He wants kids. It only makes sense for them to go their separate ways, but matters of the heart don’t always follow logic. Bryn musters her courage and lets herself fall for Sean.

 

Then Sean gets terrible-wonderful news from his ex: he’s going to be a dad. What will he do? Be the loyal, stand-by-your-woman man he’s always thought he was and go back to her—or keep his promise to Bryn?

 

Fans of heartwarming small-town contemporary romance, Christmas holiday romances, and friends to lovers stories will fall in love with River’s Sigh B & B and never want to leave! 

Ratings and reviews

A very sweet and moving story. These days my reading preferences tend towards more spicy stories and mostly in the M/M Romance genre. That said, I have a few favorite authors whose stories I will always read and Ev Bishop is one of those authors. I've been a huge fan of her River's Sigh B & B since the first book came out in January 2015. I've only had time to read Ev's story (Silver Bells) in this collection of novellas from nine different authors and just this one story is well worth the cost of this anthology (99 cents when I bought it). Bryn and Sean meet on a snowy night just before Christmas. They are both stranded in a snow storm and end up sharing the only cabin available at River's Sigh B & B. Bryn is suffering from very low self-esteem due to her jerk of an ex-husband. Sean is tired of the treatment he's received from his off-again-on-again girlfriend. Something almost magical seems to happen to them while they are at River's Sigh. This story had me in tears at many places; sad tears at times for Bryn and Sean and sometime happy tears for them; that's my favorite kind of story. While I would classify Silver Bells as mostly a sweet story it also has a hint of spice in places. For a relatively short novella the story really packed a punch for me. Sean and Bryn are perfect for each other but a relationship between them just can't be that easy; a bit of conflict is inevitable but the ending to this story is perfect. And, if you like epilogues as much as I do, Ev Bishop has written a wonderful one for Bryn and Sean; it was just perfect! I'm ready for more River's Sign B & B stories, Ev. Are you listening? <smile> I wish that River's Sign B & B was a real place that I could go visit.

This is an Awesome collection of holiday stories! My favorite story was Silver Bells by Ev Bishop I love when I get to read about a trip to River's Sigh B & B. I loved Bryn and Sean and was really excited to see old friends from the other books in the series. If you haven't read the others in this series I highly recommend them. These stories get you in the holiday spirit ready to start that wonderful holiday spirit!

It does not get much better than Christmas at River's Sign B & B. Bryn cannot see to drive further. Sean careens off the road in the storm. Together they make it to River's Sign B & B. This story is novella length but the characters and situation are extremely well developed. Two broken souls, distant family, disappointments about children - can all be resolved at River's Sigh? Sweet romance I could not put down.