A Cherry Cola Christmas

Ashton Lee

Oct 2015 · A Cherry Cola Book Club Novel Book 4 · Kensington Books

About this ebook

Christmas is coming to the small town of Cherico, Mississippi, and there’s no better way to prepare than with the Cherry Cola Book Club’s feast of good food, good books—and good people...
Cherico’s newlywed librarian Maura Beth Mayhew is back from her honeymoon and she and Jeremy McShay are settling into married life. Maura Beth’s father has even given them the down payment on a charming cottage. But as the holidays approach, Cherico’s economy is struggling. Beloved local shops have closed, jobs have been lost, and there’s even a mysterious crime spree afoot. Amid the gloom, Maura Beth decides what the community needs is a healthy dose of Christmas cheer—which means a special meeting of the Cherry Cola Book Club...
Along with the delicious potluck offerings everyone has come to expect, Maura Beth has invited members and the public to share their most uplifting stories—and share they do. From poignant stories of grief and renewal to joyful stories of love and new life, Cherico’s residents infuse the gathering with so much hope and courage they just might inspire a culprit’s confession, and conjure a holiday miracle that could save the town—and Christmas...
“A Cherry Cola Christmas is filled with the quirky, funny and charming characters we’ve grown to love and whose poignant tales become the true blessings of Christmas. This book belongs under every tree this season.”--Christa Allan

"An intrepid librarian, a book club feast, and a cozy, heart-warming Mississippi mystery--what's not to love?"--Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

Ratings and reviews

A Cherry Cola Christmas by Ashton Lee is the fourth book in The Cherry Cola Book Club series. Maura Beth McShay and her husband, Jeremy are returning from their honeymoon in Florida (The Keys). She returns to find out that someone stole tip money off a table at The Twinkle. Also, several businesses are closing or relocating to another town. Things are not looking good for Cherico, Mississippi. Maura Beth decides to hold a special meeting of The Cherry Cola Book Club for Christmas. She is hoping that many of the townspeople will come and she wants people to share inspirational stories. Maura Beth is hoping the stories will inspire the people of the town (to find a way to save their town) as well as put them in the right mood for Christmas. I liked the quirky characters in this book. I found Cherico, Mississippi to be a lovely town with good Christian values (I would love to find a town like this). This is the first book in the series that I have read, but it can be enjoyed without having read the first three books in the series (though it would be helpful). I give A Cherry Cola Christmas 4 out of 5 stars. If you enjoy Christian stories with just a hint of a mystery (that was child’s play to solve), you will enjoy A Cherry Cola Christmas. This book will put in the mood to celebrate Christmas in a different way (without all the gifts and hoopla). I received A Cherry Cola Christmas from NetGalley (and courtesy of the publisher) in exchange for an honest review.

About the author

Ashton Lee was born in historic Natchez, Mississippi, into a large, extended Southern family which gave him much fodder for his fiction later in life. His father, who wrote under the pen name of R. Keene Lee right after WWII, was an editor and writer in New York of what is now called pulp fiction. As a result, Ashton inherited a love of reading and writing early on and did all the things aspiring authors are supposed to do, including majoring in English when he attended The University of the South, affectionately known as Sewanee. While there, he studied Creative Writing under Andrew Lytle, then editor of the Sewanee Review, and a member of the Southern Agrarians in the 1920s. Ashton lives in Oxford, MS, enjoying the amenities of a university town that many writers have called home. Readers can like Ashton Lee at: facebook.com/ashtonlee.net.