Holiday Home
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- Author：Shanna Hatfield
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Summary
A winning combination of romance， humor， and history
Widow Britta Webster can hardly remember life before her village was overrun with German soldiers during World War II。 All she wants is to live a peaceful existence and raise her child。 But she will do anything to protect Joshua， even if it means begging a stranger to take her to America where her son will have a safe place to call home。
Honor， grace， and duty are the driving forces behind Bryce Coleman’s approach to life， even as he strives to survive in war-torn France。 Severely wounded， he’s left by his comrade in the cellar of a woman who clearly wants nothing to do with him。 When she pleads with him for her son’s future， Bryce feels bound by an obligation to the widow for saving his life。
Will a burdensome agreement turn to love when hearts come home to Holiday？ Find out in his sweet historical romance packed with vintage charm， nostalgia， and the wonder of Christmas。
Holiday Home is the third book in the Holiday Express series， a collection of heartwarming， wholesome， holiday romances brimming with the spirit of the season。
Widow Britta Webster can hardly remember life before her village was overrun with German soldiers during World War II。 All she wants is to live a peaceful existence and raise her child。 But she will do anything to protect Joshua， even if it means begging a stranger to take her to America where her son will have a safe place to call home。
Honor， grace， and duty are the driving forces behind Bryce Coleman’s approach to life， even as he strives to survive in war-torn France。 Severely wounded， he’s left by his comrade in the cellar of a woman who clearly wants nothing to do with him。 When she pleads with him for her son’s future， Bryce feels bound by an obligation to the widow for saving his life。
Will a burdensome agreement turn to love when hearts come home to Holiday？ Find out in his sweet historical romance packed with vintage charm， nostalgia， and the wonder of Christmas。
Holiday Home is the third book in the Holiday Express series， a collection of heartwarming， wholesome， holiday romances brimming with the spirit of the season。
Reviews
Sheila
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Sweet story with Bryce who is in France helping the US Military when he gets injured and is taken to the home of widow Britta and her young son Joshua。 She hides him in her basement from the Germans until help arrives but she ask him to take her and her son back to the US with him so they can have a better life。 Bryce agrees to help the young widow and takes her back home with him but she does not know about his wealthy family。 Loved this clean romance and fell in love with the characters。
Kassie Renae
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Each book gets better and better in this series！ If I could give this book more than 5 stars I would。 Love the story of Bryce and Britta！
Nethanja
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When Britta saved Bryce’s life during WWII she never expected her life to change so much but she asked him to take her and her son Joshua with him。 Will she regret it when she discovers who Bruce really is？ This is such a great story continuing the Coleman dynasty。 All the characters are so lovable （okay a couple to would want to get on a train and get lost）。 The family and love connections are so wel write。 I recommend the whole series， can’t wait for the final one！
Gwen Hight
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Holiday HomeThis is the third book in this series about family and friends and life in the town of Holiday and love
Wilma Bishop
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This story was absolutely wonderful and worthy of a 5+ rating。 The reader is absorbed into the story from the first page and keeps your full attention until the last page is read。 Both main characters are likable and one can’t help but step in their shoes for this story。 Lots going on; danger， life and death situations and of course， there is sweet romance。 Heartily recommend。
Karilyn
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A sweet story！ My favorite one by Shanna to date， but I have a feeling that will change！ I love how she brings the people to life。 Beautifully written！！
Linda R
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Britta Webster has been left a widow with a toddler son by German soldiers invading her French village。 When two Americans show up at her home in need of medical help and a place to hide， she is reluctant but cannot turn them away。Bryce Coleman， son of Zach and Lorna， works for the Army as a civilian contractor on their trains。 Severely injured on his way to a project， his friend leaves him in Britta's care while he tries to return to the base for assistance。Bryce is intrigued by Britta， but she Britta Webster has been left a widow with a toddler son by German soldiers invading her French village。 When two Americans show up at her home in need of medical help and a place to hide， she is reluctant but cannot turn them away。Bryce Coleman， son of Zach and Lorna， works for the Army as a civilian contractor on their trains。 Severely injured on his way to a project， his friend leaves him in Britta's care while he tries to return to the base for assistance。Bryce is intrigued by Britta， but she refuses to open her heart to another man。 Her only concern is keeping her son safe。 Afraid the Germans will find out what she has done， Britta begs Bryce to take her with him when his friend finally arrives。 The only way she can go， however， is as his wife。Shanna Hatfield's third book in the Holiday Express series， Holiday Home， is amazing！ I could not put it down！ There are touching moments of faith and returning to the ranch with Jace and Cora Lee。 There are sentimental times as family members are remembered， and generations work together to save "Hope。" Most of all， Britta and Bryce find a home in Holiday as well as in each other。 I received a free Kindle copy of this book。 I volunteered to read it and write a review。 。。。more
Kristie
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This is the third book in Shanna Hatfield's Holiday Express series。 You need to read the first two， each book covers a different generation in the Coleman family。 Bryce Coleman is in the army in Europe during World War II。 He gets badly injured and left in the cellar if a young widow and mother。 Although she wants nothing to do with this situation， she hides and cares for Bruce's injuries。 Britta wants to get out of her war torn country and begs Bryce to take her and her young son back to Americ This is the third book in Shanna Hatfield's Holiday Express series。 You need to read the first two， each book covers a different generation in the Coleman family。 Bryce Coleman is in the army in Europe during World War II。 He gets badly injured and left in the cellar if a young widow and mother。 Although she wants nothing to do with this situation， she hides and cares for Bruce's injuries。 Britta wants to get out of her war torn country and begs Bryce to take her and her young son back to America with him， but to do so， he must marry her！ Find out what happens in this book！！ You'll love this book！！！ 。。。more
Anita Rohn
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A look at the war in Europe and how innocent people struggle。 Bryce is wounded and finds shelter and help which leads to him helping Britta。 The two face challenges and daily fears。 When they return to Holiday they are welcomed by family and friends。 A charming read and visit with old book friends。
Laura Davies
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Holiday HomeAnother favorite， Holiday Home continues following the Coleman family with Zach and Lorna’s son Bryce and a war-widowed mother Britta and her little son Joshua。Bryce is honorable and generous and Britta is strong and courageous， but reluctant to love again。 Joshua is pure cuteness and seems to be the glue that draws and holds them together。I love the picture of family that you get from this book - that it’s not just family that is born to you but who you choose to love。 Like Joseph l Holiday HomeAnother favorite， Holiday Home continues following the Coleman family with Zach and Lorna’s son Bryce and a war-widowed mother Britta and her little son Joshua。Bryce is honorable and generous and Britta is strong and courageous， but reluctant to love again。 Joshua is pure cuteness and seems to be the glue that draws and holds them together。I love the picture of family that you get from this book - that it’s not just family that is born to you but who you choose to love。 Like Joseph loved Jesus and Bryce loves Joshua。A story that pulls a war-torn heart into Hope and Home on the Holiday Express！ 。。。more
Diane
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This is my favorite！！ At least until I read the next one。 You will love the romances in the Holiday Express Series that go through generations of the Coleman family。 Holiday Home finds Bryce in World War II Europe where he is injured and taken care of by Britta， a widowed mother of a two year old。 Bryce marries Britta so he can take her and her son back to Holiday where their love blossoms。 This is a wonderful heart warming short read for the holidays。 Shanna Hatfield brings history and characte This is my favorite！！ At least until I read the next one。 You will love the romances in the Holiday Express Series that go through generations of the Coleman family。 Holiday Home finds Bryce in World War II Europe where he is injured and taken care of by Britta， a widowed mother of a two year old。 Bryce marries Britta so he can take her and her son back to Holiday where their love blossoms。 This is a wonderful heart warming short read for the holidays。 Shanna Hatfield brings history and characters to life。 Don’t miss this inspirational， clean romance！ 。。。more
Catherine Graham
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Bryce is a railroad engineer helping the US Army in the middle of Europe during WWII。 Unfortunately on the way to a job things go wrong and he ends up injured and at the mercy of a civilian， Britta。 While she is happy to help him she is also very wary of Bryce。 Luckily Josh， her two year old， is quite happy to break the barrier and soon they learn to team up to avoid the Germans。 But can they learn to respect each other and find out what makes them tick before it all goes horribly wrong？Every so Bryce is a railroad engineer helping the US Army in the middle of Europe during WWII。 Unfortunately on the way to a job things go wrong and he ends up injured and at the mercy of a civilian， Britta。 While she is happy to help him she is also very wary of Bryce。 Luckily Josh， her two year old， is quite happy to break the barrier and soon they learn to team up to avoid the Germans。 But can they learn to respect each other and find out what makes them tick before it all goes horribly wrong？Every so often you read a book that just resonates with you - and Holiday Home did that for me。 I really enjoy books based in WWII and this book ticked all my boxes。 It had romance， a back story （I love reading series and knowing what happens to those from previous books）， a fantastic storyline and the hope of a better future。 There is no better way to spend a few hours than by reading this book。 In fact， I loved it so much I read it again as soon as I had finished it。 My advice is to get a copy today！ 。。。more
Judy Tucker
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This series is wonderful。 It takes you unto another generation of the family still enjoying life in the town of holiday。 You'll love the characters and enjoy the story This series is wonderful。 It takes you unto another generation of the family still enjoying life in the town of holiday。 You'll love the characters and enjoy the story 。。。more
Julia David
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I love this series。 Britta and her son， Joshua， are alone in an area that is sometimes controlled by the French and sometimes by the Germans。 Her father may have been German， but she was born in France。 When Bryce is on his way to help fix a train， they are ambushed by some Germans。 Bryce and David end up on Britta's doorstep。 Bryce's injuries are bad。 so David goes for help。 Britta hides Bryce from the Germans until help arrives。 While recovering， Bryce spends a lot of time with Joshua and come I love this series。 Britta and her son， Joshua， are alone in an area that is sometimes controlled by the French and sometimes by the Germans。 Her father may have been German， but she was born in France。 When Bryce is on his way to help fix a train， they are ambushed by some Germans。 Bryce and David end up on Britta's doorstep。 Bryce's injuries are bad。 so David goes for help。 Britta hides Bryce from the Germans until help arrives。 While recovering， Bryce spends a lot of time with Joshua and comes to love the little boy。 When help finally arrives， Britta is afraid for Joshua's safety and asks Bryce to take them with him。 Can he take her to America？ He would have to marry her in order to do that。 How will his family feel about her and Joshua？ Can two strangers come to love each other？ 。。。more
Alice
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This book brought back so many memories of my childhood。 I remember the Sears Christmas Wishbook and Mairzy Doats。 What fun this book was。You will love it！
Dorothy Roller
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This is the third story in this series of Holiday Express。This is my favorite one yet。 It takes place in WWII and the third generation of the Coleman’s family。 Bryce Coleman is in France on a special mission to help with a railroad project that is now in German territory。 On this project he and the Lieutenant he was with get hurt while being shot at by Germans。 They make there way toward where they think they came from and see a farm house and hope the owner would help。 Bryce is the worst off th This is the third story in this series of Holiday Express。This is my favorite one yet。 It takes place in WWII and the third generation of the Coleman’s family。 Bryce Coleman is in France on a special mission to help with a railroad project that is now in German territory。 On this project he and the Lieutenant he was with get hurt while being shot at by Germans。 They make there way toward where they think they came from and see a farm house and hope the owner would help。 Bryce is the worst off than David is。 A woman comes out and they explain in English that they need medical help。She speaks to them in German and Bryce is awake enough to speak to her in German。 She takes them in and while trying to work on Bryce to get him fixed up and brace his leg the best she could she then moves a table that is hiding a trap door in the floor that leads to the basement and she and David get him settled into a cot。 David goes for help after Britta sends him in the right direction and some very long weeks pass and he comes back with the Colonel and help from the base they left from。 She begs Bryce to take her and her son with them。 He agrees and the Colonel makes the arrangements for sending them back to America and get married。Now in the America， Britta is feeling like she will not fit in。 They get to Holiday and she sees the house they will live in and it’s far too much for her。 She didn’t know she married into a very rich family either and she is just a poor farm girl from France。 Her in-laws are wonderful but she isn’t happy there。 Finally， to make her feel more comfortable they move into a smaller home on his family’s ranch where she really feels she fits in and Joshua her son is in horsey heaven and with a lot of grandparents he never had before， plus aunts and uncles。 He is still a toddler when they get there but Bryce knows he will have to take him on real horse rides。This is a fabulous story and I loved it the most so far in this series。 Make sure you get this one and the rest of this series in the wonderful town of Holiday。 I am sure you will love this one and all four in this wonderful series where time changes and more Coleman’s are born。 I received a copy from the author and I am doing this review because I loved this story and wanted to and to give my honest opinion on it。 。。。more
Patricia
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this is one of the best stories。 bryce is zachs son and he know everything about the trains， he is sent to help build the tracks in france in the part that goes between being french and german lines， Bretta is a widow trying to stay invisable to the Germans on the way to the train ， the car that bryce and david the service man with him and the driver are ambushed 2 of them make their way to a house and when she opens the door bryce passes out。 this is a story of courage ， love ， faith， and worki this is one of the best stories。 bryce is zachs son and he know everything about the trains， he is sent to help build the tracks in france in the part that goes between being french and german lines， Bretta is a widow trying to stay invisable to the Germans on the way to the train ， the car that bryce and david the service man with him and the driver are ambushed 2 of them make their way to a house and when she opens the door bryce passes out。 this is a story of courage ， love ， faith， and working through what you have to， to survive 。 i enjoyed the story and getting to see the granparents and all the other people 。 looking forward to the next story i was given a copy of the book but this is an honest review if you like romance animals ， children and cowboys you will want to read the set of books 。。。more
Doni
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It's a heartwarming & moving romance。 For everyone who believes in true love。 Wonderful characters& another great story in the series。You will fall in love with Bryce， Britta & Josh。Bryce， met Britta， when he hadbeen wounded in Germany。It had a very scary time for all。 But time， has a way of healing wounds & hearts。 I couldn’t put it down。。。 I loved every page！！ It's a heartwarming & moving romance。 For everyone who believes in true love。 Wonderful characters& another great story in the series。You will fall in love with Bryce， Britta & Josh。Bryce， met Britta， when he hadbeen wounded in Germany。It had a very scary time for all。 But time， has a way of healing wounds & hearts。 I couldn’t put it down。。。 I loved every page！！ 。。。more
Laura
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If you have a Coleman， you have a story involving trains。This series is sweet， romantic and full of adventure。 This s the most dangerous of the books， taking place during WWII。While this book focuses on Bryce， I love that we get to catch up with older generations we grew to love in previous books in this series。Not officially a member of the U。S。 military， thanks to the efforts of his grandfather， Bryce Coleman is still determined to serve his country and fight for a way of life he believes in。 If you have a Coleman， you have a story involving trains。This series is sweet， romantic and full of adventure。 This s the most dangerous of the books， taking place during WWII。While this book focuses on Bryce， I love that we get to catch up with older generations we grew to love in previous books in this series。Not officially a member of the U。S。 military， thanks to the efforts of his grandfather， Bryce Coleman is still determined to serve his country and fight for a way of life he believes in。 His special talents with engineering， trains in particular， and problem solving find him serving all over the world。 He is very much in demand。 This time he is in France as Germany is claiming the land。Without giving away too much of the story （it is exciting and I want you to enjoy it for yourself） Bryce is injured and hidden away to heal。 When he is rescued， the only way to save the woman who saved him is to marry her and take her back to Holiday， Oregon， the family home。This is culture shock for Britta， his wife， and she has her own fight against prejudices。I love how strong Shanna Hatfield has made the women in this series。 They are the ones who truly run the families。 Be aware， you may drool as you spend time in the kitchen with these talented ladies。Little Joshua will steal your heart， as he does everyone who meets him。There is danger and romance and difficulties to overcome。 The Coleman men seem to take delight in one particular adventure。Many surprises populate these pages。I love the world Shanna created and enjoyed all the real~life details （and research） that go into her books。 。。。more
Elaine Kiefer
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This is the best one yet in the Holiday Express series。 Bryce Coleman is working with the army in France during WWII and is severely injured。 He is taken in by a widow with a 2 year old son。 She tends to his wounds， and keeps him hidden from the Germans until he is rescued by his friends。 Britta begs him to take her and her son with him and he reluctantly agrees to marry her so he can take her to the United States。 When she realizes how wealthy he his， she fears she can't be the kind of wife he This is the best one yet in the Holiday Express series。 Bryce Coleman is working with the army in France during WWII and is severely injured。 He is taken in by a widow with a 2 year old son。 She tends to his wounds， and keeps him hidden from the Germans until he is rescued by his friends。 Britta begs him to take her and her son with him and he reluctantly agrees to marry her so he can take her to the United States。 When she realizes how wealthy he his， she fears she can't be the kind of wife he needs。 The Coleman family， or most of them， accept her into the family and help her adjust to a whole new world。 It is so enjoyable to see the 3 generations interacting and loving each other and Britta and Joshua。 This is a wonderful， touching story and I look forward to the final book。 。。。more
Teresa
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Bryce is in Europe on a special railroad contract mission to help the armed forces win the war - he gets injured and ends up in Britta's cellar。 She is alone except for her 2 yr old son Joshua and keeping an American hidden could cost her and the boy their very lives if the Germans find them - what a great story of how love can overcome and time can heal all things！ I read a bookfunnel version and freely leave my review！ Bryce is in Europe on a special railroad contract mission to help the armed forces win the war - he gets injured and ends up in Britta's cellar。 She is alone except for her 2 yr old son Joshua and keeping an American hidden could cost her and the boy their very lives if the Germans find them - what a great story of how love can overcome and time can heal all things！ I read a bookfunnel version and freely leave my review！ 。。。more
Tonya Lucas
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Shanna Hatfield’s writing is beyond amazing。 Whether she’s writing historical， contemporary， or children’s books， her message is always soothing， comforting， and heartfelt。Holiday Home will not only captivate her readers， Ms。 Hatfield will wrap her characters around your heart and soul。Set in France during WWII， now occupied by the German’s， Bryce Coleman is injured and stranded。 Britta and her infant son Joshua are in fear for their lives， but when David and Bryce show up at her farmhouse injur Shanna Hatfield’s writing is beyond amazing。 Whether she’s writing historical， contemporary， or children’s books， her message is always soothing， comforting， and heartfelt。Holiday Home will not only captivate her readers， Ms。 Hatfield will wrap her characters around your heart and soul。Set in France during WWII， now occupied by the German’s， Bryce Coleman is injured and stranded。 Britta and her infant son Joshua are in fear for their lives， but when David and Bryce show up at her farmhouse injured， she knows she has to help them， if she’s caught， helping Americans it can cost her everything she holds near and dear。I can’t put into words how phenomenal this book is to read， to enjoy， and to savor。Truly an inspiring book of devotion sprinkled with faith， hope， and love。 。。。more
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