Review – Silent Night, Holy Night

Colleen Coble in her new book "Silent Night * Holy Night" published by Thomas Nelson gives us two Christmas Novellas featuring Bree Matthews and Leia Kahale. From the back cover:   'Tis the season for mystery and romance featuring characters from two of Colleen Coble's most popular series Rock Harbor and Aloha Reef! Silent Night As Christmas day nears, Bree Matthews and her faithful search-and-rescue dog Samson follow the trail of a troubling mystery into the snowy forests of Rock Harbor. Newlywed Bree Matthews and her husband Kade are preparing for Christmas guests when word arrives that a parachuter has disappeared in the North Woods, along Lake Superior's icy shore. Bree and Samson plunge into the search. Will this snowy, silent night search lead Bree and Samson to the missing girl? Holy Night One sinister phone call has derailed their Christmas wedding. Will it keep them apart forever? Leia and Bane are looking forward to their long-awaited Christmas wedding on the beach. Everything is going as planned—until Leia's phone rings and her world skids out of control. A muffled voice informs Leia that her sister has been kidnapped and will be killed unless Leia calls off the wedding without explanation—and no police. If she disobeys instructions and tells Bane, she'll risk her beloved sister's life. But can she handle this trauma without his help? And will he ever trust her again if she lies to him now? Bree Matthews is search-and-rescue and she has Samson, her specially trained dog to help her.  It doesn't matter that Bree is going to host a Christmas party there is a young girl missing in the Woods and they are needed so off she goes. Leia is planning to have a Christmas wedding but her sister has been kidnapped. Now what? Colleen Coble knows exactly how to bring all of that to the story and more.  Danger, suspense, mystery, a missing parachuter, A kidnapped sister, family troubles and Christmas, "Silent Night * Holy Night" has it all.  This is a fast-paced read that will keep you flipping pages to keep up with both stories.  Ms. Coble has done an outstanding job.