Season of Miracles by Alexa Verde
Reprinted here with permission from the copyrighted author, Alexa Verde:
Nurse Lana Smith gives herself a gift for Christmas, a fresh start in a small town. After escaping a dead-end relationship with a celebrity, she avoids her patient’s grandson, a pro football player. When Arturo gradually thaws her frozen heart, can her Christmas wish for family and affection come true?
Football is Arturo De La Vega’s life, but he returns to his hometown to help his ailing grandfather. Lana challenges Arturo to reach for stars of faith and love. Is Arturo’s quest for glory worth crushing Lana’s dreams and sacrificing his heart’s true desire?
my point of view
As anyone who knows me personally, they know I have a few passions in life, and one of them is Football. I love football, so having a book where the hero is a football star is right up my alley! I adored this story for several reasons, one, as I mentioned, football star, lol, two the older generations in this novel. Nothing warms my heart as much as a great love story, except for maybe the beautiful relationships young people have with the elders in their lives. That might be grandparents, or aunts, uncles, or just dear older friends. I have always had a big heart for elder generations and the stories they can tell us!
This story centers around Lana Smith, a woman that was literally abandoned as an infant, bounced around in foster care as a child, manipulated in a relationship and is still trying to find a place she can be part of a family and “belong”. She leaves behind an emotionally abusive man and returns to her chosen career as a nurse, with a little help from a friend. Mari Lobo lures Lana to Rios Azules to make her fresh start just before the Christmas Season. Fans of Alexa Verde will recognize Mari, and a few other supporting characters in this novel! I actually said out loud – hey, those are my friends too (really, I did)!! I hope I am not the only one out there who thinks of book characters as “friends”!?!
While Lana longs for a nice, quiet life in ‘small town’ USA, Arturo is a famous football star who has fans who adore him, team mates and coaches who depend on him, and a grandfather who refuses to leave his home and move with him to Houston when he needs extra care due to medical conditions. Arturo knows there is something missing in his life, as football is all he has, day in and day out, he lives, breathes and eats football. He longs for a way to help his grandpa, the one person he has been able to count on for his entire life…
From the moment Arturo and Lana meet, the sparks fly and the love blossoms! Both of them need to put their trust in God and learn how to heal from past hurts and issues, all while moving forward with faith in the Lord. This journey has its up and downs, a few twists along the way, and some very special secondary characters like Grandpa and others who really bring together a Christmas story worth reading more than once!
Season Of Miracles is the first of this series and I have loved every single one of them! I highly recommend them all!
You can get your copy here:
https://www.amazon.com/Season-Miracles-Rios-Azules-Christmas-ebook/dp/B01M0QJJNK
About the author:
Alexa Verde writes sweet, wholesome books about faith, love, and murder. She penned her first literary masterpiece, a rhymed poem, at the ripe age of eight, and since has had 200 short stories, articles, and poems published in the five languages that she speaks. She has bachelor’s degrees in English and Spanish, a master’s in Russian, and enjoys writing about characters with diverse cultures. She can claim her 15 seconds of Amazon fame with her books climbing to the #1 spot in Hispanic American and #3 in Christian Mystery & Suspense. She’s worn the hats of reporter, teacher, translator, model (even one day counts!), caretaker, and secretary, but thinks that the writer’s hat suits her the best. After traveling the world and living in both hemispheres, she calls a small town in south Texas home. The latter is an inspiration for the fictional setting of her popular series Secrets of Rios Azules. For giveaways (Russian souvenirs are the next), news, and recipes, please sign up for her newsletter at www.alexaverde.com. Twitter: @AlexaVerde3. Facebook: www.facebook.com/alexaverdeauthor.com
Now, how would YOU like to win an ebook copy of Season of Miracles for yourself? One randomly chosen person that comments on this post will receive the ebook from Alexa Verde! Ebooks will be gifted via BookFunnel. Giveaway is open for seven days from today and will be notified via email!
Hi, Alexa, Thanks for the opportunity to enter a giveaway. Would sure like to win a print copy of any of your books, as I don’t do ebooks:) Thanks, and God bless! My email is: krautter12ATbresnanDOTnet
Thank you very much, Lual Krautter!
Oh, thanks for being the first to comment, Lual!!
Paula Marie, I absolutely loved this review! So heartfelt, sincere, and just wonderful! I’m so glad you enjoyed reading Season of Miracles.
Loved it from the very first page, Alexa! Thank you so very much for doing another giveaway!!
Your words are music to author’s ears! And truly it’s my pleasure to do the giveaway!
♥️
This sounds like a wonderful read! Thanks for the chance to win.
Thank you so much for kind words about my book, Connie Saunders, and best wishes in the giveaway!
It is a great read, Connie! I am sure you would love it!!☺️
I love all of your books Alexa Verde and I am enjoying the setting in Rios Azules. Thank you for the opportunity to enter this giveaway!
Mattie Henderson, you just made my day! Readers like you are such a blessing to authors. I’m so happy you love my books! As for the giveaway, I truly enjoy doing them for readers.
Thank you for stopping by! I love Rios Azules too!!
I just recently started reading your books and have a lot of catching up todo! Love you sweet love stories!
Awww, Carol, thank you so much for reading my stories! I’m thrilled you love them!
It has been so much fun reading all of Alexa’s books! I know you will enjoy them all!
I would love to win a ecopy of Seasons of Miracles! I love all of your books!
Huge thanks, Dorothy! You’re always such a huge support to me, and I couldn’t be more grateful! Best wishes in the giveaway!
Dorothy, thank you so much for being here! Alexa is amazing, isn’t she?!
Paula, you’re so sweet! Thank you!
So are you!!! ♥️
Sounds like an awesome book. I have really enjoyed reading some of your other books. Thank you for the chance to win this one.Rose
Thanks for stopping by again, Rose! All of Alexa’s books are wonderful, aren’t they? Good luck in the drawing!! ☺️
Thank you so much for your kind words about Season of Miracles, Rose! And I’m thrilled you enjoyed reading my other books! Best wishes in the giveaway.
Alexa, I enjoy your stories very much.
Thank you for being here, Melissa! I have enjoyed all of Alexa’s books as well!
Awww, thank you so much for your kind words, Melissa Henderson! Much appreciated!
Great review! I loved this cover and title! But even more, I love these stories that Alexa weaves! Her characters seem like old friends, and I love the messages of each story.
I know, Becky! That is exactly how I feel about the stories as well! Thank you for sharing your thoughts!!
Becky Smith, you just made my day! It makes me so happy when my stories touch readers. And it’s one of the best compliments for an author when a reader says their characters are like old friends. Thank you so much!
Football 🏈 & Christmas 🎄 WIN-WIN!! Thanks bunches 😃
Yes! Totally agree!!
I’m glad! Thank you so much for commenting, Bethany Marks!
I love this author! I have read several of her stories and have loved them all.
Thanks for dropping in, Janet! I love Alexa Verde as well!!
Thank you, Janet Graham! You all make smile from ear to ear, and I couldn’t be more grateful. Thank you so much for your wonderful comment!
Sounds like a great read! Would love to read it, as I have not read any of the books before!
Thank you very much for your kind words about Season of Miracles, Erica! Truly appreciated. And best wishes in the giveaway!
This book sounds wonderful! Would love the opportunity to read it.
I loved the whole series, Teresa!
Awww, thank you very much, Teresa Hill! So glad to hear it. And best wishes in the giveaway!
I enjoy Christmas stories! And, I was in a very abusive marriage, and am interested in reading how other women escape from their abusers! (I also relocated to a small town! 🙂 )
Thank you, for sharing, Barb…I am glad you found us. I hope you continue to be a part of our journey. Bless you!!
So sorry to hear about abusive marriage, Ms. Barb! I’ll say a prayer for you. As for small towns, I love reading stories set in small towns and write them, too. Thank you very much for commenting!
Thank you so much, Alexa, for opting to give away one of your books. The story sounds amazing! I, too, am a major football fan. I go through withdrawals for a couple weeks when the season ends. I am a Denver Bronco fan. Since you are from Texas do you like Dallas or Houston or do you have another team? Thanks again, and God bless! ❤
Thank you so much for your kind words about Season of Miracles, Bev Jones! You’ve been such a wonderful support to me. Yay on being a football fan! You guessed right. I was a fan of the first team you mentioned for a long time and loyalty is loyalty. Best wishes in the giveaway!
God bless you, Bev Jones!
I have never read any of your books but would love to win.
Oh, you will love her, Carolyn!!
Thank you very much for commenting, Carolyn, and for spreading the word about the giveaway! Truly appreciated! Best wishes in the giveaway!
The book, Season of Miracles sounds very nice. Enjoyed reading the review.
Thank you, Linda! I think you would enjoy it!
I appreciate your kind words, Linda Palmer! And I’m very thankful for the review. Best wishes in the giveaway!
A new author to me. Would love to read one of your books.
I am so glad you found Alexa Verde! I believe you will enjoy her stories!
Thank you very much, Debi Smith! It’s a great joy for an author to find new readers. Best wishes in the giveaway!
Would love to read one of your books
Okay, everyone, I have BIG news… beautiful Alexa has decided to give not one copy, not two copies, but THREE ebooks to these lucky winners: Debi Smith, Becky Smith and Dorothy Porter!! How blessed we are!!!
Thank you to all, and more Giveaways are happening here! Keep coming back!!
I was so honored to have so many comments! Huge thanks to all who commented. The giveaway is closed, and the winners (there will be 3) will be announced soon.