A California Christmas

5/26/25-5/30/25 A California Christmas ( Silver Springs #7) by Brenda Novak The continuation of the Silver Springs series, new characters mixed with other characters from the past novels. This novel held a bit of irony in some ways for me as I was fired from my job but not under the same circumstances as Emery. And I didn’t have the hero, Dallas, to help give me strength to get through my traumatic situation. But God was there to hold me up, toughen me up and let me know I did the right thing. As I believe in the end Emery stood tall and stood her ground and wasn’t going to let her ex and her employer get away with what they did to her. They say children are resilient and bounce back fast from injuries and hurts. I believe as Emery and Dallas have done as adults - adults can be just as resilient and bounce back too with patience, strength and the willingness to hold you head high and keep your backbone straight. No matter what. Brenda Novak wrote a complicate difficult tightrope storyline for both characters and was able to pull off that they could survive and live fulfilling lives after their tragedies. If we “believe” we can - then we will. Wonderful story. Side Note: again the dedication in the novel was heart rendering, brought tears to my eyes, Brenda is so compassionate about her dedicate book lovers.