A Fire Sparkling is an age old puzzle that's waiting to be solved. MacLean holds nothing back. Gillian's road of discovery taps into the substance of humanity. Betrayal thrusts a woman into her family history. Heartache becomes the catalyst for exposing a truth that is not as cut and dried as it seems to be. Turns out the facts are stranger than anything she could have ever dreamed up. Fire of Sparkling delves into darkness of mind, before the heart can see the light. This is the tale of two women, who found strength in facing weakness and helping others do the same. Words have power and MacLean is shouting at the top of her lungs with this emotional stunner.

Life can change on a dime. It's the tests that teach us how strong we can be. A Curve in the Road is a tale of heartache that breeds courage. Abbie is a woman that has it all, until one tragic moment changes everything. Will she weather the storm and reach that hard earned rainbow? MacLean takes a moment in time and turns it into an uplifting journey of hope. The pain has a realism that is heartbreaking as well as relatable, but it's the message beyond the pain that serves to inspire.

The appeal of the Color of Heaven series is the realism, humanity and the hope that is poured into every tale.  The message is pure, powerful and insightful.  Christmas Miracles is a boxed set consisting of two of my favorite stories.  A little slice of heaven that enlightens and inspires all year round. A count your blessings experience.

The Color of a Christmas Season - Life is about the unexpected.  It's not about the materials gained but the wisdom acquired on our trip. The people we meet along the way are the surprises and the memories we make are the treasures.

The Color of a Christmas Miracle - The ability to put trust in the unknown is how I would sum up faith. Hope is the expectation of something happening. Claire had hope but was lacking in the faith department. She allowed her want for what she didn't have to overshadow the blessings she had. Everything happens for a reason. The most precious gifts are ones a person has to work the hardest to obtain. Those are the most appreciated.  

Madeline Oxley has been ruined by a scandal through no fault of her own, and her future looks bleak. When a gentleman from her past requests that she set sail for the New World to become his wife, she jumps at the chance to become a mail order bride and marry the man she has loved since she was a girl.

Adam Coates was a mere tenant farmer when he left England for the British Colony of Nova Scotia, but now he is a prosperous and influential landowner. What Madeline doesn’t know is that her father has hoodwinked them both—for the bride Adam truly wanted was her beautiful, older sister, Diana—his first love. When Madeline steps off the ship with romantic dreams of her long-awaited happily-ever-after, she is shocked and dismayed to discover the truth. Madeline is furious with her father for his treachery, but she has sailed across an ocean to an unfamiliar land and must remain, at least temporarily, under the protection of the man she still loves—the man who still intends to wed her sister.

Over the coming weeks, as their friendship deepens and grows, will Adam come to realize that he’d set his heart on the wrong sister all along? Or will it be too late to find the happiness they both desire?