Waiting for a Miracle

Waiting for a Miracle

by Jennifer Wilck

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GENRE: Contemporary romance (holiday)

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BLURB:

Benjamin Cohen, widowed father of six-year-old Jessie, is doing his best to hold it together through order and routine. The last thing he needs is his matchmaker mother to set him up with her next door neighbor, no matter how attractive she is.

Rachel Schaecter's dream of becoming a foster mother is right within her grasp, until her meddlesome neighbor tries to set her up with her handsome son. What's worse? He's the father of her favorite kindergarten student! She can't afford to let anything come between her and her dream, no matter how gorgeous he may be.

Can these two determined people trust in the miracle of Hanukkah to let love and light into their lives?

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EXCERPT:

Six-year-old bodies were good at many things— bouncing, hugging, and racing. Rachel was thankful they were also good at hiding her surprise. Never in her wildest dreams did she imagine her favorite student, and her student’s father, would be at her neighbor’s house the same night she was invited to celebrate Hanukkah. 

She met the hard gaze of Jessie’s father across the room. Eyes narrowed as if he suspected her reasons for being here. His broad shoulders were stiff. His jean-clad muscular legs were spread apart in a solid stance. Square hands fisted at his sides, and one of them held a menorah. Did he plan to throw it or club someone with it? 

Giving Jessie a last pat, she rose. With an arm around Jessie, she extended her other hand to her father. “Happy Hanukkah.” 

“Ms. Schaecter.” “Mr. Cohen.” “Oh, please,” Harriet said, “Such formality between 

you two. Rachel, this is my son Benny. I mean Benjamin.”

Benny. Rachel filed the information away for later, along with his flushed skin at the nickname. Interesting. 

“And Benjamin, this is my neighbor, Rachel. We’re not at a school event. You can call each other by your first names.” Harriet pointed at Jessie, who gripped Rachel’s hand so hard, Rachel’s fingers lost their circulation. “Except for you,” Harriet added. “You have to call her Ms. Schaecter.” 

Jessie giggled. “Yes, Grandma.”

MY REVIEW

Jennifer Wilck has crafted a lovely, sweet Hanukkah romance with characters who seem like people you’d like to know. Jessie, Rachel’s favorite kindergarten student, is one of my favorite characters. She’s fun, spirited, and loves her teacher to distraction. The problem is Jessie’s dad Benjamin. 

Benjamin’s mother is trying to get Rachel and Benjamin together, but Rachel isn’t sure if dating the parent of one of her students is a good idea or not. She wants to be a foster mother and isn’t sure if dating Benjamin would hurt her chances or not. This is a short story, but the characters show plenty of growth and change as the story progresses. 

The issues brought up in the story are very real and require some navigation to get through. I also enjoyed the descriptions of New York. They added greatly to the story.

 If you’d like a short, sweet, Hanukkah romance I’d definitely recommend this one.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Jennifer started telling herself stories as a little girl when she couldn’t fall asleep at night. Pretty soon, her head was filled with these stories and the characters that populated them. Even as an adult, she thinks about the characters and stories at night before she falls asleep or walking the dog. Eventually, she started writing them down. Her favorite stories to write are those with smart, sassy, independent heroines; handsome, strong and slightly vulnerable heroes; and her stories always end with happily ever after.

In the real world, she’s the mother of two amazing daughters and wife of one of the smartest men she knows. She believes humor is the only way to get through the day and does not believe in sharing her chocolate. 

She writes contemporary romance, some of which are mainstream and some of which involve Jewish characters. She’s published with The Wild Rose Press and all her books are available through Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

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