Holiday Inn by Farrah Rochon, Stefanie Worth and Phyllis Bourne Williams
By Priscilla Johnson • Aug 4th, 2008 • Category: Book Review •
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Holiday Inn is the collaboration of three very talented writers, Farrah Rochon, Stephanie Worth and Phyllis Bourne Williams. In the first story, “A Change of Heart”, by Rochon, Chandra and Derek Stovall have been married for more than twenty years. Chandra stayed at home and raised their two kids, while Derek worked long hours building his auto repair dealerships. Chandra wanted to share one last holiday together as a family but an unexpected snowstorm prevented their kids from getting there in time for Christmas. Little did they know, the snowstorm provided them with a chance to get reacquainted with each other and change each other’s heart.
Worth introduces readers to Fallon and Naymond Terry in “Can You Believe”. Naymond is sure to win Charts Topper contest; after all, he has the look and he is considered to be the next neo-soul superstar. Fallon is so proud of Naymond. Yet as he gets closer to winning, she is beginning to have doubts of what her life would be like. On a chance meeting, Fallon meets a psychic who gives her a snow globe. Each time she shook the globe, their lives changed and it allowed them to take a look at their future. It was a future that neither of them was prepared to face or accept.
In the final story by Williams, “By New Year’s Day”, Devon Masters takes his wife, Eva, on a romantic get-a-way vacation. After thirty years of marriage, four children and two grandchildren, their marriage was far from perfect and Devon wanted to reconnect with his wife. Eva was finding it difficult to allow her children to grow up and take responsibility for themselves.
Holiday Inn is excellent. Each story was refreshing, funny, romantic, and realistic. Each couple was faced with dilemmas that are constantly being asked. I found myself rooting for each couple as they struggled emotionally to hold on to each other. This is the perfect holiday story for anyone who loves and believes in happily ever after.
Reviewed by: Priscilla C. Johnson
APOOO BookClub
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Priscilla Johnson is a single mom of a 12 year-old and guardian of two teen-age nephews, lives in Baltimore Maryland. Working full time as an Equal Opportunity Investigator, she enjoys spending her free time traveling to bookstores within the area to meet her favorite authors at book signings or helping to plan book events. Priscilla was given the nickname “BookManiac” by a co-worker who continues to laugh at her weekly delivery of books in the mail. She has been reviewing books for APOOO, A Place Of Our Own, for a little over eight months and she enjoys every minute. Besides reading, Priscilla enjoys walking, crocheting, or simply sitting on her balcony listening to the Creator.
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