Shine a Light

Jonah and Ellie’s story in Shine A Light by Rebecca Crowley, book one in her Orchard Hill series, is a sweet, emotional, holiday story that warmed my heart. Jonah and Ellie meet when he and his fellow firefighters arrive at her apartment to put out her kitchen fire. Ellie's life isn't what she wanted it to be and after her kitchen fire she ends up staying with her sister, in the small town where they grew up. Before she knows it, she is producing the local Hanukah play and clashing with the man who is also working on the play; Jonah the firefighter who came to her rescue. Jonah disappointed his family when he left the seminary to become a firefighter, believing his Rabbi father has never really forgiven him. He sees the play as the way to get back into his father’s good graces. When fire fighter Jonah walked into Ellie’s apartment, I couldn’t wait to see how their romance would start; a connection between them was established. I enjoyed the scenes with them working together on the Hanukkah play and especially the scenes where they met at their windows every night to light their menorahs. This is the story of their budding relationship through the eight days of Hanukkah, but on a deeper level it's the story of them confronting their personal issues of grief and family relationships. Ms. Crowley wrote a wonderfully sweet, festive, heartwarming, and moving story that is not to be missed. This story contains perfect chemistry, clever banter, holiday magic, the love of family, and charming characters giving Ellie and Jonah a chance to fall in love and live their dreams together; creating their own light. I highly recommend Shine A Light to other readers and look forward to the next book in the series. I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.

This is a glorious small town read that totally drew me in A holiday read that is set around Hanukah which I must admit was all new to me as i don't know a lot about the Jewish faith A totally gorgeous read that i couldn't put down Ellie's life isn't what she wants it to be and the final straw is when she sets her kitchen on fire this leads to her having to stay with her sister and before she knows she is producing the local Hanukah play This leads to clashes with the man who is also working on the play The man who just happens to be the firefighter that came to her rescue. Jonah disappointed his family when he left the seminary to become a firefighter and his Rabbi father has never really forgiven him and he sees the play as he way to get back into his fathers good graces Can these two work together can more develop and can they have a future together You will have to read to see