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A Baxter Family Christmas Kindle Edition

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes a life-changing holiday tale of love and hope after heartbreak.

Two years after the car accident that took Erin Baxter’s life, her father, John Baxter, still lives in constant grief. John’s heartbreak prompts him to invite Kendra Bryant, the transplant recipient who now has Erin’s heart, to Christmas Eve dinner despite protests from his remaining children. Ashley and Luke want to protect their ten-year-old niece­ who is the only surviving child of Erin’s, but John remains determined and believes that meeting this woman is something his deceased daughter would want.

Meanwhile, Kendra Bryant is struggling to come to terms with the tragedy that gave her a second chance. It is only when she witnesses the Baxter’s unwavering faith in God that she begins to heal and allow peace and happiness back into her life.

At the same time, Maddie West, the eighteen-year-old daughter of Brooke Baxter West, continues to pray for meaning this Christmas. When she discovers a newfound friendship with a boy she never expected to see again, she begins to believe in miracles, especially around Christmastime.

A Baxter Family Christmas is a heartwarming story that brings together two families in the midst of tragedy and loss, all with the help one very special child.
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Karen Kingsbury, #1 New York Times bestselling novelist, is America’s favorite inspirational storyteller, with more than twenty-five million copies of her award-winning books in print. Her last dozen titles have topped bestseller lists and many of her novels are under development as major motion pictures. Karen recently opened her own film company called Kingsbury Productions. The company’s first theatrical movie, Someone Like You, is considered one of the most anticipated movies of the year. For more information visit SomeoneLikeYou.movie. Also, the first three seasons of Karen’s Baxter Family books are now an original series called The Baxters on Prime Video. Karen and her husband, Donald, live in Tennessee near their children and grandchildren.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01CO34O0C
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Howard Books; Reprint edition (October 25, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 25, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3691 KB
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Karen Kingsbury, #1 New York Times bestselling novelist, is America’s favorite inspirational storyteller, with more than twenty-five million copies of her award-winning books in print. Her last dozen titles have topped bestseller lists and many of her novels are under development with Hallmark Films and as major motion pictures. Her Baxter Family books are being developed into a TV series slated for major network viewing sometime in the next year. Karen is also an adjunct professor of writing at Liberty University. In 2001 she and her husband, Don, adopted three boys from Haiti, doubling their family in a matter of months. Today the couple has joined the ranks of empty-nesters, living in Tennessee near five of their adult children.

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Lucinda Webster
5.0 out of 5 stars Return to the Baxter Family!
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2016
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What a great story! I have read all the Baxter Family books. I have loved them all and this s one doesn't disappoint.
This is the story of the family Christmas 2 years after the death of Erin, her husband, and 3 children. There are many heartwarming moments in this book.
It isn't just the Baxter family, though. The Flanigan family is also part of the story. I love that! They just belong in this series and add another element to the story.
I found in interesting that the story of Maddie is explored more in depth. I enjoyed this and it's pretty true to how a child can feel after experiencing a trauma early in life. This makes that part of the story believable.
The emotions of this story are hard. There are anger and hurt feelings. That's not something we see a lot of in the Baxter books so some may not like it. It is realistic to this story, however. It isn't just a feel-good Christmas story. It's exploring the emotions following a great loss and moving forward in life. It's messy and the author allows that to show in this book.
There is a surprise cameo in the book that is fun! If you've read the Angels Walking series you will recognize it! Be on the watch for it!
This book is a short story for this series and a fast read. You don't see a lot of all the Baxters in this story. Don't let that keep you from reading it though!
You don't have to read all the Baxter Family books, of which there are 23 before this one, in order to read this book. But I recommend the whole series!
I highly recommend this book!
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Katherine B.
5.0 out of 5 stars One Must Read Into the True Message
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2016
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Karen's "Redemption" series and other take offs from this series have always been Christian-family orientated, superbly written plus uplifting. At first, "A Baxter Family Christmas" refreshed my mind about the entire loving family, but not with the usual levity of her other novels. As I read on and concluded reading this novel, I realize maybe Karen had other intentions for the plot. One was the understanding that not everyone has the so-called "happy" times at Christmas because of tragedy in their lives during the season. Another point of interest I felt was the bond the family finally found with Erin's heart's donated to another, and the beautiful legacy she gave so another person might live like Christ dying so that we by His grace, as believers, we already have our eternal salvation. "The Baxter Family Christmas" expresses what Our Lord did to provide us with our eternal salvation here on earth and forever in eternity.
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Serena Garrett
5.0 out of 5 stars So good
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2023
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Such a good book and I didn’t want to stop reading the book, Karen Kingsbury has a lot of amazing books! Especially this one!
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Mary N.
5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome back Baxter family!
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2016
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I truly enjoyed reading this book. I found myself with tears many times. This was hard because I was reading it while travelling in a plane. I constantly wiped tears. I have a hard time around the holidays because of lack of family. This family is so blessed to have each other. I can't help but think that the author, Karen Kingsbury, writes from what she has in her family. It's obvious by how she starts her books out with each of her children and where they are in their lives at the writing of each book. As I have come to know the Baxters, I feel like know her family as well. Thanks Karen for bringing the Baxter family back. Look forward to reading more of where their lives go from here. Karen truly is a gifted author.
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Anne Littlepage
4.0 out of 5 stars Christmas at the Baxters
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2023
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Enjoy Christmas with the Baxters and Flangians. The Baxters are preparing for Christmas when John Baxter announces he has invited Erin's heart recipient to the Christmas dinner. Ashley, Luke, and Dayne decide that they don't want to come if she is there. They believe they are betraying Erin's memory, and the situation would be too painful for Erin's daughter. John tries to convince them to come, but also is understanding of their decision.
This book also continues the story of Bailey and Brandon who have been married for two years. Bailey finds out that she is pregnant after a year of trying to have a baby. It sounds like Kelsey and Kyle were pregnant with her first child during that time. Kelsey is Karen's real-life daugher and Bailey is based on her. Brandon and Bailey are planning "A Charlie Brown Christmas" CKT play and also working around Brandon' movie schedule in Hollywood. Bailey's brother is helping her with the play and meets Maddie West who also is one of the Baxter children. They both like each other, but Maddie feels that she shouldn't enter a romance with him because of her sister. Their storyline isn't very big. The book should have mentioned Bailey and Brandon's story a little more besides her pregnancy.
Cody is only mentioned once in the book and it involves his breakup with Andi. They were dating when Bailey married Brandon. Bailey and Cody are still friends, and she is happy with Brandon. There's no appearance of Cody and Andi.
I liked the recipes that were mentioned at the end of the book. I'll have to try them at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
This book was great to read around the Christmas holidays. It was nice to see a family come together and work through their problems. Some of their decisions I don't see would happen that quickly. I would have liked to have seen more of Bailey and Brandon. Maddie's story should have been a little bigger. The character's ages also weren't accurate from the past books.
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Cynthia
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I love Karen Kingsbury's books and the her characters feel so real. Her books are so uplifting and real. I can't wait until I get to the next book . Thank you for your awesome books and your love for God and all of God's children.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Karen Kingsbury is one of my favorite authors, and for good reason
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2017
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Karen Kingsbury is one of my favorite authors, and for good reason. Her books are not only clean (no profanity, no sex scenes) and from a Christian worldview but are also very interesting storylines! This particular book is a wonderful, heart-warming story perfect for the Christmas season, and revisits characters from some of her previous books. However, if you haven't read those books this makes a nice introduction to those characters which I understand will be in future books. It's an excellent example of the flavor and style of all of Karen's books. I loved it!
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Donna
5.0 out of 5 stars A heartwarming story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 16, 2023
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Karen Kingsbury has a way of writing that makes you feel part of the story and so engaged with the Baxter family. You take the journey with then if the highs and lows, the struggles and you live every moment with them. Get the tissues as you will need them! A great read if the true meaning of family!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Geschichte gut, aber etwas Kurz für das Geld. Komisches Format und verarbeitung
Reviewed in Germany on August 2, 2017
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Die Geschichte fand ich wie alle andere von der Autorin gut, aber für das Geld fand ich das Buch etwas knapp. Das Buch war komisch verarbeitet, so dass die Seiten alle eine andere Breite hatten, was beim lesen unangenehm ist. Ich weiß nicht, ob nur mein Buch so war oder ob alle Exemplare so sind. Ich hätte es auch als Taschenbuch gekauft, gab es aber nicht.
Fazit: Viel Geld für so ein kleines Buch, aber wer die Autorin kennt, hat trotzdem Freude dran.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Christmas story
Reviewed in Canada on December 15, 2016
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I enjoyed this book very much. I have read all of the Baxter series up to this one, some of them more than once, and it was nice to have another episode in their life. They seem almost like real people. Like all of Karen Kingsbury's books, I read this in one sitting.
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Amanda M. Rolls
5.0 out of 5 stars Family memories.
Reviewed in Canada on May 16, 2017
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My Baxter Family Christmas is in the mail, on its way here. I have read all of Karen Kingsbury's books. I remember most of the Baxter Family and am looking forward to this next chapter. It's like having a family reunion. I am so excited.
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K. Murray
5.0 out of 5 stars A tear jerker!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 23, 2019
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I have always loved Karen's books but had got out of the way of reading them until recently. There were loads of kindle titles for 99p so I bought 11 of them. I read this one in 3 days. Loved it. Cried a lot
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