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Thanksgiving in Connecticut
Talented photographer Paige Coleman has stayed away from her beloved seaside Connecticut village of Stonington ever since being mortified by ‘viral’ YouTube video that captured her in the buff at the top of a whaling ship at Mystic Seaport. Now, four years later, Paige decides that the time has come to face up to her past when her quirky, eighty-six year old grandmother throws the mother of all Thanksgivings to celebrate her recent marriage to ‘younger man’ Ed Fenwick. But with hometown god and former flame Stanley Fenwick, grandson of the groom, sure to be a part of every event, Paige must now protect her heart as well as retain her sanity, even as her cougar-turned-matchmaker grandmother uses every resource at her disposal to rekindle old fires of passion. As Thanksgiving dinner looms, Paige must realize that the sacrifice of a little dignity is worth the home and family she has missed so much.
68 pages, ebook
First published November 1, 2012
About the author
May McGoldrick
425 books493 followersMay McGoldrick, Nik James, and Jan Coffey are pen names for USA Today bestselling authors Nikoo Kafi and Jim McGoldrick. Together, they have crafted over fifty fast-paced, conflict-filled historical, contemporary, and Western novels, and two works of nonfiction.
Nikoo’s education and training was in engineering. She worked in robotics and submarine shipbuilding. Before earning a PhD in sixteenth-century Scottish and English literature, Jim pursued a hundred and one jobs, including a decade in submarine construction.
Storytellers at heart, Nikoo and Jim were always searching for careers that gave them time for both family and writing. Then, after thirteen years of marriage, they recognized each other’s creative strengths. Nikoo is all about characters and feeling. Jim is about action and sense of place. Their first attempt in writing fiction together produced their award-winning novel, The Thistle and the Rose. Since then, their stories have touched the hearts and minds of millions of readers all over the world. Their work has been translated into over a dozen languages and counting.
Nikoo and Jim are four-time Rita Finalists and the winners of numerous awards for their writing, including the Daphne DeMaurier Award for Excellence, the Romantic Times Magazine Reviewers’ Choice Award, three NJRW Golden Leaf Awards, two Holt Medallions, and the Connecticut Press Club Award for Best Fiction.
The authors make their home in California.
Here is a complete catalogue of May McGoldrick, Nik James and Jan Coffey’s work, in chronological order.
Each book stands on its own.
MAY McGOLDRICK
Macpherson Clan Series
The Thistle and the Rose
A Midsummer Wedding (novella)
Angel of Skye
Heart of Gold
Beauty of the Mist
The Intended
Flame
Tess and the Highlander
The Dreamer (Highland Treasure)
The Enchantress (Highland Treasure)
The Firebrand (Highland Treasure)
Much Ado About Highlanders (Scottish Relic)
Taming the Highlander (Scottish Relic)
Tempest in the Highlands (Scottish Relic)
Arsenic and Old Armor
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Pennington Family Series
The Promise
The Rebel
Borrowed Dreams
Captured Dreams
Dreams of Destiny
Romancing the Scot
It Happened in the Highlands
Sweet Home Highland Christmas (novella)
Sleepless in Scotland
Dearest Millie (novella)
How to Ditch a Duke (novella)
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Royal Highlander Series
Highland Crown
Highland Jewel
Highland Sword
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A Prince in the Pantry (novella)
Ghost of the Thames
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Made in Heaven
Thanksgiving in Connecticut (novella)
NIK JAMES
The Winter Road (novella)
High Country Justice
Bullets and Silver
Silver Trail Christmas
JAN COFFEY
Trust Me Once
Twice Burned
Triple Threat
Fourth Victim
Five in a Row
Silent Waters
Cross Wired
The Janus Effect
The Puppet Master
Blind Eye
Road Kill
Mercy (novella)
Tropical Kiss
Aquarian
When the Mirror Cracks
NONFICTION
Marriage of Minds: Collaborative Fiction Writing
Step Write Up: Writing Exercises for 21st Century
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Nikoo’s education and training was in engineering. She worked in robotics and submarine shipbuilding. Before earning a PhD in sixteenth-century Scottish and English literature, Jim pursued a hundred and one jobs, including a decade in submarine construction.
Storytellers at heart, Nikoo and Jim were always searching for careers that gave them time for both family and writing. Then, after thirteen years of marriage, they recognized each other’s creative strengths. Nikoo is all about characters and feeling. Jim is about action and sense of place. Their first attempt in writing fiction together produced their award-winning novel, The Thistle and the Rose. Since then, their stories have touched the hearts and minds of millions of readers all over the world. Their work has been translated into over a dozen languages and counting.
Nikoo and Jim are four-time Rita Finalists and the winners of numerous awards for their writing, including the Daphne DeMaurier Award for Excellence, the Romantic Times Magazine Reviewers’ Choice Award, three NJRW Golden Leaf Awards, two Holt Medallions, and the Connecticut Press Club Award for Best Fiction.
The authors make their home in California.
Here is a complete catalogue of May McGoldrick, Nik James and Jan Coffey’s work, in chronological order.
Each book stands on its own.
MAY McGOLDRICK
Macpherson Clan Series
The Thistle and the Rose
A Midsummer Wedding (novella)
Angel of Skye
Heart of Gold
Beauty of the Mist
The Intended
Flame
Tess and the Highlander
The Dreamer (Highland Treasure)
The Enchantress (Highland Treasure)
The Firebrand (Highland Treasure)
Much Ado About Highlanders (Scottish Relic)
Taming the Highlander (Scottish Relic)
Tempest in the Highlands (Scottish Relic)
Arsenic and Old Armor
---
Pennington Family Series
The Promise
The Rebel
Borrowed Dreams
Captured Dreams
Dreams of Destiny
Romancing the Scot
It Happened in the Highlands
Sweet Home Highland Christmas (novella)
Sleepless in Scotland
Dearest Millie (novella)
How to Ditch a Duke (novella)
---
Royal Highlander Series
Highland Crown
Highland Jewel
Highland Sword
---
A Prince in the Pantry (novella)
Ghost of the Thames
---
Made in Heaven
Thanksgiving in Connecticut (novella)
NIK JAMES
The Winter Road (novella)
High Country Justice
Bullets and Silver
Silver Trail Christmas
JAN COFFEY
Trust Me Once
Twice Burned
Triple Threat
Fourth Victim
Five in a Row
Silent Waters
Cross Wired
The Janus Effect
The Puppet Master
Blind Eye
Road Kill
Mercy (novella)
Tropical Kiss
Aquarian
When the Mirror Cracks
NONFICTION
Marriage of Minds: Collaborative Fiction Writing
Step Write Up: Writing Exercises for 21st Century
---
Sign up for the May McGoldrick, Nik James, Jan Coffey Newsletter
https://www.maymcgoldrick.com/contact-us
---
Visit their author websites
www.MayMcGoldrick.com
www.NikJamesAuthor.com
www.JanCoffey.com
https://www.facebook.com/MayMcGoldrick/
https://twitter.com/MayMcGoldrick
https://www.instagram.com/maymcgoldrick/
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November 2, 2016
Sweet and short little story to warm up to the Holiday season. If only real life romance was so easy!
November 8, 2024
The fact that it took me this long to finish a novella should tell you something.
November 23, 2022
H: Stanley h: Paige 😍 I thought it was Ryan and 🤷🏽♀️🤦🏼♀️ Story could be longer 🤔 No 🌶️ scenes 🧐 2nd chance when Paige finally goes home. Wasn’t too invested in Stanley-Paige’s love story
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September 21, 2017
Quick Little story to get you started on the Thanksgiving Season. Would like it to be a bit longer.
October 31, 2020
A little choppy, I would have enjoyed more character development. It was a cute story I just wanted more!
November 13, 2021
A lighthearted and funny romance story set around Thanksgiving and two couples. Let much to be desired! Could’ve used another 75-100 ebook pages!
November 21, 2022
Paige’s mopey attitude was a real downer in this story. I loved Shirley’s zaniness, but that wasn’t enough to save this turkey.
November 29, 2022
Cute story but abrupt ending.
Was enjoying the book good characters cute plot, and there was more to explore in all the relationships, but it ended to abruptly.
Was enjoying the book good characters cute plot, and there was more to explore in all the relationships, but it ended to abruptly.
November 4, 2015
Paige Coleman has tried to stay away from her beloved seaside Connecticut village after being completely mortified by a YouTube video gone viral showing her in the nude at the top of a whaling ship at Mystic Seaport. But after four years away, Paige must face the town when her quirky, eighty-six year old grandmother throws the ultimate in Thanksgiving weekends to celebrate her recent marriage to a much younger man, Ed Fenwick. Paige’s longtime crush is none other than Stanley Fenwick, grandson of the groom, and Paige must not only retain her sanity, but also protect her heart. With her grandmother pushing Paige to rekindle her relation ship with Stanley and a dinnertime humiliation, Paige learns to realize that sacrificing a little dignity is worth coming home to the family she missed so much.
This is a cute novella with a wonderful family dynamic that is sure to please romance fans. The characters are true to life, with a grandmother who absolutely steals the show in each scene she’s in. Anyone who has come home back home for the holidays after a long time away will identify with Paige as she faces the town she’s run away from. Readers will love the small town feel of this seaside village, with all of the quirky characters that inhabit it, and the epic Thanksgiving dinner is not to be missed.
This is a cute novella with a wonderful family dynamic that is sure to please romance fans. The characters are true to life, with a grandmother who absolutely steals the show in each scene she’s in. Anyone who has come home back home for the holidays after a long time away will identify with Paige as she faces the town she’s run away from. Readers will love the small town feel of this seaside village, with all of the quirky characters that inhabit it, and the epic Thanksgiving dinner is not to be missed.
November 12, 2016
I wanted a light, happy Thanksgiving read for a sad, grim week and picked this one from a list of holiday books. It didn't work for me on several levels. My first major turn-off was the pejorative use of the word "retard" in Chapter 2. After that, well, it's a novella so one should expect less character development and a quicker resolution to plot crises. But ... I felt none of either. No plot arc to speak of and very little character development. I was far more interested in the teaser paragraph than in the story itself.
November 29, 2014
Fun read
This is so real to life I laughed and shook my head in disbelief all in the same chapter.
Loved the inter-generational issues. The high talent of so many and yet the totally normal lives they lead.
Read about Paige and Stanley, Shirley and Ed, Ryan and Bob, and enjoy your thanksgiving day.
This is so real to life I laughed and shook my head in disbelief all in the same chapter.
Loved the inter-generational issues. The high talent of so many and yet the totally normal lives they lead.
Read about Paige and Stanley, Shirley and Ed, Ryan and Bob, and enjoy your thanksgiving day.
November 23, 2015
Funny short story
I liked the characters in this story. Everyone was full bodied and interesting. Just would've loved for this to be a full length story to see Paige and Stanley's story funds. It felt too short and seemed some of the chapters were cut short. However, it was still a funny and interesting read
I liked the characters in this story. Everyone was full bodied and interesting. Just would've loved for this to be a full length story to see Paige and Stanley's story funds. It felt too short and seemed some of the chapters were cut short. However, it was still a funny and interesting read
May 18, 2016
I usually love the May McGoldrick books. And this isn't really a bad book, but it is short and really I think unfinished. I got to the end and thought, "What was the purpose of this book?" There should have been an epilogue or something. I mean, they spent years longing for each other and we didn't even get to view the rest of the Thanksgiving dinner!
October 21, 2013
A romantic comedy about going back home to Betty White type grandmother and having to face the first love.
May 19, 2017
It was overall what I expected, though much shorter. However, I wished there had been a smidge more suspense.
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