ChristShare highlights A Beautifully Broken Christmas by Brenda S. Anderson, a new paperback featuring four faith-centered holiday stories. The collection presents themes of family, hope, and redemption through short Christmas fiction originally published in Mosaic Collection anthologies.
-- Ink Marks the Spot LLC, operating as ChristShare, has highlighted A Beautifully Broken Christmas, a new paperback release by Christian fiction author Brenda S. Anderson. Released on November 18, 2025, the book brings together four short Christmas stories previously featured in The Mosaic Collection’s holiday anthologies, offering readers a compact seasonal fiction experience centered on faith, family, and hope.
The paperback compilation presents standalone narratives that explore personal restoration, reconciliation, and spiritual reflection during the Christmas season. Designed for readers seeking meaningful holiday storytelling without the commitment of a full-length novel, the collection aligns with ChristShare’s mission to connect audiences with faith-based literature that supports spiritual growth through accessible content.
A Beautifully Broken Christmas includes four previously published stories that span different stages of life and emotional challenges. Each story approaches Christmas through the lens of brokenness transformed by grace, emphasizing relational healing and renewed purpose.
More information is available at https://christshare.com/brenda-anderson-books
The opening story, “A Christmas Homecoming,” is a Coming Home Series novelette that follows Marlene Prestidge, a young woman eager to leave her family farm behind to pursue art studies in Paris. With her brother returning home from the Vietnam War, Marlene sees an opportunity for independence, until an unexpected act of compassion interrupts her plans. The narrative explores the tension between personal ambition and unforeseen responsibility, presenting Christmas as a turning point rather than a destination.
The second story, “A Beautiful Christ-mess,” serves as a companion piece to Anderson’s earlier work A Beautiful Mess. The story centers on Zachary Belden, a prodigal son returning home for Christmas with news intended to surprise his family. Instead, Zachary is confronted with revelations that challenge both his expectations and his developing faith. The story addresses themes of spiritual growth and humility, portraying faith as a process shaped through disruption rather than certainty.
“Broken Noel,” the third story in the collection, offers a more somber reflection on grief and generosity. Thomas Nordberg’s family has long cherished the joy of Christmas, but the death of his wife shortly before Thanksgiving transforms the season into a period of loss. As grief strains his relationship with his daughter, an unexpected opportunity to give to another hurting child opens a path toward healing. Originally featured in The Heart of Christmas anthology, the story presents generosity as a means of restoring connection and meaning.
The final story, “The Home for Christmas Challenge,” returns to the Coming Home Series and focuses on Lee Aldrich, a single father navigating one final Christmas with his daughter before she leaves for college. When his daughter introduces an unexpected matchmaking challenge, Lee is forced to confront unresolved memories and emotional resistance. The story uses family dynamics and humor to explore forgiveness, vulnerability, and the complexity of rebuilding trust.
Together, the four stories reflect Anderson’s consistent narrative focus on imperfect lives shaped by faith rather than idealized outcomes. The collection reinforces Christmas as a season marked by emotional realism, relational testing, and opportunities for renewal.
ChristShare’s promotion of A Beautifully Broken Christmas aligns with growing interest in short-form Christian fiction, particularly during the holiday season when time constraints often limit reading habits. By featuring compact stories originally released through The Mosaic Collection, the platform supports both independent authors and readers seeking reflective seasonal content.
More information about A Beautifully Broken Christmas and related Mosaic Collection titles is available through ChristShare’s curated bookstore at: https://www.ChristShare.com
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Ink Marks the Spot LLC, doing business as ChristShare, is a faith-based online platform dedicated to connecting readers with Christian books, apparel, and digital resources. ChristShare curates content focused on spiritual growth, family life, and Christian living, offering accessible recommendations that support faith-centered lifestyles.
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