Tule Publishing
Featuring: Eliza McKenzie; Finn Knightley; Willa Fairchild
108 pages ISBN: 0150785054 EAN: 2940150785052 Kindle: B01744LU08 e-Book Add to Wish List
Driving from Arizona to Montana seems to me the wrong way
to be heading in the depth of winter. But a family will do
a lot to spend Christmas together, and Willa Fairchild and
her son Scout have a three-week stay planned. Read their
story in A BRAMBLE HOUSE CHRISTMAS, a lively novella. This
is in the series Carrigans of the Circle C which I had
not previously read, but Willa is a new character, making
it easier to follow her tale.
Willa has been living with her son's serious illness, and
just got a positive outcome, so they both need a break from
their normal lives. Coming to stay at the Bramble House B&B
in Marietta seemed like a good idea, but as the snow
deepens, they are lucky to arrive alive. Scout is
determined to be a normal healthy kid from now on. Finn
Knightley, a book illustrator, has just arrived as well. He
intends to work, when he's not skiing. And Eliza McKenzie,
the proprietor of the guesthouse, is an interesting lady
who is her family's historian. She and her husband Marshall
work hard to serve others on the holidays. If they knew
that Finn was here on false pretences, they might not be so
welcoming.
Town attractions include tobogganing, ice-skating, a
petting zoo and a Santa visit, while folks cheerfully
compare notes on the climate in Seattle, Montana or
Arizona. Much as I would enjoy warmer climes, if you want
to ski, toboggan and build a snowman, Montana sounds about
perfect. Eliza keeps warming food on hand, adding touches
such as huckleberry jelly. Cold weather makes you tired and
hungry, and the characters react realistically, with locals
complacent and visitors trying to pack in fun.
Enjoy the subtly romantic read and savour the mystery as
Finn pursues his own agenda, which might or might not bring
people here closer together. You can also cheer for Willa
and young Scout, who have emerged from a bad part of their
lives and are determined to make up for lost time. C.J.
Carmichael lives in scenic Calgary and has written more
than forty books. She includes the first chapter of her
next book SNOWBOUND IN MONTANA for you to sample. A
BRAMBLE HOUSE CHRISTMAS is just a nice length for busy
people to relax with over the festive season.
Finn Knightly a.k.a. Finn Conrad wants to know why his recently deceased
father left his nurse fifty thousand dollars after knowing her a mere six
weeks. So he travels to Bramble House B&B in Marietta, Montana to find
answers.
But Willa Fairchild is not the conniving woman he expects to find. Before he
knows it, Willa-and her six-year-old son Scout-are stealing his heart. And
that’s before he finds out Scout’s secret and the real reason this Christmas
is so important.
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