History, Real Life and Faith
Both my September 1, 2013 releases are Christmas books shelved in the “inspirational fiction” section of your bookstore–if you still have a local bookstore. But what does “inspirational fiction” mean? The Charlotte and Mecklenberg County Public Library in North Carolina defines it this way: “Any good book can be an inspiration, but many of these books highlight people overcoming adversity…
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Margaret Brownley I met Margaret Brownley in October, 2011 when we appeared at a retailer’s meeting called Reboot West. We were promoting our other collaborated book, A Log Cabin Christmas Collection (which re-releases on September 1, along with A Pioneer Christmas Collection). She’s a cheerful, hard-working writer who loves to meet her readers and is busy finishing up another novel as I…
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Anna Urquhart Anna Urquhart was traveling to Paris to work on her Masters of Fine Art degree, when the call came suggesting she audition for A Pioneer Christmas Collection. She thought about a story idea while flying across the Atlantic Ocean. “I’d seldom heard stories of pioneers traveling by water. I examined the opening of the Erie Canal in the…
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Vickie McDonough Vickie McDonough is the author of 28 novels and novellas, including the Texas Trails: Morgan Family, Texas Boardinghouse Brides and A Pioneer Christmas. What made you write about your time period? I love historical novels and I chose 1889 because it was the year of the first Oklahoma land run. I wanted my story to take place during the winter…
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A Pioneer Christmas is the third inspirational romance collection for which I’ve written a story. As is my custom, I’ve read the stories written by my co-writers to get a feel for the book. This beautiful fat book with nine tales feels just a little different from your average Christmas romance novella. The romance genre has specific elements that make it…
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Lauraine Snelling The author of more than 80 inspirational titles, Lauraine Snelling was happy to join A Pioneer Christmas Collection with her novella, “The Cowboy’s Angel.” Lauraine knew the collection’s name and envisioned a story about a baby born at Christmas while its father was missing on the prairie, not far from the area she often writes about south of…
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