Today I
am featuring the novelette, The
Christmas Room, by Tanya Hanson.
About
the Book:
Despite a tragic
past and unspeakable grief, innkeeper Martita Akala finds peace in Honolulu.
Until a handsome American cowboy disrupts her well-ordered life.
Rooney Lind sails from California to find his late cousin’s lost love. After spending time in a room decorated for Christmas all year long, he discovers what he’s been looking for his whole life.
Rooney Lind sails from California to find his late cousin’s lost love. After spending time in a room decorated for Christmas all year long, he discovers what he’s been looking for his whole life.
Excerpt:
His hands, still warm from touching hers...Rooney hated
himself. Martita’d been gone maybe a minute and he found himself missing her,
and hated himself more. His heart had
closed up when Geraldine died and he’d found out her guilty truth. She’d killed
him of loving, trusting. He shook away the feelings, shoulder aching. Wished
Martita’d left the whiskey bottle behind.
Well, she was kind, and pretty, and his landlady for a
while. No reason not to admire her as a friend.
Martita. An exotic name to be sure, but not a native islander, he didn’t
think. Not with those blue eyes. But her hair and skin were dark enough, and
her voice and body swayed like the palm trees...
Portuguese maybe. Folks coming here to work the
plantations...
You may purchase The Christmas Room by clicking HERE.
This
book is also published as part of a three-novella collection with two other
authors released this year, The Brides of Christmas – Volume 2. You
may purchase it by clicking HERE.
About the Author:
Tanya
Hanson is a beach girl and country gramma who lives on California’s central
coast with her firefighter husband. Volunteering at the local horse rescue and playing
with her two little grandsons are her favorite things. She and Hubs travel to
visit family in Hawaii several times a year, and this story was inspired on one
of her visits, in her sister’s very own “Christmas room.”
Connect
with Tanya:
Tanya
also blogs monthly on Petticoats
and Pistols
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Thanks for the shout out, Zina.
ReplyDeleteSounds yummy! Of course, anything written by Tanya Hanson rocks! xo
ReplyDeleteAw, Dora, my rock. Hugs and thanks!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds great. There's no such thing as too many Christmas stories. Gotta get this one!
ReplyDeleteHi Doana, I love Christmas stories (and movies) all year long! 🎄. Thanks so much for stopping by today!
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