The wild and untamed lands of America called to the brave and determined pioneers who desired a new way of life. Faced with primitive lodgings—a cave, a dugout, a sod house, a barn—settlers face their first Christmas in a new land with both trepidation and hope. From the mountains of North Carolina to the woods of Michigan, across the plains of Oklahoma and deserts of Arizona, these settlers soon learned that wherever the heart dwells, Christmas and romance can find a place to call home. In this exclusive collection of nine Christmas romances, readers will relive a pioneer Christmas with all its challenges and delights as penned by some of Christian fiction's beloved authors, including bestselling authors Margaret Brownley and Lauraine Snelling. 1781 North Carolina - Defending Truth by Shannon McNear 1820 Ohio - The Calling by Kathleen Fuller 1830 Michigan Territory - A Silent Night by Anna Urquhart 1862 Nebraska Territory - A Pony Express Christmas by Margaret Brownley 1867 Arizona Territory - A Christmas Castle by Cynthia Hickey 1875 Dakota Territory - The Cowboy's Angel by Lauraine Snelling 1885 Dakota Territory - A Badlands Christmas by Marcia Gruver 1889 Oklahoma Territory - Buckskin Bride by Vickie McDonough 1897 Alaska - The Gold Rush Christmas by Michelle Ule Filled with inspiration and faith, each story will become a treasure to be enjoyed again each holiday season.
Author
Award-winning and bestselling author Lauraine Snelling has over 80 books published with sales of over 4.5 million. Her original dream was to write horse books for children. Today, she writes adult novels about real issues centered on forgiveness, loss, domestic violence and cancer in her inspirational contemporary women’s fiction titles and historical series, including the favorite, Blessing books about Ingeborg Bjorklund and family. Lauraine enjoys helping others reach their writing dreams by teaching at writer’s conferences across the county. She and her husband Wayne have two grown sons, and a daughter in Heaven. They live in the Tehachapi Mountains with a Basset named Sir Winston ob de Mountains, Lapcat, and “The Girls” (three golden hens).
