Old Timey Holiday Kitchen

Series · 17

books · 2021-2022

By Annee Jones, Elissa Strati, Linda Carroll-Bradd, and more

Books in series

Kris Kringle's Kuchen by Katrina

2021

He fell in love with her cooking. Could he love her, too? Katrina has always considered herself shy, dumpy, and unattractive. Tight lacing makes her overabundant chest too prominent and still does not provide the popular narrow-waisted figure. She’s getting older and sees no prospects in sight, while all of her friends are courting or already married. Hans is a strong, boisterous, popular man; a good worker who has his own farm, and is every woman’s dream—especially Katrina’s—but she’s barely ever spoken to the man. Fate throws them together. Is she up for the challenge, and her best chance for happiness?

Shoo-fly Pie by Selah

2021

Can his mail-order bride handle the diversity that comes with her husband’s dangerous vocation? Together, will they blend their opposing desires to create a recipe for love? Selah Anderson agrees to participate in a matchmaking service organized by her pastor and the orphanage's matron, where she spent most of her life, and become a mail-order bride. The man of her dreams will share her love of creating delicious confections and running a successful bakery. People will come for miles to purchase her specialty-shoo-fly pie. Stagecoach driver Emerson Clark isn’t looking for love. But he knows life is better with a partner by your side—like a good team of horses supporting one another around the ruts in the road and along the narrow paths. As long as she’s practical, he’ll be happy.

Charm Cake by Charity

2021

1889, Chicago. It’s Christmas, and Charity DeWitt is celebrating her engagement to recent medical school graduate Dr. Fox Skilling with a Charm Cake—a cake that contains symbolic charms crafted by her father at his jewelry store. When her slice contains a fleur-de-lis, she’s certain the tiny silver symbol of new beginnings has to do with her upcoming wedding to Fox—or does it? After Fox announces his plans to go out west to begin a medical practice, she journeys with him to Oregon where she meets Peter Abrams, a schoolteacher partially paralyzed from a fall. Why is she so drawn to Peter and his books? Is it just because she’s never learned to read? Or could it be more? Find out as you read this heartwarming holiday romance set in Sunset Hills, Oregon!

Lemon Pie by Lucinda

2021

Two ladies named Lucinda. Lucy never uses her real name and is surprised when Rev. Caldwell calls her that at the pie auction. She's even more surprised when Ty Goodson bids on her pie. He's never shown her a bit of interest, and whoever wins her pie will share the dessert with her. What follows is a series of misadventures and a night spent in a cave. That night with each other leads them into a forced marriage—a shotgun marriage with Ty’s father doing the forcing. How will Lucy win the love of a man who longs for a different Lucinda? And what about the men chasing Ty and Lucy? Will they return?

Pumpkin Pie by Patience

2021

1890, Baltimore. 19-year-old Patience Sutton has never been praised for her cooking – in fact, she burned the pumpkin pie at her family’s last Thanksgiving dinner. As the youngest of 10 children, she’s tired of always being the baby and longs to grow up. When she spies an ad in the paper from Oregon banker Jefferson Cooke seeking a mail-order bride willing to travel out west and who “must love children,” Patience jumps at the chance for a new life. With children of her own to take care of, maybe she’ll finally get some respect! Right? Find out as you read this heartwarming holiday romance set in Sunset Hills, Oregon!

Cranberry Cake by Cora

2021

When Cora Sullivan's father moved out west to Kansas City in order to help his bank start a new branch in a different state, she hadn't realized just how much she would miss her old home. Now Christmas is coming, and what she misses more than anything else is her dearly departed mother's cranberry cake. But out west of the Mississippi, cranberries are almost as impossible to find as friends. At least she has Jonas, the one man who travelled all the way to Kansas City with her and her father to remind her of home, but he still thinks of her as a child, when she really wants him to notice her as something more. And when Jonas is accused of stealing money from the bank, she needs to put her own needs aside to help Jonas and clear his name before Christmas.

Ginger Cake by Glynna

2021

Astoria, Oregon—Fall, 1876 Baker Glynna Shaughnessy wants to bolster sales for her struggling bakery almost as much as she wants to revive her drab personal life. A baking competition in commemoration of the city’s incorporation offers a chance at making the shop’s name known…until she’s accused of cheating. According to the competition’s sponsor—a roguish man who sets her heart aflutter—Glynna can only remain a contestant if she invents a brand-new recipe…something she’s never done before. Hotel manager Ritter Anton has six months to boost patronage at his grandfather’s Anton Grand Hotel. He accomplished success with the family’s Cheyenne hotel and he’ll succeed here then move to the next. The baking contest he invented sparks controversy with the entry of a baker who others claim has an unfair advantage. Ready to reject her, he can’t say no when the auburn-haired beauty pleads her case. How will he remain neutral as a judge when all he can think about is Glynna?

Apple Pandowdy By Alice

2021

Alice Connelly agrees to participate in a new matchmaking project organized by her pastor and the orphanage's matron. She can find no peace accepting a role as a mail-order bride and, instead, becomes the first volunteer to accept a job in a local restaurant and relocate to Carrie Town, Texas. She hopes the experience will help her to discover what she wants in life. But in a town where single men outnumber women thirty to one, she’s more confused than ever. Determined to put her skills as a baker to use, she plans a holiday dinner for the diner featuring a crowd pleasing deep-dished spiced apple dessert Can an itinerant mail-order bride find her recipe for her happily ever after?

Figgy Pudding by Francine

2021

Francine Munsen’s life in 1878 had been a series of ups and downs—all because she allowed one of the benefactors of the Albany Elite Academy for Girls to raise a hope that she could attract a man willing to marry a spinster math and science teacher like her. She wrote a short introductory letter, only to receive a response in effeminate handwriting. After taking the chance that she might like the physical science instructor better once she learned more about him, she wrote again, this time sharing more details. She even traveled to Denver and attached herself to an all-female scientific expedition so they would have more to write about. All summer she waited in vain for a reply. Just before the autumn term started, she received a letter written in a definite masculine hand. It was not from the same man. Jason Sewell, a full professor of science and astronomy at the University of Iowa, was a widower with no interest in the young female students who often flocked around him. He did not plan to marry again. Then, he took a trip to Rawlins, Wyoming to view a total solar eclipse. During the weeks of hunting and exploring that followed, his friend—from whom his mother extracted a promise that a letter from a girls’ academy teacher would be answered before the end of the summer—handed him the letter. As a wedding gift for his friend, he promised to respond. Months later, he invited Francine to spend her Christmas break in Iowa City. Before Francine could travel to Iowa to meet Jason in person, she must keep a promise. Serving the girls who could not return to their homes for the Christmas holiday a figgy pudding made using a centuries-old recipe had become a school tradition.

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Walnut Cake by Wylene

2021

Jackson Young brings the woman he wants to marry home to Kentucky to meet his parents, but Helen doesn’t act like the same woman away from Boston. He’s stunned by her selfish, snobbish attitude and shrewish behavior. As he reacquaints with people he hasn’t seen in five years, he notices Wylene Ward and remembers the time he rescued her from a group of bullies when they were in school. She’s turned into an attractive, caring woman who bakes the best walnut cake in the world. Suddenly, Jackson finds himself courting one woman but thinking about another. How can he remedy the situation and find his place as a new lawyer? Will it be in Boston as he’d originally thought or in Green Knoll, Kentucky, the place that still feels like home?

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Aebleskiver by Annika

2022

Annika Nilsdatter juggles her new manager position at the Riverside Bakery owned by her best friend, Glynna, and being courted by Erich von Griswald, son of the town’s most prominent banker. A friend, the object of her young affections from her growing-up years, arrives in town. Suddenly, she is being flattered by the attentions of two handsome men to the detriment of the business. Guilt plagues her, but, just for a little while, she wants to feel special. Levka Maksimillian, an undercover Pinkerton agent, is surprised to run into Annika in the town where he’s been assigned a case. At least, he’s in disguise so she didn’t recognize him. But when he’s injured, he has to rely on his good friend’s sister to nurse him back to health. Levka doesn’t want to put Annika in danger, but he has to heal fast. His role in hunting down the head of a theft operation is essential. Will the need for secrecy and their close proximity create a false attraction or a lasting love?

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Bee Sting Cake by Brunhilde

2022

Fleeing the war-torn German Empire, Brunhilde “Hilde” Schuster immigrates to the United States where her cousin’s family teaches her rudimentary English. She finds work as a caretaker for the elderly member of a family whose German ancestors immigrated decades earlier. Carl Becker, whose parents fled Germany after the failed 1848 revolution before his birth, feels an attraction to the new companion for the Bergmann Oma. However, he is reluctant to strike up a friendship. Resentful of his mother’s constant pressure to marry a good German girl, he decided years earlier he was born in America, he’s an American, and he will marry an American woman. In the final weeks of November, Hilde learns of an American holiday called Thanksgiving. What do Pilgrims from England and eating turkey, corn, and pumpkin pie have to do with her? Invited to join her employers’ extended family and friends, in the spirt of celebration, she decides to bake and bring a favorite German dessert—Bienenstich Kuchen—Bee Sting Cake.

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Sauerkraut Cake by Sophie

2022

Sophie Zimmermann and her father leave Illinois after her mother dies to make the long trek on the California Trail to Genoa, near Lake Tahoe in Utah Territory, to join her aunt’s family. Sophie finds men interested in her for the first time, and she ends up taking her aunt and cousin’s advice to let Baxter Cobb court her. Baxter is a wealthy businessman that any woman should appreciate, so why can’t Sophie forget Abel Boles, the first man she meets in Genoa. Things come to a head at a baking contest. Can Sophie’s unusual recipe for a sauerkraut cake somehow end up showing her what she should do?

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Molasses Cookies by Minnie

2022

Two adjoining claims. Two broken hearts. Minnie Carver has a brother and sister to provide for and no way to do it. The sudden announcement of a run for land in Oklahoma seems sent straight from the Lord. Reg Baker knows his brother will inherit the family's store—the same brother who married Reg's fiancée. When his father reads about the proposed Oklahoma Land Run, the man offers what Reg will need to set up a store. If only his father could heal his son's broken heart as easily. Will a rival store owner's gossip ruin the one chance that Minnie and Reg have at healing and true happiness?

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Divinity for Delilah

2022

One little girl, two broken hearts, and the woman that could save them both. Delilah had dreamt of owning her own confectionery ever since her grandmother taught her to bake, specifically her prized divinity that she delighted in making every holiday. But women owning a store was not something that happened, so she spent her days thinking of ways to make it come to be. She would design the store she would never have in her mind, until one day when she saw the ad for mail order brides, and she found the "what if?" she had been looking for to make it happen. Clarence had lost his wife to illness but, more importantly, Lizzie, his young daughter, had lost her mother. He had been caring for Lizzie himself, but soon he would have to travel on business and could not bear to leave his broken-hearted little girl with his house staff. Then, one afternoon, his housekeeper handed him a paper about mail order brides, and he quickly put out his own ad, never dreaming he would find the perfect woman for his situation. But, dreams do come true sometimes, and Delilah answered. Could she be the one to bring life back to their world, or would she break them even more?

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Cider Cake by Cecily

2022

He'd do anything to bring her comfort. But little does she know, he's responsible for her heartache. Cecily's whole world came crashing down the night she lost her mother and fellow baking partner. She now remains in the kitchen for hours on end just so she can feel closer to her again, the pain of her loss only easing when she's creating one of her mother's favorite recipes. Cecily's father is an ex-outlaw who changed his ways the moment he fell in love and married his sweetheart. But after his wife's death two months before, one moment of drunken weakness sees him falling back into his old ways by holding up a passing stagecoach. In a heightened moment of alarm, he ends up getting injured by a man traveling home from the front lines of the Civil War, a former soldier intent on defending those in the coach with him. Plagued with external and internal wounds after fighting two years on the blood-soaked battlefields against his fellow countrymen, and now riddled with guilt for severely injuring a man days before Christmas, Trent Campbell feels it's his duty to fulfill the outlaw's wish and watch over his daughter, determined to inform her it was he who was responsible for her father’s current state. But that was before he came upon the sad smile of the shattered young woman, his own sense of loss reflected in the bluest eyes he'd ever seen. Now he finds himself torn between his sense of honor and his growing feelings for the enchanting beauty, making it his mission to bring her joy and comfort even if that means protecting her from the truth of his actions. Will two broken hearts find renewal and healing in each other, or will Trent’s secrets only further destroy them both?

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Frosty Cake by Flannery

2022

Does Flannery stand a chance of winning this year's holiday baking contest and the heart of the man she loves, when her main competition for both is her most bitter rival? Flannery White is convinced that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. And if she has her way, she’ll be engaged to Divine, Colorado’s most eligible bachelor, Warren Kane, by the time Christmas Day arrives. The plan is simple. She’ll enter the town’s Christmas baking competition, impress him with her recreation of his favorite dessert, and find herself suddenly engaged to the object of her affections. The only problem? Flannery is a disaster in the kitchen. And to make matters worse, her rival, Stella, seems to be determined to win both the baking contest and Warren's heart for herself. Thankfully, Flannery’s best friend in the whole world, Sam Jolly, is ready to help her. As the son of a grocer, Sam knows his ingredients and his way around the kitchen. However, Sam's been keeping a little secret - he’s been head-over-heels in love with Flannery since they were children. Will Sam be able to put aside his love for Flannery to see her happily engaged to another man? Or will Flannery discover that true love might wear a flour-covered apron instead of an expensive suit?

Authors

Annee Jones

Author · 24 books

Author Annee Jones loves to write all things romance, fantasy, cozy mystery, & more. She is passionate about writing stories where dreams come true and love wins in the end! Animal friends, elements of suspense, and appendices with fun facts manage to appear in all her works regardless of genre. Professionally, Annee works as a disability counselor where she helps her clients navigate through complex medical and legal systems while rediscovering their wholeness in Spirit. Subscribe to Annee’s newsletter to stay up to date on new releases, sneak peeks, author parties, and exclusive giveaways: https://www.anneejones.com/newsletter Find Annee’s books here: Annee’s website: https://www.anneejones.com/ Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/~/e/B08KSFSHX1 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/authorannee... Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/annee... Want to join Annee’s private Facebook reader group, Annee's Angels? Request your spot now: https://www.facebook.com/groups/annee... You can also connect with Annee on her FB author page: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorAnneeJ...

As a child, Linda was often found lying on her bed reading about characters having exciting adventures in places far away. Upon reaching a landmark birthday, she decided to write one of those romances she loved so much. Easier said than done. Perseverance paid out and twelve years later, she received her first call from a publisher and a confession story was published. Now Linda writes heartwarming contemporary and historical stories with a touch of humor, and many have a tie to her previous home of Texas. Linda enjoys writing from her cabin in the mountains among the cedar and pines with her husband of 34 years and their two much-loved dogs.

Janice Cole Hopkins

Author · 19 books

Janice Cole Hopkins grew up in rural Wilkes County, North Carolina, with an Appalachian heritage. She loved stories and learned to read when she was five. She graduated from Appalachian State University with degrees in history and reading, and she also taught school, wrote and published in magazines, and dreamed of someday publishing a historical novel. Janice has always attended church and has done short and long term mission work. All the profits from her books go to a scholarship fund for missionary children. Sown in Dark Soil is a stand alone novel and is the second book in her Appalachian Roots series. Facebook

Kimberly Grist

Author · 21 books

Kimberly Grist is married to her high school sweetheart, Nelson, who is a pastor in Griffin, Georgia. She and her husband have three adult sons, one with Down syndrome, and she has a passion to encourage others in offering a special needs ministry in the church. Kim is also a grandmother and proud to be a child of the living God. She feels called to help and encourage others and to share experiences both good and bad in order to be the witness that God would have us to be. Kim has enjoyed writing since she was a young girl, however, began writing her first novel in 2017. Inspired by so many things life has to offer one of which includes her oldest son’s diagnosis of cancer she finds it especially gratifying to write a happy ending. “Suffering is, of course, is my least favorite thing. My objective is not to discuss my struggles specifically but to combine a love of history with biblical principles to produce a clean historical Christian romance, that shows how God uses adversity for our good in ways we may never expect.” Combining, History, Humor, and Romance with an emphasis on Faith, Friends and Good Clean Fun, Rebecca’s Hope, a work of fiction that reminds us how God can use adversity to strengthen us and draw us closer to Him and give us the desires of our heart in ways we may never expect. Fans of historical romance set in late 19th-century will enjoy this beautiful story of love and forgiveness. As the unfortunate circumstances of Rebecca's childhood are revealed, we discover a heroine who is both resilient and kind. Rebecca and Sam's love story will have readers rooting for their happy ending DO YOU ENJOY HISTORICAL WESTERN ROMANCES? The Pioneer Hearts Facebook group is a wonderful place for historical western romance authors, and readers discuss their favorite stories, recipes, and photos. Join the group http://www.facebook.com/groups/Pionee...

Kandice Geddes was born and raised beside the red hills of St. George, Utah. She discovered her love of writing as a small child and began creating stories about mermaids falling for dashing princes. Thank you, Disney. And it only continued from there. She graduated from Southern Utah University with a track scholarship in Elementary Education and taught 1st Grade for four years. While living in northern Colorado, she rediscovered her love of writing, especially within the world of sweet romance, and has been pursuing it ever since. Some of her other loves are: reading, drawing, sugar cookies, watching Disney movies (shocker I know), and spending time with her swoony husband and two highly spirited boys.

P. Creeden

Author · 45 books

P. Creeden is the sweet romance and mystery pen name for USA Today Bestselling Author Pauline Creeden. Her stories feature down-to-earth characters who often feel like they are undeserving of love for one reason or another and are surprised when love finds them. P. Creeden married her college sweetheart, who she also met at a horse farm. Together they raise a menagerie of animals and their one son, an avid reader, himself. Animals are the supporting characters of many of her stories, because they occupy her daily life on the farm, too. From dogs, cats, and goldfish to horses, chickens, and geckos—she believes life around pets is so much better, even if they are fictional.

Zina Abbott is the pen name used by Robyn Echols for her historical novels. Her novel, Family Secrets, was published by Fire Star Press in October 2014 and her novelette, A Christmas Promise, was published by Prairie Rose Publications in November 2014. The first two novellas in the Eastern Sierra Brides 1884 series, Big Meadows Valentine and A Resurrected Heart, are now available. The author currently lives with her husband in California near the “Gateway to Yosemite.” She enjoys family history and any kind of history. When she is not piecing together novel plots, she pieces together quilt blocks.