My new Christmas story, A Merry Mountain Christmas, was released this week. And I am very proud of this review from Colleen Chesebro because she loves the main character Fran as much as I loved creating her.
- Title: A Merry Mountain Christmas: Sweet Romance (Smoky Mountain Romance, Volume 4)
- Author: P. C. Zick
- Print Length: 102 Pages
- Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication Date: August 31, 2016
- Sold by Amazon, LLC
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1537152130
- ISBN-13: 978-1537152134
- Formats: Paperback and Kindle
- Goodreads
- Genres: Romance, Clean & Wholesome
*I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader’s Copy of this book*
“Fran is adjusting after her husband’s death when her first love comes back to town upsetting her family and leading her to inspiration. Fran first fell in love with Michael as a teenager. When he broke her heart, she married Carl and lived a happy life for more than thirty years until Carl died tragically. Just when she’s becoming fed up with the well-meaning, yet tiresome comments about Carl’s death, her first love returns, and stirs long-forgotten emotions. Rescue dogs and a love resurrected bring a sweet Christmas celebration to the…
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I loved Fran. I can’t help but feel there is much of you in Fran. You were so tuned into this character. That is how I want to write someday. I want my characters to become real. This was such an enjoyable read. Well done, Pat. ❤
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Thank you, Colleen. I know lots of Frans and I’ve suffered with friends who have lost husbands. I guess I do know her intimately. As with all my characters, she’s a composite of so many others. Then I always ask how would I like to handle the same situation. She’s an inspiration to me in that way.
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I agree. I try to pull from people I know when I write my characters also. ❤
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Yikes, is it that time of year already!?
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Imagine this: I wrote this book in July in unprecedented mountain heat and humidity. Lots of closing my eyes and imagining.
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Very nice review (as expected)! 🙂 I’ve been buried deep in all the things life throws at a person, but I needed to carve out some time to visit my Peeps! Miss you!❤
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Miss you, too. To quote John Lennon – “Life is what happens when we’re busy making other plans.” Glad to see you surface now and again.
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Yup, I come up for air and to visit my blogger peeps! 🙂
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And I’m glad you do!
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