My story, Restoring
Christmas, first appeared in the 2018 boxed set, A Christmas to Remember.
Now in Kindle and paperback format, Restoring Christmas features
two people wounded by different circumstances who are thrown together at a
tourist attraction that’s all about Christmas. One problem, the heroine,
co-owner of The Christmas Mansion, Holly Christmas, hates Christmas.
The hero is Kevin
Holt, and he was a joy to write. Kevin’s a special education teacher in fictional
Geneseo Valley, based on the real college town of Geneseo, New York. He’s in
charge of a project that allows students with minor challenges to participate
in a community project. Since the local grocery store didn’t work out thanks to
a game of pickle jar toss, they are at The Christmas Mansion, ready to help
with renovations and updates.
Kevin lives with
his best friend, Jonah Welling, and his son, Nathan. Jonah recently lost his
wife, Lily, so Kevin helps out. Nathan is also one of Kevin’s students, and the
tween keeps both men on their toes. Kevin doesn’t mind, he wants to see his
grieving friend to heal, and his help allows Kevin to forget his own
heartbreak.
What Kevin didn’t
plan on was meeting Holly Christmas. She’s surprised by the class and their
commitment to work at The Christmas Mansion, and Kevin’s mortified when Nathan
blurts out upon meeting Holly that she hates Christmas. Thing is, Nathan
discerned correctly.
One behind-the-scenes
aspect regarding Kevin is my love of Superman. When the readers first meet
Kevin, there is mention to his likeness to Clark Kent when Kevin wears his
glasses. Jonah and Nathan have the name Welling, the last name of the actor who
played my favorite version of Clark Kent. Tom Welling. I love writing fun
tidbits like that.
I think you’ll
enjoy getting to know Kevin, Holly, Jonah, Nathan, and Uncle Nick in Restoring Christmas.
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Filled with grief and regret, Holly Christmas
returns to Geneseo Valley and the family business, The Christmas Mansion. Can
Kevin Holt restore her love for the season and the memories she left behind?
***
Holly Christmas left Geneseo Valley and her family’s
holiday tourist attraction, The Christmas Mansion, as soon as she graduated.Now
both her parents have passed, and Holly returns when her uncleneeds her help
running the mansion. On Holly’s first day back,a blunt middle-schooler proclaims
Holly hates Christmas. His comment forces her to reconcile the past while
planning for the mansion’s future.
Kevin Holt is invested in offering hope to students
with challenges. His best friend’s son is in Kevin’s class, and Nathan needs
guidance. Their community project placement at The Christmas Mansion is an
opportunity to make a positive difference. When Nathan blurts out his thoughts to
the beautiful co-owner, Kevin wonders if he has what it takes to help restore
the mansion to its former glory, mentor Nathan, and convince Holly Christmas
she’s exactly where she needs to be.
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Julie Arduini loves to encourage readers to find freedom in
Christ by surrendering the good, the bad, and ---maybe one day---the chocolate.
She’s the author of the contemporary romance series SURRENDERING TIME,
(Entrusted, Entangled, Engaged,) as well as the stand-alone novellas, MATCH
MADE IN HEAVEN and RESTORING CHRISTMAS. She also shares her story in the
infertility devotional, A WALK IN THE VALLEY. Her other latest release, YOU’RE
AMAZING, is a book for girls ages 10-100, written with her teenaged daughter,
Hannah, and is book 2 in their SURRENDERING STINKIN’ THINKIN’ series. She blogs
every other Wednesday for Christians Read, as well as monthly with Inspy Romance. She resides in Ohio with her
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8 comments:
Christmas books are always a pleasure to read.
I love this book! Thanks for sharing some behind-the-scenes info about Kevin. I didn't catch the Superman twist--cute!
Laura, thanks for letting me share a bit about Kevin and Restoring Christmas. I really apprecite it!
Marilyn, I agree! I enjoy Christmas romances so much. Thanks for reading!
Kathleen, thank you for your encouragement. It was a fun book to write!
I loved reading this delightful Christmas Romance. It put me in the mood to decorate for Christmas.
It's a lovely story. I could envision the million ornaments room, and Nathan's discernments provide such good tension and humor.
It's always fun to hear from an author how they create a work of fiction.
Cute story, thanks for sharing, Julie.
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