Melinda's Writing Pages: Pen to Paper

Today I have Mary Connealy blogging about her upcoming book.  She is one of the fillies from the Petticoats and Pistols Blog.

I am thrilled she is here today, so Mary tell us about your book.

No holiday seems to have the same capacity for joy as Christmas.

That?s why I was so excited when Barbour Publishing let me write Cowboy Christmas.

Christmas stories, done right, have a richness that doesn?t come from things. And in the materialist world we live in, to touch that chord of the true meaning of Christmas can be tremendously powerful and fun all at the same time.

I think the reason I love stories like this is because I get as caught up in the commercial whirl as anyone and try hard to remember what it?s really all about. A baby in a manger. God becoming man. The birth that leads to the ultimate sacrifice, the ultimate act of love on the cross.

All great Christmas stories transcend materialism and reveal the true meaning of Christmas. Even non-Christian stories do this with a focus on family or peace but no where is it done better than in a Christian setting and I hope so much that I managed it in Cowboy Christmas.

I wanted a chance to do that with a Christmas book.

I wanted a character who?s heart grew three sizes that day.

I wanted a tiny voice saying, ?God bless us everyone.?

I wanted that moment when we all hope we?d be wise enough to abandon our sheep to the wolves and follow a star to where the Christ child lay.

I know, I know, it?s 100 degrees outside. Doesn?t matter, like everything else about Christmas, things start early and my book is releasing in September. So I?m talking about it now.

Cowboy Christmas

A beautiful songstress hiding from danger.

A wounded hearted cowboy who hates secrets.

An evil man obsessed with the wealth he can garner with that stunning voice.

The Rockies in the brutal cold of winter.

A family who takes in a damsel in distress regardless of their suspicions.

And one perfect chance for a man and woman to follow a star that will lead them to true love.

Cowboy Christmas

Leave a comment telling me your favorite Christmas tradition ? yes, in this heat! Just do it! That will get your name in the drawing for a signed copy of Cowboy Christmas.

And God Bless Us Everyone.

Mary thanks for being here today.  

Visit Mary's other links:

http://www.petticoatsandpistols.com

http://www.maryconnealy.com

http://www.mconnealy.blogspot.com

http://www.seekerville.blogspot.com

Walk in peace and harmony,

Melinda