Sadie's Gift and Christmas Lessons

Good Monday Morning Readers!

Our Christmas Extravaganza continues with two more  

Christmas novellas. Today's Christmas Romances include:

Sadie's Gift by Niki Turner

Colorado Springs, 1921 — Nurse Sadie Hubbard wants to give the children at the preventorium a wonderful Christmas. 

Heartbroken Nathan Wells hopes to return to Chicago and mourn his brother's death alone. When an accident brings them together,

their plans for the holiday collide. 


Will they find a way to work together in the spirit of Christmas? 

(Book 2 in the Christmas Traditions novella collection)

Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N73HEV0

Nook link: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sadies-gift-niki-turner/1120313402

Niki Turner is a novelist, journalist, blogger, and the production manager for the Rio Blanco Herald Times weekly newspaper. Her first completed manuscript earned second place in the Touched By Love 2009 contemporary category romance contest. She has written articles for local newspapers, and won second place for best agriculture story at the 2013 Colorado

Press Association annual convention. She blogs at www.nikiturner.net and is a co-blogger at www.inkwellinspirations.com. Niki is the Colorado Area Coordinator for American Christian Fiction Writers and is involved in establishing an ACFW chapter on Colorado's Western Slope, where she resides. She published Sadie’s Gift as one of the Christmas Traditions novella collection in 2014. Her next project, Santiago Sol, will be published by Pelican Book Ventures, LLC, as part of the Passport to Romance novella collection.

Christmas Lessons by Patty Smith Hall

Love isn't always enough. 

If it were, history teacher Claire Davenport would have married her childhood sweetheart Billy Warner in a heartbeat. But Billy has big dreams of coaching college football, a plan that could be sidetracked by Claire's disability. Fearing he'll resent her, Claire breaks their engagement and sets out to build a life around the children at her school. 

But Christmas is the Season of Miracles! 

Two years later, Billy Warner is back in Marietta, the new head coach at the school where Claire teaches, and determined to find out why she broke his heart. Working together to give Christmas to needy families in their community, they can't deny the love they've always shared, but will it be enough to last a lifetime? 

A sweet Christmas novella by the author of Hearts in Flight, Hearts in Hiding and Hearts Rekindled.

Patty Smith Hall has been making up stories since she was knee-high to a grasshopper. Now, she’s thrilled to share her love of history and her storytelling skills with everyone, including her hero of 31 years, Danny, two beautiful daughters, and a wonderful future son-in-law. She resides in northeast Georgia. 

Thanks for visiting Lagniappe today!

I hope these Christmas Romances add a "little something extra" in your Christmas season!

Marian

Motorcycle Diaries: Day 5---Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Had an amazing breakfast scramble at the Historic Redstone Inn's Grill before heading out under SUNNY skies along Hwy 133 to Carbondale and then West on 82 to

Glenwood Springs. I-70 West to Rifle. Then north to 

HOME!

The Clock Tower at Redstone Inn in Redstone, CO

Crystal River Through Redstone, CO

View from 2nd Story Balcony

Down Redstone's main street

Redstone Inn Lobby

Redstone Inn Stairs to 2nd Floor

The Redstone Inn - with clear skies!

Ready to go home?

Between Rifle and Meeker. Almost Home!

Although the trip was great, it's always good to be HOME!

98 miles today for a grand total of 999 miles in 5 days.

Yay, Meeker!

Thank you, Lord for a safe trip and for creating such beautiful scenery. Truly feel blessed for getting to experience these awesome places.  

If you've been to any of these places, tell us when and your most favorite memory!

Readers, thanks for visiting Lagniappe.

I pray that you find "a little something extra" in each of your days.

Marian

Motorcycle Diaries: Day 3---Sunday, July 14, 2013

Left Buena Vista early this morning and headed to Salida, CO. Nice town. Had breakfast at The Patio Pancake Place at over 7,000 ft. Great food!

From Salida traveled South on 285 to Monte Vista then 160 West to Del Norte, Pagosa

Springs, then on to Durango. Got rained on again, but beautiful country!

Spent the afternoon in downtown Durango at the patio of the Carver Brewing Company a

couple of blocks from our hotel The Downtown Inn. Later a long soak in the covered hot

tub.

Let it rain!

200 miles today. Thank you, Lord for safe travels!

Visit tomorrow for Day 4 of Motorcycle Diaries!

If you've been to any of these places, tell us when and your most favorite memory!

Readers, thanks for visiting Lagniappe.

I pray that you find "a little something extra" in each of your days.

Marian

Motorcycle Diaries: Day 2---Saturday, July 13, 2013

Left Estes Park. Had an awesome breakfast at CLARES ON THE PARK.

Hwy 7 South to Nederland, CO.

Nederland Post Office

Rode up to Eldora Ski Resort

Rode to Eldora Ski Resort

Saw a Mama Moose with TWO babies!!!

Mama and Meese?

Mama Moose with TWO babies!

Mama Moose getting a little nervous, so are the bikers!

Meese? jump the jersey barriers!

Down through Black Hawk - Casinos in the Mountains.

Rode to Golden.

Rafters on the way to Golden

Stopped in to THE BUFFALO ROSE PATIO where we enjoyed fresh, cold Coors, Ice Water, and the soothing acoustic guitar sounds of Dave Frisk.

Rained on us between Golden and Idaho Springs, but by the time we got to Frisco, CO and our favorite restaurant in Colorado, THE LOST CAJUN, we were dry! Fried Catfish, Seafood Gumbo, Crawfish Etouffe, Abita Beer, Southern style Iced Tea. Oooweee! Dat's what I'm talkin' a---bout!

Glass Blowers in Frisco at Gatherhouse Glass Blowing

Started raining  again in Frisco. Had a little layover there. Took I-70 to the Leadville exit then headed south to Leadville, CO

Bought beef jerky and salmon jerky on the way to Leadville, CO

Great Living at 10,000 feet! Nice little mountain town.

 

Left Leadville and rode to Buena Vista where we spent the night in a tiny motor inn. Most hotels were full!

260 miles today. Thank you, Lord for Safe Travels! Visit tomorrow for Day 3!

 

If you've been to any of these places, tell us when and your most favorite memory!

Readers, thanks for visiting Lagniappe.

I pray that you find "a little something extra" in each of your days.

Marian