The
Year the Cat Saved Christmas
Barbara Bretton
Barbara Bretton
Genre: Contemporary
romance
Publisher: Free Spirit
Press
ISBN: 9781940665009
ASIN: B00FEXP44K
Number of pages: 80
Word Count: 22,000
Book Description:
Christmas used to be the
happiest time of the year in the big house on the hill. But this year
when the clock strikes midnight on Christmas Day, it will all be
over. Can Sebastian, a wily Maine Coon cat, find a way to bring his
people back home or will this holiday be their last?Previously
published as "Home for the Holidays" in Penguin Berkley's
anthology "The Christmas Cat."
Mrs.
Scrooge
Rocky Hill Romances
Rocky Hill Romances
Book One
Barbara Bretton
Genre: Contemporary
romance
Publisher: Free Spirit
Press
ISBN: 9781940665023
ASIN: B00FEXXSCA
Number of pages: 240
Word Count: approx. 65000
Book Description:
Single mother Samantha
Dean doesn't have time for Christmas. Or romance, for that matter.
She is weeks away from opening her own catering business, the most
important part of her plan to provide her certified genius daughter
Patty with all the wonderful things she deserves.
Except Patty doesn't want to go to a fancy boarding school. She wants a father and when she meets bartender Murphy O'Rourke at her fourth grade Career Day presentation, she knows she's met the man of her mother's dreams!
But can she convince her Mrs. Scrooge of a mom that it was time to give Christmas -- and love -- a second chance?
Except Patty doesn't want to go to a fancy boarding school. She wants a father and when she meets bartender Murphy O'Rourke at her fourth grade Career Day presentation, she knows she's met the man of her mother's dreams!
But can she convince her Mrs. Scrooge of a mom that it was time to give Christmas -- and love -- a second chance?
Originally published in
print by Harlequin American
Book #2 is also available
now: BUNDLE
OF JOY
About
the Author:
Oh, how I hate bios! All
of that deadly dull information about name (Barbara Bretton) and date
of birth (June 25) and geographical data (born in New York City;
lives near Princeton, NJ), marital status (many years married), and
hobbies (who has time??). How do you gather up all of those dull, dry
facts and turn them into something interesting?
No wonder I tell lies for
a living.
I considered weaving a
story for you about life on a houseboat on the French Riviera. Or
maybe my years as a concubine, hidden away in a golden pleasure
palace in the shimmering desert. Then I decided to do the unthinkable
and tell you the truth.
When I sold my first book
and my life changed forever. I sent in my manuscript on Thursday
February 21, 1982 and four days later the telephone rang and I heard
the amazing words, "We want to buy your book." How I wish
you could have seen me. I was standing by the kitchen door of our
North Babylon house, the picture of cool sophistication, as I
listened to Vivian Stephens explain the terms of the deal to me. You
would have thought I'd sold a first book every single day of my life.
Yes, I said. Sounds wonderful. Thank you so much for calling. I look
forward to our association. That cool sophistication hung on until I
hung up the phone, took a deep breath, then promptly threw up on my
shoes.
I was thirty-one years
old, unagented, unschooled, unfamiliar with anything to do with the
business of publishing. To put it mildly, I was in shock. My husband
was working in Manhattan at the time (and finishing up his degree at
night) so it would be hours until I could break the news to him. This
was too exciting to waste on a phone call. I wanted to see his face
when I told him that my dream had finally come true -- and came with
a $6000 advance!
He pulled into the
driveway at midnight. I was waiting in the doorway, holding a bottle
of champagne and two glasses. I didn't have to say a word. He knew
right away and the look of joy and pride in his eyes warms me now,
years later, long after the advance faded into memory.
A lot has happened to me
in the years since that first sale. I've learned that this is a
difficult and demanding business (it takes a tough writer to write a
tender book) and that I am happiest when I am most ignorant. I've
also learned that a good friend, a writer and pal who truly
understands, is worth her weight in good reviews and royalty checks.
I fell madly in love with
Skye O'Malley in early 1982 and wrote an unabashedly gushy fan letter
to our beloved Bertrice Small. By the time Sunny answered, I had
joined the ranks of the published and Sunny became friend and mentor,
guide and confidant. She has held my hand through broken dreams,
disappointments, family illnesses, and accepted my bizarre need to go
underground from time to time with great affection and understanding.
Over the years I've come to understand the difference between the
writer and her work, that loving the book doesn't guarantee that I
will love the author. But what a joy it is when you discover that the
author of a beloved favorite is even more wonderful and witty and
wise than the characters she creates.
So this bio is for you,
Sunny, for being the best of friends during the worst of times and --
even more wonderful -- during the good times as well.
And now for the
statistics:
Barbara Bretton is the USA
Today bestselling, award-winning author of more than 40 books. She
currently has over ten million copies in print around the world. Her
works have been translated into twelve languages in over twenty
countries.
Barbara has been featured
in articles in The New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal,
Romantic Times, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Herald News, Home News,
Somerset Gazette,among others, and has been interviewed by
Independent Network News Television, appeared on the Susan Stamberg
Show on NPR, and been featured in an interview with Charles Osgood of
WCBS, among others.
Her awards include both
Reviewer's Choice and Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times;
Gold and Silver certificates from Affaire de Coeur; the RWA Region 1
Golden Leaf; and several sales awards from Bookrak. Ms. Bretton was
included in a recent edition of Contemporary Authors.
Schedule Christmas Tour Barbara Bretton
Nov 25- Dec 23
November 25 Spotlight
3 Partners in Shopping, Nana, Mommy, & Sissy ! http://3partnersinshopping.blogspot.com
November 26 Spotlight
AC James
December 3 Guest blog
Books Direct
December 5 Spotlight
Lisa’s World of Books
December 6 Guest blog and review
Mochas, Mysteries and More
December 9 Spotlight
The Creatively Green Write at Home Mom
December 10 Guest blog
Fang-tastic Books
topic suggestions: favorite holiday movies, favorite holiday songs
December 11 Guest blog
Roxanne’s Realm
Topic: favorite gifts (either given or received)
December 12 Spotlight
Pembroke Sinclair
December 13 Character Interview
Laurie's Thoughts and Reviews
December 16 Review
Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf
December 17 review
Brooke Blogs
December 18 Guest blog and review
My Tangled Skeins Book Reviews
December 19 Spotlight
Cover Reveals
December 20 Review (TYTCSC)
Sapphyria's Book Reviews
December 23 Spotlight
Booklover Sue
December 23 Review (MS)
Sapphyria's Book Reviews
Barbara loves to spend as
much time as possible in Maine with her husband, walking the rocky
beaches and dreaming up plots for upcoming books.
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