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I am grateful to Marcia King-Gamble for this invitation to guest here on Romancing the Genres. I’m honored.
I’m Bonnie Edwards and
I’ve been writing romance for a lot of years and if there’s one thing I
understand about romance it’s this: Everyone in my fictional world deserves a
happy ending.
This is the story of a
lonely man.
Max Whyte walked into
my mind as a convenient ex-husband to a lush 30-something divorcee. The story
that introduced him to the world was the start of a trilogy of Christmas
stories set between Canada and the US. In Not-so-Blue Christmas, Max didn’t get
much more than a mention.
In Invitation to
Christmas we learned a little more about him and the reason for the divorce. He
and his wife had simply grown apart. They were excellent parents who put their
children first.
When it was his
ex-wife’s turn to fall in love in One Crazy Christmas, we saw more of Max and
how he still supported his ex as a friend and confidant. He was warm and caring
and exactly the right person for the heroine to talk to about her disastrous
love and broken heart. (which eventually got sorted on Christmas Day.) And so
my trilogy, Love at Christmas, ended.
This writer moved onto
other series, and a couple of years later I was in need of a new couple to move
to my fictional small town in Washington State. The series is titled Return to
Welcome and focuses on people who come home and need to regroup.
I had my heroine but
where to find a great hero for her? And then it hit me.
Max Whyte’s ex had
moved to Washington State and taken his daughters to live with her new husband.
What’s a caring, loving father to do but move to be close to them?
Christmas to the
Max fell into place
quickly. Every once in a while an author has the perfect blend of characters,
plot, and setting and the writing goes smoothly and quickly. This is what I
call a “gimme” book. No tears are shed, or hairs pulled during the writing of a
gimme.
Since Christmas
to the Max is a lynchpin book, it links two series and gives my readers
of the first series an introduction to the second series. And readers who start
on the second series get some background on characters from the first series.
Everyone wins!
But no one needs to
read either series to enjoy Max Whyte’s happy ending. This is a stand alone
book and so are all the others.
Right now, Christmas
to the Max is on sale for only 99c and is available to read in Kindle
Unlimited.
BLURB:
Just in time for Christmas, building contractor
Kaylin Simpson returns to Welcome, WA to give her twins a better life in the
small town she loved as a child.
In a town where no one remembers her, it’s tough for a woman to launch a business, especially one dominated by men. Kaylin’s resourceful, determined, and desperate.
Single dad Max Whyte has bought a rundown Victorian house that needs a total
renovation. When he saves a young boy from a near-miss with a car, he takes a
chance and hires the boy’s attractive mother.
The lovely, talented, and skilled Kaylin soon proves her worth as they work
together to rebuild his home—and their lives in Welcome.
The single parents soon share more than tools as they navigate their way
through the work together. Sharing all the traditional small-town Christmas
events brings them even closer.
Drawn to Kaylin and her adorable twin boys despite his reservations, Max finds
that Kaylin's wit and feisty spirit pull at his heartstrings.
Kaylin is afraid to fall for her client, but good sense can be overwhelmed when
two hearts fall into synch.
As Christmas draws near, she and Max struggle to
find a way to move beyond past hurts to let love blossom.
If you love stories with warmth and the love of
family don't miss Christmas to the Max.
BIO:
Bonnie Edwards has been writing all her
life, starting with a poem about Santa suffering with gout. She was seven,
Santa was a thousand years old. Delighted with writing, she went on to write
family sagas, humorous contemporary romance, romantic suspense, erotic
paranormal ghost romances and more.
She may jump around within romance, but all her stories come with a tear, a laugh, and a happy ending. Published by Kensington Books, Harlequin Books, Carina Press, and Robinson (UK) Bonnie’s stories stretch from short stories to novellas and novels. Now, she's happy to be publishing her work herself. Her website. Sign up for up-to-date news and deal on Bonnie’s Newsy Bits.
6 comments:
Bonnie, welcome to Romancing The Genres! Congratulations on going Indie!
Love the blog post! The story about Max Whyte sounds really good.
I loved learning how Max's character grew over time. Christmas to the Max is going into my ebook library!
Thanks Judith! When writers need to tell their stories, we find a way and self-publishing was mine after a few traditionally published books. It was a great experience but now, I get to work to my own deadlines, no one else's.
Sarah and Diana, thanks so much for the kind words. Max deserved MORE, and I hope you enjoy his story.
Hi, Bonnie! I like your description of a "gimme book." I've had at least one of these where the story almost wrote itself. I love stories with a hero sorely in need of a happily-ever-after and that's what it sounds like Max needs. It's in my Kindle library waiting to be read!
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