It feels like I was just telling you about A Love to Treasure, and now I’m talking about the second book in the series, A Christmas Homecoming, which will technically release on Sept. 30th, but I’m calling it an Oct. 1st release date. :) Yes, I’m a little nuts, but I was orininally told Oct. 1st, then I saw on Amazon it says Sept. 30th. LOL
I wanted to share this with you before the release date because if you pre-order you get a discount. Who doesn’t love a good deal. :)
I was recently in Nashville at the ACFW conference and for the price of a vanilla latte at the hotel I could have bought my new book twice! I wasn’t very happy about that, but the coffee was great, and I needed the caffeine infusion without having to venture into the hot and muggy atmosphere outside the hotel.
What does this have to do with my book you might be wondering. Well, not much except, anyone who has read my books, knows that coffee shops and coffee are always a part of my stories. I can’t help myself. The Christmas book features one of my favorite coffee shops in Oregon, Sister’s Coffee. The atmosphere is so inviting, they play Christian music, and they have gluten free treats. :)
Photo by Austin Johnson
Imagine this setting above with snow in the trees, on the roof and some on the ground and you will see a scene a A Christmas Homecoming. Here is a blurb about the story.
Can the mystery of Christmas unite two hurting hearts?
Bailey Calderwood gives all she has to her job as an interior design assistant, but her best isn’t good enough for her demanding, bed-ridden boss. For some unexplained reason Mona has turned against her. At least not everyone is out to get her. A mysterious admirer is sending her cards and flowers. Could it be her boss’s son who’s recently returned home in time for the holidays?
Stephen Belafonte rushes home from France to be with his mother after her stroke and is surprised by the rift between his mom and Bailey, her assistant. When his mom demands he fire Bailey, he’s torn between respecting his mother’s wishes and doing what’s best for the family business. Can Stephen find a way to heal the rift in his family as well his own heart, or will he be forced to let Bailey go?
A Short Excerpt
CHAPTER ONE
BAILEY CALDERWOOD PULLED THE KNIT HAT her mother had given her last Christmas lower on her head as freezing wind whipped her long hair, tossing it into her face. Wind whistled between the tall ponderosa pines that surrounded her employer’s house near Sunriver, Oregon.
Why had she agreed to move to Mona Belafonte’s home? On a good day her employer was difficult to please, but now that she’d had a stroke, most of the time she was impossible. Not that Bailey blamed the woman for being difficult. She had to be frustrated and angry at her situation and slow recovery.
Bailey needed to take care of her task quickly and get back to the house. Mona didn’t like to be alone. Thankfully the youngest of the Belafonte brothers was returning from France next week in time for the holidays. From what she’d been told, he worked with the design side of the business as well as the construction side, and she was hoping having him here would brighten Mona’s mood and speed her recovery. The task of freshening his cabin should go fast. But since it had been closed up for the past two-and-a-half-years, there’d probably be a good deal of dust to contend with.
Crunching metal and shattering glass punctuated the early afternoon air. Bailey’s stomach clenched, and her pulse jumped. Oh no! The noise had come from the direction of the road. Snow nipped at her ankles as she jogged along the driveway that wove through the woods to the road.
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Award winning author Kimberly Rose Johnson married her college sweetheart and lives in the Pacific Northwest. From a young child Kimberly has been an avid reader. That love of reading fostered a creative mind and led to her passion for writing. She especially loves romance and writes contemporary romance, romantic mystery, and romantic suspense that warms the heart and feeds the soul. Kimberly holds a degree in Behavioral Science from Northwest University in Kirkland, Washington, and is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers.
Loved the blurb and the excerpt, Kimberly! Sisters Coffee Company looks like a great place to visit. Congratulations on your upcoming release!
Sounds like another great book to add to my list. Love seeing so many bikes (even if on cars!) outside the coffee shop. Looks lovely!
Loved the blurb. And I also share your love for good coffee in a nice atmosphere, specially in the winter.
Oh, how fun. I’ll be adding this to my pile, I always enjoy your books. :)
Sounds exciting! I enjoy nice coffee houses, but I order tea! I’ve never liked coffee. My youngest and I will get tea and coffee out occasionally.
Thanks, Jill! It really is a nice little town and the worth the long line at Sister’s Coffee. :)
Central Oregon has wonderful biking trails. We take our bikes over there too. :)
Thanks, Priscila! I’m glad you enjoyed it. They have a big fireplace in the coffee house and decorate at Christmas. I’ve only seen pics from the holiday season, since winter driving over the pass is more excitement that I want. :)
We once spent the week after Christmas in Central Oregon and they got slammed with snow! It was insane. There were two snow slides on the pass when we were trying to get home. A three hour drive turned into an eight hour drive. We haven’t gone back since in the winter.
Thank you, Elizabeth. :)
It’s nice that both are available. I enjoy chai tea. :)
Kimberly,
I know exactly where you’re taking about. I love that coffee shop and town. Actually all of Oregon is very special to me. (Since its my state!)
I remember reading the first chapter at the end of the first book and have been trying to wait patiently for this one. Now it’s getting wooohooo!?
Keep up the fantastic work. One of these days we’ll have to meet for coffee. There are some really great ones around here.
Wow, that sounds horrible. I remember going through a huge snow storm with my husband and a 1-hour drive turned into 3, but it was a country road and we had been there many times before. Still, it was more anxiety than we needed.
For sure, Priscila!
Thank you, Marylin! You won’t have to wait much longer.
We do have some great coffee shops. There are two in Sunriver that I really like, but one is a drive through only, so it was only mentioned once in book three–that will release this coming spring.
What part of OR are you in? Getting coffee would be fun.
Nice blog post, about a very good book.
I am waiting with anticipation for the release.
Thanks, Linda. :)
Sounds wonderful. I definitely need to put it on my to-read list. Love my morning coffee and small coffee shops are fun.
Thanks, Jennifer. In my perfect world I imagine I’d visit a coffee shop several times a week. :)
Congrats on your upcoming release! This sounds fun.
Thanks, Valerie! :)
Congratulations on the new release, Kimberly! I wanted to keep reading :)
Your new book sounds interesting. I have pre-ordered it. I always enjoy your books!
Thanks, Beth! :)
Yay! Thanks, Nancy K. I hope you really enjoy it! :)
Congrats on the new release and thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Merrillee. :)
Kimberly, I’m in a little town called Gladstone. It’s near Portland.
I’m familiar with it, as in I’ve heard of it, but I have never been there. :)
Are you close? Coffee would be fun.
Not close, but close enough to meet. Send me an email from my website and we can talk. http://www.kimberlyrjohnson.com