MIMI
BARBOUR
Author
of The Vicarage Bench Series, Angels with Attitude Series, and a hot, new romantic suspense series called Vegas.
Mimi Barbour lives on the east coast of Vancouver Island and writes her
romances with tongue in cheek and a mad glint in her eye. “If I can steal a
booklover’s attention away from their every-day grind, absorb them into a love
story, and make them care about the ending, then I’ve done my job.”
Title: What do you like to read in a Christmas story?
I know what I like to read.
It’s all about families. I’m a sucker for romance, and old folks and an even bigger sucker for kids. When you join those features into one story and add in a heroine you can’t help but love, then the book is my idea of perfect entertainment.
Some of my friends tell me I’m a softie and tend to write naive tales about people who just aren’t that way anymore… kind and thoughtful, loving and giving. I beg to differ!! There is a world full of ‘nice’ people out there. Folks who live every day being helpful to others and generous with their families.
There’s one story in particular I’d like to share. My mother-in-law, a tiny, cranky, eighty-eight-year-old woman who has insisted on staying in her little house because she ….well she can. And the reason this is possible is because of her neighbour. A young man, maybe in his forties, has taken her under his wing (no pun intended) and goes there every day, looks after all her yard work, takes her grocery shopping and even to church. When she forces money on him, he’s terribly uncomfortable and has tried to tell her he doesn’t expect payment. See what I mean by angels in our midst???
My angel in
this Christmas story is an old man called Pi. I created him as close to a real
person as possible because I truly believe that we are surrounded by angels in
our everyday lives. Ordinary people who behave in extraordinary and loving
ways. In many cases, both men and women who come to ones aid without needing to
be asked. I have friends like that and I’m sure most of you do also. In fact,
you’ve probably acted like that yourself at one time or another. We all have
stories to tell of the time that we…!
So this Christmas tale is my present to those of you who are
suckers for romance and prickly little boys and loveable seniors. For your
holiday pleasure, I’ve wrapped up all these elements up in an entertaining
parcel called “Lovable Christmas Angel”.
Hint: This would make a perfect gift for someone special on your
list who you know is sweet on those special uplifting stories that make the
season just that little bit brighter.
Amazon special
price 99cents
If you'd like to know more about the author:
Twitter:
@MimiBarbour
Facebook page: http://on.fb.me/ppw6av
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