Happy Spring from the Blue Belle Inn B&B and Tea House.
Please join me in celebrating
the release of my first published book,
Night and Day!
Night and Day
When Jensen Marie Christiansen rescues
a bundle of half-charred,
hundred-year-old letters written in Danish
from her brother's bonfire,
she has no idea what an impact history will have on her modern-day world.
Jensen's vintage house, a career designing
and sewing handmade quilts, and
her heartfelt desire to preserve her family's heritage all speak to her love
her heartfelt desire to preserve her family's heritage all speak to her love
of a bygone era. It's no wonder she is prone to romanticizing the past given
the ever-changing, uncertain future she faces.
the ever-changing, uncertain future she faces.
Her parents have moved to
Arizona, her brother is cleaning out the attic of their century-old family
home, and her soon-to-be ex-boyfriend has had a vasectomy without consulting
her. Not to mention the fact that the only fabric store in a fifty mile radius is
going out of business, and people who used to be her customers are flocking
to the discount stores to buy cheap quilts from China.
Arizona, her brother is cleaning out the attic of their century-old family
home, and her soon-to-be ex-boyfriend has had a vasectomy without consulting
her. Not to mention the fact that the only fabric store in a fifty mile radius is
going out of business, and people who used to be her customers are flocking
to the discount stores to buy cheap quilts from China.
It's midnight in Minnesota when Jensen logs onto the internet as "The Little Mermaid"
hoping to find someone who understands how she feels; someone who will touch not only her body, but her soul.
It's daybreak in Denmark when Anders Westerlund
dons his Ugly Duckling moniker
and logs into a chat room to talk to his only son, Bjorn, who has recently moved to Seattle.
and logs into a chat room to talk to his only son, Bjorn, who has recently moved to Seattle.
Anders, an air-traffic controller whose parent company at
Copenhagen International Airport
Copenhagen International Airport
has just been bought out by an American
conglomerate, views his son's new job as one more reason to dislike
Americans. When several of his co-workers are replaced by young American
upstarts, his resentment towards the United States is fueled even more.
conglomerate, views his son's new job as one more reason to dislike
Americans. When several of his co-workers are replaced by young American
upstarts, his resentment towards the United States is fueled even more.
When The_Little_Mermaid meets Ugly_Duckling,
it's love at first... write.
By the time Jensen and Anders discover
she's on one side of the world
and he's on the other,
their hearts are tangled in a love affair
as complex as the computers that brought
them together. Even in a world full of technological miracles, it seems
unlikely they can bridge the ocean of barriers that lie between them -
them together. Even in a world full of technological miracles, it seems
unlikely they can bridge the ocean of barriers that lie between them -
until they start to read a hundred-year-old stack of sooty letters.
Frederik and Maren Jensen may have beendifferent as night and day,
but their marriage was a happy one...
Frederik tending his family's land near
Copenhagen, Denmark, and Maren busy
Copenhagen, Denmark, and Maren busy
mothering her babies, quilting,
and making Danish Wedding Cakes...
And then, one autumn day, the unthinkable happened...
The only thing later generations of their family knew is that whatever
happened affected Frederik so profoundly that he uprooted his family from
the land he loved and brought them to America.
The world has changed in many ways over the course of a hundred years,
The only thing later generations of their family knew is that whatever
happened affected Frederik so profoundly that he uprooted his family from
the land he loved and brought them to America.
The world has changed in many ways over the course of a hundred years,
but Jensen and Anders are about to learn that fairy-tales can still come true
thanks to the modern-day magic of the internet...
thanks to the modern-day magic of the internet...
Or will borders and time conspire to keep a second set of lovers apart?
Purchase your copy now at:
The Blue Belle Inn B&B and Tea House
Please join us on Saturday, April 11th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for a book signing and a delicious lunch featuring The Blue Belle Inn's wonderful
Scandinavian specialties.
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Congratulations!
Sure do wish I could be there for the book signing!
could you fix a small 'to go' box of that delicious sounding Scandinavian food
You are one busy lady.
Hope your special day is great.
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