This month Kim Vogel Sawyer, Mona Hodgson, Tracey Bateman and myself are all celebrating the release of Heirloom Brides, a collection of four historical romances from Barbour!
My novella, Something New, opens in the spring of 1893 as Tate Kennedy is just returning from sea to his home in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, and his childhood friend, Wren.
Each of the novellas in the collection centers around an heirloom given to the heroine. In Something New, Wren’s heirloom is none other than her grandmother’s heirloom seeds, brought to her all the way across the Atlantic by the one friend she thought lost to her forever.
I hope Tate’s adventures from Norway and his travels abroad will be a fun addition to Appalachian life and that you enjoy watching his and Wren’s love story unfold!
Let’s chat: Do you have a family heirloom that is dear to you?
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This sounds like a great book. My family has several items of clothing that belonged to my paternal grandmother, including her 1914 wedding dress. About 30 years ago, the town I was living in celebrated their centennial. I was able to wear some of the clothes in a period fashion show. I had photos taken wearing grandma’s wedding dress. I also have quilts she and my other grandmother made and dishes that belonged to them, as well as to aunts and great-aunts. I’m thankful to be in a family that appreciates these heirlooms.
Wow, Pam, what a wonderful memory! And what wonderful treasures you have in the dresses of your grandmother. I agree – heirlooms are so worth treasuring!
I have a few treasures but the two that are nearest and dearest to my heart is a sampler of Noah’s Ark my mother did in 1949. The other is a set of salt and pepper shakers that get set out every Thanksgiving.
How I love those treasures of yours. Looking forward to seeing them again this Thanksgiving!