Cowboys & Mistletoe (Week 2) – Kit Morgan

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What fun we’re having this week with our Great Christmas Celebration. I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season so far and reading lots of Christmas books! I adore Christmas books, both historical and contemporary along with a few other genres. Even better is a Christmas series of books! And I’ve done my share of them with other authors. Here’s the latest I was involved in, and the series begins with my book…

Val: Wild Rose Ridge Historicals Book 1, by Kit Morgan

Six mail-order brides.
One exasperating preacher.
And a fiery chaperone who swore she’d never fall in love.

The last thing Valentine O’Malley expected when delivering a passel of mail-order brides to Wild Rose Ridge was a chance at love herself. Especially while butting heads with the town preacher. Micah Sutton craves peace and order. Val brings sass, stubbornness, and a fiery Irish temper. Add in the ever-gossiping “Busy Bees” and a funeral-hungry undertaker, and Val isn’t sure she’ll survive twelve chaotic days leading up to Christmas. But when Christmas Eve arrives, she must decide if she’s only passing through… or if Wild Rose Ridge and a certain steady-eyed preacher, could be the anchor she’s been searching for.

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The Great Western Christmas Celebration

We’ve overcome the catastrophe and our victory is won.

Now we get to enjoy our victory with a true celebration, whether it is just carrying on with the original celebration, in the smug knowledge that we earned it, or perhaps we come up with something even better. A parade honoring our heroes? A feast of magnificent proportions? Golden crowns all around? You decide.

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USA Today bestselling author Kit Morgan is the author of over 180 books of historical and contemporary western romance! Her stories are fun, sweet stories full of love, laughter, and just a little bit of mayhem! Kit creates her stories in her little log cabin in the woods in the Pacific Northwest. An avid reader and knitter, when not writing, she can be found with either a book or a pair of knitting needles in her hands! Oh, and the occasional smidge of chocolate!

49 thoughts on “Cowboys & Mistletoe (Week 2) – Kit Morgan”

  1. A potluck luncheon served in the church, with stockings for the kids. I don’t think the hard working men and women who helped save the celebration did so for the awards or applause. They did it out of the kindness of their hearts and for knowing they did the right thing

  2. a great community meal would be awesome – not sure the weather would be good enough for a parade in the winter!

  4. Carry on with as much as the original celebration as possible, knowing they pulled together and saved Christmas.

  9. They will continue with as much of the original celebration as possible and add new things that will make it even more special. One thing they are planning is opening their homes to anyone who was displaced by the blizzard, as well as checking on and helping those who live out of town with whatever needs they have.

  12. I think they continue on with the original plan, but they have an even more grateful heart because of the hardship they overcame!

  15. Everyone in town is so glad to be able to go ahead with their celebrations, but they would like to put a little something very grand at the end just for the fun of it. The local mercantile store found a box of fireworks that they had been saving for the 4th of July, but decided why not shoot them off now, everyone, but maybe the horses, would enjoy them. So that is what they did, loud booms, bright lights, flashing stars, all against the black night sky, and reflecting on the snow below.

  18. The have a grand community meal to celebrate and then continue on with all the festivities and events originally planned.

  20. They get together with a community meal and then caroling. They have grateful hearts for all the hardships they overcame.

  21. Depending on what they are able to salvage from the storm, some type of celebration should take place, in keeping with the Christmas spirit.

  22. With grateful hearts they have the Christmas celebration at the church as planned followed by a potluck meal. Maybe one of the local ranchers has roasted a steer so everyone will have meat to eat.

  27. The Christmas Eve service with the contada continues as planned. The singers that was to be strolling the streets and singing in the square, sing during the dinner that the and strolling around the hall. The dinner goes off with a big feast. The service is a beautiful candle light service that ends with everyone singing Silent Night.

  31. The town celebrates by decorating the tree in the town square and then get together in the town center building to enjoy a potluck meal together.

  32. Definitely a parade then a huge feast with everyone included, old and young, rich and poor. Good will to all.

  34. The children would decorate a new town square tree followed by a Christmas service with a nativity program without props or backgrounds. Afterwards, the ladies of the community put out a beautiful potluck dinner.

  39. The boardwalks are cleared and the parade is now a stationary parade with the “floats” set up on the boardwalks and the musical participants spaced to not interfere with each other. The church bell rings out the start of the festivities. The people walk by them at their own pace, stopping to visit with friends and listen to the music. The church bell will signal the end of the parade, giving participants time to close up their floats and families time to go home, refresh themselves, and get their food contribution for the feast. The Town Hall rooms (courtroom, meeting room, lobby area) have been emptied, and tables and chairs set up for serving and seating. Meals are fixed to take to shut-ins and others who could not make it. As dinner finishes, the carolers lead the towns people in song and carol around town delivering the meals to those who could not come. Others head up to the church to prepare for the program and service while others clean up. The bell rings to call people to the program. The program and church service that follows go off perfectly. After the service, the carolers lead the people back into town where they disperse going home. At midnight the church bells ring out, welcoming in Christmas Day.

  40. After coming through such a catastrophe, they’re all thankful and ready to celebrate. Besides the church service, communal potluck and other planned festivities, the children want to share with the animals. They are given the foods to create edible garlands of popcorn and cranberries for the birds.

  41. A celebration like non other will be held! Joy will be present as friends and family enjoy a feast! There will be games, dancing, desserts galore, and a time of singing to rejoice in their victory! I imagine loud laughter, a few winks of good cheer, and much love spread throughout the festivities! Gratitude will be expressed in everything they do! And, more hugs than usual will be given to each other!

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