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Merry Christmas! Welcome to the Christmas Christian Fiction Round-Robin!

Here’s how it works: At each author’s blog post, you will find a question that can be answered by checking out the free Amazon preview of their book. Provide the answer at this form. Note: You must answer the questions for every author (21 in total) in the round -robin to be considered to win the $200 first place, $150 second place, or $75 third place Amazon gift cards.

These prizes are USD values.

If you are not a U.S. resident, you will get a gift card from the Amazon store for your country;

however, it will be valued at these USD amounts.)

At the end of my post is a link to the next blog, which will provide a link to the next blog, etc., to the very end, creating a circle (a round-robin) visit through all of the authors’ blogs.

I’m thrilled to get the chance to tell you about my book A Mommy By Christmas. This book is part of A Christmas Ridge Romance and was a joy for me to write.

Tasmyn Wright, consigned to remain single if that’s what God wants, is lonely. Maybe she needs a fur-pet. On a whim, she visits the local animal shelter. A delightful man about her own age helps her choose her new housemate, a long-haired calico she promptly names Belle because the creature is so beautiful. And as captivated as she is with her choice, the kind man at the shelter takes up far too much of her thoughts. But with a new member of her household, her work-at-home job as a print broker, and her volunteer work at the community care center, she has no time for romance.

Wim Sutton, the widowed father of seven-year-old Noah, loves his job as veterinarian at the shelter. Not only does he get to fix up sick or injured animals, he thrills at matching adoptees with their forever families. Take Tasmyn Wright, for example. Clearly Belle was in kitty heaven-on-earth. Still, he senses the cat will have its work cut out if it’s going to bring Tasmyn out of her shell. Although she occupies a good deal of his thoughts, he needs to focus on his son and his job. Since his wife’s passing suddenly from cancer the year before, Noah has struggled in school and in church. No, he needs to focus on his own family before he even thinks about expanding it.

A community care center, a calico cat, and Christmas—can a single middle-aged woman bring a town together in time to celebrate the King’s birthday? Can a widowed father find a reason to join in? And can the pair see God at work in their lives?

I loved writing this book, because it allowed my love of children and pets to speak to readers about the importance each has in our lives. Just as a dog that’s placed with the wrong family as a Christmas gift will probably be returned in the new year, a broken heart—no matter the age—will never be satisfied until it finds true love. As always, each of my characters discovers—or remembers again—that the only true love that will last forever is from God.

I also loved writing this book because of dear friends who make appearances. Wim, the veterinarian, was modeled after the retired veterinarian who hosts our church cell group. He and his real-life wife Sharron are like surrogate parents in many ways.

Jim and Paulette Harris, cheerful helpers at the Thanksgiving Dinner, are real life friends who are just a happy and willing to lend a hand as I’ve portrayed them in the story.

And Wim’s last name is that of a family of dear friends, Fred and Debbie Sutton, who have gone through the worst kind of tragedy in the past year, that of losing one of their sons. There are no words to express how much I love and admire you both for standing firm in your love for each other and God, and in your faith that He is in control.

So as you can see, this story is personal. Very personal. Which is how it should be.

Let’s begin this scavenger hunt! Go to the book on Amazon at this link. Click on “Look Inside” and find the back cover where you will…

…Find the answer to this question:

What does Wim Sutton do for a living?

When you have the answer, FILL OUT THIS FORM and head on to the next blog!

Thank you so much for visiting! The next author on the tour is Christine Schimpf. You can find her blog post at this link. Remember that you must answer every question from all 20 authors in this collection and that the round-robin will end on December 11th at 11:59 PM EST!