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The Widows Christmas Miracle by Kathleen D Bailey

 


Blurb:

Red Dawn's world was shattered in a single vengeful act, an act that brought her to into the home of the enemy. She couldn't love a white man, not after what they did to her people. Could she? After losing a limb serving his country, Laban Jones has built a life from nothing. He's got more than he dares ask for, but what woman would accept a one-legged husband? Can he offer Red Dawn three-quarters of a man, and will she be content with that? The answer they receive on a Christmas Eve is a miracle neither will ever forget.

 

Excerpt:

              She looked so pretty sitting there on the edge of his bed, her slim form swimming in that old white nightgown, her mane of black hair flowing around her shoulders. She looked young, even younger than she did as she went about her daily routine.

            She took the comb from him. It was part of an ivory dresser set some desperate woman had traded for food. But Red Dawn seemed to like it. She began to run it down that river of hair. She held it upside down, the teeth facing upwards. He bit back a laugh, but then he saw that she was laughing too.

            “It no work.”

            “Here. Let me show you.”

            He perched behind her and began to pull the comb through Red Dawn’s hair. It wasn’t that tangled, she kept it braided most of the time, and the strands separated easily.

            She sat very still as Laban developed a rhythm, pulling the comb through the rich black hair. Up and down, up and down. He found he could barely breathe. What would it be like to hold her?

            He had better leave before he found out.

           

 

 

Bracing himself on a bedpost, he got to his feet and looked down into that perfect face. And found his voice at last. “Better go before we wake the boy. You can, uh, keep the comb. Good night, Red Dawn.”

            “Good night, La-ban.”

                                                                                    ****              

            Red Dawn tied her thick braid with a piece of string and blew out the candle. She wrapped her fingers around the comb. It was the nicest thing Laban had ever given her. Her other

hand caressed the raised design. Some kind of flowers, and a sweeping curl on either side of them.

            And he had shown her how to use it, his hands strong and sure but gentle. And she had sat there frozen, aware as never before of his manhood–and her womanhood.

            Oh, she had to get out of here. Why did White Bear not come?

            Oh, she wanted to stay, and see what came of these feelings.

            Oh, there was no good answer, and one of them would surely be hurt.

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Questions:

1.      Why this book? What inspired you to write it?

Red Dawn and Laban Jones are minor characters in my larger book, “Redemption’s Hope,” the final book in my Western Dreams series. I played around with the idea of them having a relationship, and decided to give them one. White Bear, the hero of “Redemption’s Hope,” has to leave his scarred and bitter sister-in-law with his only white friend, Laban, after their village is burned to the ground. She doesn’t want to love Laban, or even like him, but his gentle spirit and caring gradually win her over. With only one good leg, Laban thinks of himself as inferior and doesn’t see how Red Dawn could want “three-quarters of a man.” As the seasons change on the prairie, they deal with their misconceptions of themselves and each other, just in time for a Christmas they will never forget.

 

2.      What is your favourite Christmas carol/song and why?

I love all the traditional ones and almost none of the modern ones. There’s a version of “The First Noel” that the Mormon Tabernacle Choir did back in the 90s that still gives me chills.

 

3.      What is the best Christmas present you ever received and who was it from?

My older daughter. She was born Dec. 3, 1979. I did not care about presents, trees or anything else.


Comments

kaybee said…
Clare, thanks for hosting me. We had snow here so I'm not going too far and allowing for the time difference, I will be in and out today. I hope people like the story of Laban and Red Dawn. It's part of Pelican's "Christmas Extravaganza" and also part of my Western Dreams series.
KB
Karen Malley said…
It sounds like an interesting read. Thanks for sharing!
kaybee said…
Thank you, Karen. It's part of my Western Dreams series, three novels and two novellas. It's not a prequel and it's not a sequel, I call it a "side-quel." Thanks for stopping by.
LoRee Peery said…
This looks looks another good read, Kathy.
Sounds like a lovely book, Kathy
Good luck and God's blessings
PamT

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