Her Montana Christmas
In denim and rawhid Roland Thorton looked every inch a stable hand. But his bloodlines ran as blue as teh Montagues, age-old enemies of the Thortons, whose palace the prince infiltrated, searching for his kidnapped half sister. Yet it was another woman whose image consumed him day…and night.Lily claimed to be a lady's maid, yet her grace rivaled any royal princess's. Initially Roland thought to use Lily to expose the Montagues' deceit. Instead, it was his guarded heart that this fair maiden broke open with her innoncence.Then he discovered he wasn't the only royal masquerading….
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A Yuletide Bride
Itâs time for mistletoe and merrimentâfor everyone except Robin Frazier. As Jasper Gulchâs centennial celebrations reach their festive conclusion, her guilt is only mounting. The shy historian is hiding somethingâsomething that will affect everyone in town. And the more time she spends with pastor Ethan Johnson, creating an old-fashioned Christmas for his church, the more she realizes what this secret is costing her. Heâs just the kind of man her heart longs for, and his kind brown eyes seem to say he might feel the same. Can she take a chance this Christmas and reveal who she really isâand what her heart is longing to say?
Big Sky Centennial: A small town rich in historyâ¦and love
Join Us at the Old Beaver Creek Bridge on New Yearâs Eve
as We Commemorate One Hundred Years of History and Usher in a New Era for Jasper Gulch!
We never thought weâd see the day! The Shaws and the Masseys have been reunited, the time capsule has been found, and, as we celebrate the actual day of Jasper Gulchâs founding, we will be reopening the Beaver Creek Bridge. We here in Jasper Gulch couldnât be happier, and we suspect that somewhere, Lucy Shaw is smiling down on us. Sheâll be smiling even harder when she sees that Robin Frazier is keeping company with pastor Ethan Johnson. But do you want to know why? Keep turning pages and find out as Big Sky Centennial reaches its heartwarming conclusion!
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Big Sky Centennial:
A small town rich in historyâ¦and love.
Her Montana Cowboy by Valerie HansenâJuly 2014
His Montana Sweetheart by Ruth Logan HerneâAugust 2014
Her Montana Twins by Carolyne AarsenâSeptember 2014
His Montana Bride by Brenda MintonâOctober 2014
His Montana Homecoming by Jenna MindelâNovember 2014
Her Montana Christmas by Arlene JamesâDecember 2014
ARLENE JAMES
says, âCamp meetings, mission work and church attendance permeate my Oklahoma childhood memories. It was a golden time, which sustains me yet. However, only as a young widowed mother did I truly begin growing in my personal relationship with the Lord. Through adversity He has blessed me in countless ways, one of which is a second marriage so loving and romantic it still feels like courtship!â
After thirty-three years in Texas, Arlene James now resides in Bella Vista, Arkansas, with her beloved husband. Even after seventy-five novels, her need to write is greater than ever, a fact that frankly amazes her, as sheâs been at it since the eighth grade. She loves to hear from readers, and can be reached via her website, www.arlenejames.com.
Many, Lord my God, are the wonders You have done, the things You planned for us. None can compare with You; were I to speak and tell of Your deeds, they would be too many to declare.
âPsalms 40:5
For Valerie Hansen, Ruth Logan Herne,
Carolyne Aarsen, Brenda Minton and Jenna Mindel.
Best of the best,
and Iâve been around long enough to know!
Bless you all.
DAR
Contents
The first day of December in Jasper Gulch, Montana, sparkled like diamonds. Pastor Ethan Johnson stood in front of the small, weathered parsonage that had been his home these past five months and inhaled early-morning air sharp enough to cut his California-born lungs to shreds, but not even the cold could dim his joy in the day. The snow from Novemberâs freakish storm had finally melted, power had been fully restored and the distinct aura of Christmas permeated the atmosphere.
Ethan was excited to celebrate his first real Christmas as the pastor of Mountainview Church of the Savior. He loved the Lord. He loved being a pastor. He loved the people here in Jasper Gulch. He loved the beauty of Montana. He even loved the church building itself.
The unorthodox log-plank structure had taken on the shape of a cross over the years. It wasnât at all what one expected or usually pictured when thinking of a church, and yet it fit its purpose supremely well. The belfry contained two brass bells, sadly no longer in use, and four large speakers through which the recordings of bells were played daily. Ethan admired everything about the place, from its broad plank walkways, to its steep, wood-shingled roofs, perhaps because it was his first pastorate or perhaps because it truly was a special place.
The town, though small with just nine hundred or so residents, was certainly unique. Jasper Gulch had been engaged in a six-month-long celebration of its centennial, starting on the Fourth of July and ending on the last day of this year. It seemed to Ethan that the Christmas services should reflect that motif. The idea had come to him the previous night as heâd prayed over his preparations for the holidays, and he knew just where to get the information necessary to make his first Christmas in Jasper Gulch a success in keeping with the centennial theme.
