Christmas Romance Book Spotlight: Love Across Time by Helena Smrcek

 

A Dual-Timeline Christian Romance Rooted in Faith, Hope, and Lasting Love byHelena Smrcek

A bundle of WWII love letters. A modern-day discovery. Two hearts connected across generations.

When practical real estate investor Nick Mass inherits his grandparents’ home, he stumbles upon a collection of heartfelt letters written during the Second World War. Each page reveals a powerful love story between a young woman waiting at home and the soldier who risked everything for her. Determined to uncover the truth, Nick enlists the help of Joy Christenson, a spirited local historian with a deep love for stories of the past.

As the two work together to trace the legacy hidden in the letters, their journey weaves between past and present—between war-torn love and modern longing. What begins as a historical inquiry soon becomes personal, challenging Nick and Joy to open their hearts to second chances, divine timing, and the possibility that love truly never dies.

• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0FKMSR1TC
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 5, 2025
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Print length ‏ : ‎ 184 pages
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8283276557

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Writing News: Small Town Christmas Romance

 

In November of last year, I finally tackled National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) after years avoiding it. Was thrilled to cross the finish line a few days early. 

The book has been edited and sent to beta readers. Feedback has been positive. Now, I am working on a query letter. Maybe there are enough small town Christmas romances out there, but I plan to add mine to the mix. 

Since I am a visual person, I created this mock book cover. Thought it was cute, but I was limited by images that were available. Would love to create something more realistic. Guess I will wait for that until a publisher picks it up. 

Are you ready for small town Christmas romances to hit the 2024 book market? What is one of your favorites? Which authors do you seek out in this genre? 

Christmas Historical Romance Novella Collection: Love at Christmas by Anne Greene

A CHRISTMAS BELLE

Amanda Jeffrey, mail-order bride, arrives in the Wild West expecting to wed a cowboy. Frank Calloway, Sheriff of Angel Vale needs a mother for the baby left on his doorstep. But can the delicate Southern belle accept a Southern man, rather than a cowboy, after another Southern groom jilted her at the altar? And is the delicate southern belle strong enough to handle life in the rugged western boom town?

A WILLIAMSBURG CHRISTMAS

Christmas 1955 - Trent jilted Holly. Should she give him a second chance?

Holly’s a widowed mother raising 8-year-old twin boys by working as a waitress in a famous Colonial Williamsburg Inn. Trent disappeared from Holly’s life ten years ago. Now he’s back and wants to marry her. Santa’s matchmakers bring new men into her life. Will the competition prove too much for Trent?

AVOIDING THE MISTLETOE

1865 Soon after the Civil War -Olivia Rose Baker abandons her dying hometown in Massachusetts to become a mail-order bride in male-dominated Seattle, Washington. Her abusive husband died in the Civil War and left Olivia wary of marriage, so she hopes to take a teaching position rather than become a bride. But Stark Macaulay, former Confederate soldier and now Sheriff of Seattle, the man who purchased her ticket, is smitten with Olivia and insists she fulfil her contract and marry. Fighting demons of his own, Sheriff Stark vows to win the widow or die trying…and almost does.

THE CHOICE

Felicity’s father dies, leaving her stranded at Ft. Laramie, Wyoming, one-third the way to homestead 640 acres in the Oregon Territory. She has money and supplies to continue her journey, but a woman alone cannot claim the free land. So, she advertises for a husband. Ben’s got massive debt and Gold Rush fever and heads to California. But at Ft. Laramie he’s robbed of everything he owns. His only recourse is to strike a bargain with Felicity. At the fork in the trail, will he trek to Oregon to help her homestead, or will she accompany him to dig for gold in California? Can these two stubborn people with very different goals make the right choice for them both.

Paperback: 348 pages
Publisher: Independently published (October 5, 2019)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1697814131
ISBN-13: 978-1697814132