I absolutely love writing Christmas stories. A full twenty percent of my books are Christmas-themed, and I hope to write a new nativity story every year until I stop writing! I’ve written historical and contemporary Christmas romance in settings ranging from Vermont to Florida, Rhode Island to Wyoming. I’ve written light-hearted romps and stories inspired […]
Behind the Scenes: How the Christmas Mail Order Angels came to be, by author Darlene Franklin
Since mail order brides are a popular staple for historical fiction, I brainstormed for a different twist. First of all, I wanted to write a Christmas story. I’m not sure what sparked my interest in mining towns, except that few headed to the mine fields with women. What if the gold had petered out, and […]
Behind the scenes: author Darlene Franklin tells of candy hearts
When I was brainstorming for my Valentine’s story, “My Candy Valentine,” I thought of those candy hearts with sayings printed on them. I was surprised to learn that “conversation hearts” have been around since 1866, in plenty of time for my 1916 story. Necco, the company that makes the conversation hearts, adds new sayings every […]