Katelyn a Brown

A Tale of Christmas Past Katelyn a Brown

A woman from the future, trapped in the past... Avery Lawson doesn't do holidays-not since she lost her parents in a tragic car accident when she was eighteen years old. Once her favorite time of year, now the holidays only represent heartache, loneliness, and the faith she lost. A busy university student, Avery has become used to relying only on herself in the last few years. When a well-meaning coworker invites her to Thanksgiving dinner, Avery declines. Looking for a distraction from her family memories, she instead opts to spend the chilly holiday working alone at the historical museum. Organizing some new inventory, she finds an antique trunk full of pioneer memorabilia. It captures her interest at once, especially when she finds an old journal hidden in the chest. The book once belonged to a woman named Kathleen Cole, who settled on the Kansas frontier in 1870, along with her husband, Jacob. Avery becomes captivated by Kathleen's story, reading the journal long into the night. When Avery reads the final page, she is devastated to find Kathleen has suddenly come down with a fatal illness and is dying, leaving behind her husband and three young children. The next day, Avery finds her world turned upside down. Impossibly, she wakes up on a nineteenth-century homestead and meets children that fit the exact description of Kathleen's young daughters. When their widowed father, Jacob, assumes she is there to apply to be his housekeeper and nanny, Avery goes along with the story, unsure of what else she can do. But being from the future, Avery has a dreadful secret, one she read in the family Bible before she traveled to the past. As Christmas fast approaches, can she stop another terrible tragedy from befalling the family? Will she ever be able to get home to the future-or, with the Cole children and Jacob steadily breaking down the walls around her heart-does she even want to anymore?PLEASE NOTE: This inspirational holiday romance is a short, novella-length book. Snuggle up with a blanket and a cup of hot cocoa, and enjoy this cozy Christmas read about finding the hope and joy of the season, second chances, and renewed faith.