“Having been the mother of the bride twice and the mother of the groom once, it’s fun planning a virtual wedding.

Even so, they each have obstacles to overcome in order for this winter romance to blossom. When Maddie and Art finally meet and discover one another’s identity, sparks fly.

He, too, begins to enjoy the daily exchanges with Maddie, but a series of misunderstandings lead him to believe she’s far from being a prospective date-even if he were ready to date again, which he’s not. He jumps at the chance to have author Madeleine Houser use the space that was once filled with guests. Together they ran the bed and breakfast where Art lives, but without his wife, the house is missing warmth and cheer. To Maddie’s alternate delight and chagrin, she seems to be falling for the inn’s owner-a man who's likely many years her senior-and who she’s never even met.Īrthur Tyler is a college professor who lost his young wife to cancer. Maddie’s never met the innkeeper-but a friendship grows between them as Maddie and Arthur leave messages for each other each day. Who can work in a house that's overrun by contractors and carpenters? Not Madeleine Houser, a successful novelist who gladly accepts the help of her octogenarian friend, Ginny, to arrange for a temporary office in the charming bed and breakfast owned by Ginny's friend, Arthur. What will happen when novelist Madeleine Houser’s “pen pal” friendship with a lonely widower takes an unexpected turn? A year’s worth of novellas from twelve inspirational romance authors.

A January Bride by Deborah Raney