Christmas at Blue Hydrangeas: A Cape Cod Bed & Breakfast Story, #1

By Marianne Sciucco

It's Christmas Eve at Blue Hydrangeas, a Cape Cod bed and breakfast. While innkeeper Sara waits for her husband and son to arrive home, a surprise blizzard threatens to close the bridges, stranding all travelers to and from the Cape.  As she prepares their holiday feast,  unexpected visitors arrive, all sharing the common bond of grief. Sara is determined the storm and sadness will not spoil  their Christmas joy, and Santa will find his way to two fatherless children far from home. A sweet slice-of-life story about loved ones and strangers coming together to share the spirit of Christmas. This is the prequel to Blue Hydrangeas, an Alzheimer's love story. Chosen as the solo "Medalist Winner" in the Short Story category of New Apple Literary's 2019 Summer eBook Awards.

 

Readers say:

"Truly heartwarming!"

"A perfect Christmas or any time of year read."

"The few tears sprinkled into this story add all the more to its worth, warmth, and hope."

"Delight yourself by reading this magical short story, set during the season when love shines especially bright."

"Wonderful, heartwarming, delicious."

• Language: English
• Publisher: Marianne Sciucco
• Release date: Oct 23, 2018
• ISBN: 9781540182678

Marianne Sciucco

Marianne Sciucco writes contemporary and YA fiction. She says she's not a nurse who writes but a writer who happens to be a nurse. A lover of words and books, she dreamed of becoming an author when she grew up but became a nurse to avoid poverty. She later brought her two passions together and writes about the intricate lives of people struggling with health and family issues.   Her debut novel, Blue Hydrangeas, an Alzheimer's love story, is a Kindle bestseller, Indie Reader Approved, a Book Works Book of the Week, a Library Journal Self-e Selection, and a 5-star Readers Favorite. Marianne's work with Alzheimer's patients and their families led her to help found the organization AlzAuthors.com, the global community of authors writing about Alzheimer's and dementia from personal experience to light the way for others. She is president of the organization, a board member, manager, acquisitions editor, and podcast host and producer for Untangling Alzheimer's and Dementia, an AlzAuthors Podcast. Marianne has also published a Young Adult novel, Swim Season, an Official Selection in the Young Adult General Fiction category of New Apple's 2017 Annual Book Awards for Excellence in Independent Publishing and a Book Works Book of the Week. Swim Season is based on the author's 11 years' experience as a Swim Mom, and the longest book she hopes she'll ever write. She prefers shorter fiction, and has published three short stories: Ino's Love, the award-winning Collection: Daisy Hunter Story No. 1, and Birthday Party: Daisy Hunter Story No. 2. The Daisy Hunter stories are loosely based on her childhood experiences. Visit her Amazon page for details on all her stories.  A native Bostonian, Marianne lives in New York's Hudson Valley. When not writing, she works as a campus nurse at a community college and helps run AlzAuthors.com. She enjoys books, the beach, and craft beer, preferably all at the same time.  Follow her  Adventures in Publishing on her website, Twitter, and Facebook. 

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