HIS HOLIDAY FAMILY - Margaret Daley - Free Book

Bio:

Margaret Daley, an award-winning author of seventy-six books, has been married for over forty years and is a firm believer in romance and love. When she isn’t traveling, she’s writing love stories, often with a suspense thread and corralling her three cats that think they rule her household. To find out more about Margaret visit her website at http://www.margaretdaley.com

Since you’re being published regularly, what new avenues will your future books take?

I'm looking at putting some of my out-of-print books into ebooks, but other than that at this point nothing different from what I am doing now.   

What conferences will you be attending this year? Will you be a speaker at any of them? 

I will be at ACFW national conference, NOLA's conference in March (where I will be a speaker) and possibly RWA national conference.    

If you were in charge of planning the panel discussion at a writing conference, what topic would the panel cover, and who would you ask to be on the panel, and why?

I would like to hear a panel on how to utilize the social media to promote your books. I would like to invite Thomas Umstattd, Morgan with RT and other experts in social media.

How important is it to you to be active in writing organizations?

I think it is important. I am serving as president of ACFW. The organization has done so much for writers.         

Where in the community or your church do you volunteer?

I am on the vestry of my church as well as the outreach committee.

Who is the one person who has made the most impact on your life, and how?

My mother is by her example. She was a loving person who took care of many people as a nurse. Her faith was strong.      

If you could write the inscription on your tombstone, what would it be?

She lived life to the fullest.    

Tell us about the featured book.

Blurb of His Holiday Family: When Hurricane Naomi tears through a small Mississippi town, a daring rescue unites two heroes. Nurse Kathleen Hart is a single mom racked by guilt over her husband's death. Firefighter Gideon O'Brien—orphaned as a young boy—has lost too many people he cared for. To rise above the storm's devastation, Gideon helps Kathleen and her sons rebuild their home. As Christmas approaches, they discover that even the strongest of storms can't destroy a romance built on the foundation of faith.

Please share the first page with us.    

Excerpt from His Holiday Family:

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

Gideon O'Brien hopped down from Engine Two and assessed the chaos in front of him. Strapping on his air pack, he started toward his captain. A hand gripped his arm and stopped his forward progress. He turned toward the blonde woman who held him, her large blue eyes glistening with tears. She looked familiar, but he couldn't place where he knew her from. His neighbor's daughter, perhaps?

"My two sons and my cousin—their babysitter—must still be inside. I don't see them outside with the other tenants." Her voice quivered. She tightened her hand on his arm and scanned the crowd. "I'm Kathleen Hart. My sons are Jared and Kip. I tried Sally's cell but she didn't answer. Please get them out." A tear slipped down her cheek.

"Where are they?" Gideon moved toward his captain, his palm at the small of her back, guiding her in the direction he wanted her to go. Yes, he realized, she was his neighbor Ruth Coleman's daughter.

"Sally's second-floor apartment is on the east side, the fourth one down on your right. Number 212. Hurry." Her round eyes fastened on the fire consuming the three-story apartment building on Magnolia Street.

Gideon paused in front of Captain Fox. "Mrs. Hart says her sons and babysitter are still inside. Pete and I can go in and get them." He looked toward the west end of the large structure where the men of Engine One were fighting the flames eating their way through the top level. "There's still time."

Wow! That’s intense. Where can my readers find you on the Internet?

http://www.margaretdaley.com

Thank you, Margaret, for sharing this Christmas book with us.


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