“Welcome to Peacock Perch.” The sales lady said to Santa and Mrs. Claus. “Here are the keys to your new home.” When the sales lady left, Santa and Mrs. Claus looked around their new home and each other. “This is gonna be an adjustment,” Santa said, uncertain. Clad in a red collared Hawaiian shirt withContinue reading “Florida Santa”
Category Archives: Christmas
A Christmas Quest for Power
Parents want to give everything to their kids and deny them nothing. Before I had children, though, I remember watching with confusion and slight disdain the news coverage of otherwise normal parents turning into mob rioters just to score a Cabbage Patch Kid for their children’s Christmas present. I couldn’t believe people could put suchContinue reading “A Christmas Quest for Power”
Exclusive Santa Sighting
Like Superman and Clark Kent, my father and Santa Claus were never seen on Christmas Eve at the same time. Every year the drill was the same. At our annual Christmas Eve extended family gathering, my dad would announce to all that he ran out of film and needed to go the store. About 20Continue reading “Exclusive Santa Sighting”
A Miracle in Lighthouse Cove
I sit outside my church wondering if I should go in. I hear the melodic sounds of the congregation singing Christmas hymns. It sounds much better from here than inside. Together, they combine to create a singular chorus of joy and community. But from my pew, all I hear is offbeat, out of tune shrillContinue reading “A Miracle in Lighthouse Cove”
NEW RELEASE: The Sailor and the Songbird
Just released the first in A Timeless American Historical Romance series, The Sailor and the Songbird. The Timeless series of American historical romance novels follows members of the McIntyre family who find love amid the backdrop of pivotal times in American history. FOR A LIMITED TIME THROUGH JUNE, I will be offering the ebook FREEContinue reading “NEW RELEASE: The Sailor and the Songbird”
Dreaming In a Wartime Christmas
Author’s Note: This is a brief peek of a WWII historical romance novel You’ll Never Know… that will be released in Jan-Feb 2021 about the whirlwind romance and lovesick heartache of a a USO singer and her boyfriend on a ship in the Atlantic during the later part of the war. Thousands of miles apart,Continue reading “Dreaming In a Wartime Christmas”
Minutes In Time
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. Barbara was a typical working soccer mom. With her college sweetheart Matt, she had three young kids who ran her around day in and day out. Not to mention she her nursing career she had to fit it too. She spent most sleep-deprived nights countingContinue reading “Minutes In Time”
SUZANNE RUDD HAMILTON 