Celebrate Any Time Books
You can experience Christmas during the time period of your choice—if you rent the entire Barncastle Inn of Vermont for the whole week of Christmas. When they first decided to do this, Jayne Barncastle is determined to prove to her parents it will work. Will she overlook her own chance for romance in the process? Will a World War II era “White Christmas” recreate a scene of forgiveness for an embittered couple? Can a pirate’s lair be the place of fun-filled reunion for old lovers? When coworkers assist in recreating the first Christmas for the inn, will they discover romance?
Revolution at Barncastle Inn: Lily Mitchell’s sister organizes a Patriot’s Day vacation at the Barncastle, with the entire week’s activities set in Revolutionary War days. Lily’s husband was killed in Afghanistan two years ago, and she’s found it hard to move on. A fun vacation where Lily’s family joins Vermont “Patriots” takes her mind off her grief—until one of the “Redcoat” officers quartered at the inn draws her attention. Ethan Danvers is a modern day history professor who enjoys eighteenth-century re-enactments and makes a very convincing British officer. Though they oppose each other in the re-enactment, Ethan makes a special connection with Lily and her son. They’re enemies for the week—but will they be allies for life? This novella is part of the Celebrate Any Time series, a novella collection with threads of romance and Christian faith. In the original 4-book collection, Christmas at Barncastle Inn, the Barncastle family began offering vacation plans at their Bed and Breakfast. The guests choose the historic time period in which they want their vacation. Whether it’s a pirate Christmas or a colonial-era Patriot’s Day, you can celebrate any time at Vermont’s Barncastle Inn. It all begins in Love Comes to the Castle, by Susan Page Davis. Others in the series include Spring at the Barncastle, by Lynette Sowell, and Showdown at Barncastle Inn, by Janelle Mowery.
After a career disaster, Sadie Barncastle finds herself in rural Vermont, starting over and opening up a shop at the family inn. She meets up with an old friend from childhood, Peter Appleman, a widower next door with a precocious daughter. But Sadie's not sure if life in the Green Mountains is for her and feels the call of Boston drawing her. Peter, however, is drawn to Sadie but isn't quite sure if he's ready to move on yet. As Easter approaches, a time of forgiveness, restoration, and joy, the two realize that it's also a time for new beginnings, but does that include with each other? This book continues several years after the last novella in Christmas At Barncastle Inn.
Kelsey Hawkins thinks she's visiting Barncastle Inn to witness her parents' renewal of marriage vows, but she soon discovers the event was used as bait by her sisters in an attempt to get her and their policeman father to reconcile. If not for her interest in the Lawmen of the Old West theme for Father's Day and learning that her childhood friend Nick Darnell would join them for the week, Kelsey would have bolted. As they're taught the art of the quick-draw and learn about the legends of the West, will the showdown between Kelsey, her father, and Nick be the hoped-for ceasefire or a remake of the Gunfight at the OK Corral?