A Bookchat about Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor with Roseanna M. White.

Roseanna joins us for a chat about Christmas traditions, the joys of email, completing her chemo treatments, and her latest release Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor. Don’t forget to enter to win a copy of this great book!

About the author

Roseanna M. White is a bestselling, Christy Award winning author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she’s homeschooling her two kids, editing, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of a slew of historical novels that span several continents and thousands of years. Spies and war and mayhem always seem to find their way into her books…to offset her real life, which is blessedly ordinary.

Being educated at St. John’s College (the Great Books School) taught Roseanna to ask questions, to value conversation, and to never accept the simple answer without exploring it for herself. She and her family make their home in the mountains of West Virginia where she and her husband both grew up. Roseanna is a member of ACFW, a frequent speaker at writers events and small groups of readers, and an unabashed email addict.

Questions:

You are an unabashed email addict. I am curious what that entails.

If you lived 100+ years ago how would you meet this particular need for communication?
The book we are about to discuss is a Christmas story but is releasing in September, so I must ask, what are your favorite family Christmas traditions?

I love Christmas time because it’s such a fun time for celebration, and speaking of celebrations… I saw this fabulous announcement you shared on social media. It said, “I am SO happy to report that on Monday, I received my LAST chemo infusion! Cue the confetti!!!”

Are you willing to comment on your experience?
Is there anything especially interesting that you haven’t covered in other interviews that you could share with us or perhaps there is something God has laid on your heart that you would like to share with your readers?

About the Book, Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor

The Nutcracker and Edwardian-Era England combine to weave a magical tale of love and friendship at Christmastime.

As the beloved stepdaughter of the Earl of Castleton, Lady Mariah Lyons cherishes her home at Plumford Manor, but her idyllic world will be threatened when the estate passes to Cyril Lightbourne, a childhood friend she hasn’t seen or heard from in years. Once, Mariah dreamed their friendship would kindle into something more, but that was before she heard Cyril was courting the cruelhearted Lady Pearl. Now Mariah is willing to welcome him as a friend and pray he will be the heir her stepfather needs, but she’ll keep her heart locked safely away from anyone with such poor taste.

Cyril Lightbourne has long avoided returning to Plumford Manor, yet he reluctantly arrives in time for Christmas. When his friendship with Lady Mariah reignites, he finds himself caught between his affection for her and her family’s misunderstanding of his attachment to Lady Pearl. Then, more trouble arrives in the form of a Danish lord on a mission to win Mariah’s hand by Christmas. Will the magic of the holiday season help lead to the discovery of true love, or will duty to country leave all longing for what could have been?

Questions

An old flame reignites, a misunderstanding regarding the hero’s character, and a possible love triangle at Christmastime. This tale sounds truly delightful!

What led you to write this tale with a Nutcracker-like setting?
The back cover copy refers to duty to country. Can you expound on this more?
What is so unique about the romance between Mariah and Cyril?
What’s next for your writing?

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