Ring in the Holidays with Five Sweet
Stories of Hope
Available Oct 25th on Amazon!
The Christmas romance that will take you from historical to contemporary. A story about a small town nestled near the Cascade mountains, settled in 1874, still around—barely—in 2024.
What persisted through time? Faith, hope, and love.
1874 – A bell founder the heroine resents…
1910 – A deputy sheriff assisting the town “crazy” woman…
1967 – A cowboy resisting the most important thing…
1999 – A horse breeder striving to be a good man…
2024 – And a mayor/rancher ready to sacrifice for love…
Christmas in the Cascades
Spend this Christmas in Dane’s Creek, Oregon.
Meet the heroes and heroines who lived there across 150 years.
From the founding of the town to the saving of it.
Glad and Golden Hours
1874
When her father’s injury prevents him from founding the town bell, Eleanor Craven’s bleak Christmas is cheered by the arrival of the charming Silas Fairbanks. But no sooner does their romance begin than it is endangered by a startling revelation.
The Thrill of Hope
1910
Widow Zaidée Cross, an outsider in Dane’s Creek, faces eviction from Bell Tower Cottage. Björn Bergstrom, the temporary Deputy Sheriff, is bound to uphold the law. But when lightning ignites their unlikely connection, he must choose between his commitment to duty and the desires of his heart.
Wild and Sweet
1967
Haunted by a near-miss campfire kiss a decade ago, Rory Adams spends the summer of ’67 fleeing her boring Philadelphia country club life. Her solo train trip to photograph historic Oregon Trail bell towers offers a fresh start—and a second chance at the love of a lifetime.
Romancing Her Home
1999
Montana horse breeder Slim Steadman relies on lessons passed down from his granddad to remain calm as Y2K approaches, causing many around him to panic. But his faith is challenged when Jenny O’Malley, the fiery redhead he’s fallen in love with, comes face to face with a crisis neither of them can bridle.
Finding Home
2024
Mayor Jared Carter has no idea how to revive his dying town. When celebrity baker, Sass Kelleman, volunteers to come and bake the cake for the town’s 150th anniversary celebration on Christmas Eve, it bolsters the townspeople’s spirits, but will the shocking secret she carries with her change the way they feel?
Free holiday recipe e-booklet
As a thank you for visiting Dane’s Creek this holiday, we’ve cooked up a special bonus. Click button below to get your free printable recipe booklet. Each recipe is inspired or mentioned in Christmas in the Cascades. Enjoy!
Creating the Story
Do you ever wish you could jump into a time machine, go backwards in history and see what life used to be like? It’s not only people that have history—towns have history, too. Want to learn how Dane’s Creek became a town?
Where is it? Who lived there? What businesses rose and fell through the years? What did the townspeople care about? How old is that building? Does faith endure? How can hope be kindled?
Connect with the Authors
The authors wish to offer heartfelt thanks to Ginny Yttrup and Sarah Anne Walsh who inspired and encouraged us to undertake this project and believed in it all along the way.
Copyright 2024. Christmas in the Cascades Author Group